Military Judge Sentences Bradley Manning to 35 Years in Prison. Bradley Manning A military judge at Fort Meade in Maryland sentenced Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison. Guards quickly escorted Manning out of the courtroom as supporters in the gallery shouted, “We’ll keep fighting you, Bradley,” and also told him he was a hero. Manning was convicted on July 30th of twenty offenses, including multiple violations of the Espionage Act and embezzlement of government property offenses.
He was also convicted of “wrongfully and wantonly causing publication of intelligence belonging to the United States on the Internet knowing the intelligence” that would be “accessible to the enemy to the prejudice of the good order and discipline in the armed forces or of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.” “At the time of the charged offense,” Judge Army Col.
Manning is unlikely to serve his entire sentence in prison. Manning has to serve a third of his sentence before he can be eligible for parole. There Are People Who Should Have to Plead for Mercy from a Judge—None Are Named Bradley Manning. Pfc. Bradley Mannin and his civilian defense attorney, David Coombs, sit before a judge (Sketch by Clark Stoeckley) There are people in this world who should find themselves in a position where they must sit on a witness stand, look up to a judge and make a statement pleading with the judge for mercy so they are not put away in jail for the rest of their life. None of those people include Pfc. Bradley Manning and yet that is what he did on Wednesday, as he addressed a military court at Fort Meade. It was an apology for disclosing US government information to WikiLeaks. “At the time of my decisions, as you know, I was dealing with a lot of issues, issues that are ongoing and continuing to affect me. He did not only show remorse before the judge but also that he was ashamed of who he had been and what he had thought at the time of the offenses.
“I am sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions. A statement like this was probably to be expected. Lt. These are but a few examples. US of A vs. Private Chelsea Manning. Covers Bradley Manning’s Court Martial. This week in press freedoms and privacy rights | Glenn Greenwald.
I'm on a (much-needed) quick vacation until Sunday, so I'll just post a few brief items from what has been a busy and important week of events, particularly when it comes to press freedom and privacy: (1) In the utter travesty known as "the Bradley Manning court-martial proceeding", the military judge presiding over the proceeding yet again showed her virtually unbreakable loyalty to the US government's case by refusing to dismiss the most serious charge against the 25-year-old Army Private, one that carries a term of life in prison: "aiding and abetting the enemy". The government's theory is that because the documents Manning leaked were interesting to Osama bin Laden, he aided the enemy by disclosing them.
Harvard Law Professor Yochai Benkler explained in the New Republic in March why this theory poses such a profound threat to basic press freedoms as it essentially converts all leaks, no matter the intent, into a form of treason. » Surprising lack of evidence against Manning confirms over-prosecution Bradley Manning Support Network. A recap of the government’s evidence that Bradley Manning “aided the enemy.” Today, the defense begins its merits case.
By Nathan Fuller, Bradley Manning Support Network. July 8, 2013. Ft. On February 28, 2013, Pfc. Aiding the enemy (UCMJ Article 104) The government must prove “actual knowledge by PFC Manning that by giving the intelligence to WikiLeaks, that he was actually giving intelligence to the enemy through this indirect means. To prove Manning’s knowledge at the time of the disclosure, the government has called witnesses who reviewed his computers to testify that he searched the military’s Google for “WikiLeaks,” and that he chatted with ‘press association,’ an account that prosecutors say is associated with Julian Assange. Circumstantial tweets, documents Prosecutors have entered a few items of evidence as well: two WikiLeaks tweets, a 2009 ‘Most Wanted Leak’ list, and an Army Counterintelligence Center (ACIC) report on WikiLeaks. Ambiguous U.S. “Excessive” is an understatement.
Pfc. Bradley E. Manning's Statement for the Providence Inquiry. For more information on the lack of public and press access to United States v. Pfc. Manning, visit the Center for Constitutional Rights, which filed a petition requesting the Army Court of Criminal Appeals (ACCA) "to order the Judge to grant the public and press access to the government's motion papers, the court's own orders, and transcripts of proceedings, none of which have been made public to date. " The statement below was read by Private First Class E. Manning at the providence inquiry for his formal plea of guilty to one specification under Article 92 with a substituted time frame for the offense, and nine specifications for lesser included offenses under Article 134. Below is a transcript was taken by journalist Alexa O'Brien at the Article 39(a) session of United States v.
Pfc. Manning on February 28, 2013 at Fort Meade, MD, USA and published on March 1, 2013. On March 11, 2013, Manning's providence inquiry statement was officially released. Judge Lind: Pfc. Pfc. I am Bradley Manning. Bradley Manning. All Charges Against Bradley Manning Referred to Court Martial. Pfc. Bradley Manning (photo by Jared Rodriguez for Truthout) The charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of releasing hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks, are likely to proceed onto a court martial. The investigative officer, Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, who presided over the Article 32 hearing in December, recommended all twenty-three charges, including the charge of “aiding the enemy,” which rests upon the government’s assertion that Manning knowingly provided intelligence to terrorist groups like al Qaeda through WikiLeaks.
Almanza did not recommend the death penalty for the “aiding the enemy” charge, which is a capital offense. POLITICO’s Josh Gerstein, who was part of the media pool at the hearing in December, further reports: Almanza’s report was sent on Thursday to Col. Additional information, such as the report itself, was not released. Manning served in a “lawless unit” when it came to information assurance, Coombs argued. Court Martial Recommended for Private Manning in WikiLeaks Case. Government to argue speedy trial doesn’t apply to Bradley Manning | Rights & Liberties.
Bradley Manning Indicates He Would Accept Responsibility for Transferring Information to WikiLeaks. PFC Bradley Manning UPDATE – 11:45 PM EST According to statement by defense, “PFC Manning is not pleading guilty to the specifications as charged by the Government. Rather, PFC Manning is attempting to accept responsibility for offenses that are encapsulated within, or are a subset of, the charged offenses.
The Court will consider whether this is a permissible plea.” I’ve put a strike through “all charged” because I do not feel it appropriately reflects what Manning did with the notice of plea. He is through the notice acknowledging he provided information to WikiLeaks but not that he provided all the charged information. Original Post At Fort Meade, Maryland, during a motion hearing in Pfc. Manning did not plead guilty to the charged offenses in the plea notice.
The notice was a plea to lesser-included offenses—charges with different elements that the judge could agree upon if there is no evidence for the more severe charges. This is not a plea bargain with the government. PFC Manning Case Update. My office has received several media inquiries regarding the current status of PFC Manning's case. The entry below explains the current case status and the process forward. I. The Military Process: The basic structure of the military process is similar to any criminal trial in a civilian court. Once allegations are made, the government begins to investigate the alleged crime. The government’s investigators are usually either Military Police Investigators (MPI) or Criminal Investigation Division (CID) officers. These individuals interview the key witnesses, secure all available evidence, and create a report that details the nature of their investigation. Based upon the investigation by MPI or CID, the government prosecutor (Trial Counsel) then discusses the case with the soldier’s chain of command.
II. If the charges against a soldier are serious, such as in this case, then they will be most likely be heard by a General Court-Martial. III. IV. V. VI. VII. A Typical Day for PFC Bradley Manning. PFC Manning is currently being held in maximum custody. Since arriving at the Quantico Confinement Facility in July of 2010, he has been held under Prevention of Injury (POI) watch. His cell is approximately six feet wide and twelve feet in length. The cell has a bed, a drinking fountain, and a toilet. The guards at the confinement facility are professional. At no time have they tried to bully, harass, or embarrass PFC Manning. Given the nature of their job, however, they do not engage in conversation with PFC Manning.
At 5:00 a.m. he is woken up (on weekends, he is allowed to sleep until 7:00 a.m.). He is allowed to watch television during the day. He cannot see other inmates from his cell. From 7:00 p.m. to 9:20 p.m., he is given correspondence time. Each night, during his correspondence time, he is allowed to take a 15 to 20 minute shower. On weekends and holidays, he is allowed to have approved visitors see him from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. He receives each of his meals in his cell. US versus Manning, Assange, WikiLeaks, and the Press, the Time Line. Populating content today. Populating content today... This is a transcript of the Motion Hearing held on June 6, 2012 at Fort Meade, Maryland in US v Pfc. Bradley Manning. Judge: Army Col. Denise LindProsecution: Captain Ashden Fein, Captain Joe Morrow, Captain Angel Overgaard, Capt. 09:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Judge Lind Called to order. Lind goes through the script of reading Pfc. [Military counsel] is provided at no expense to you. If you are represented by military counsel of your own selection, then your detailed military counsel will be excused.
Do you understand that? Bradley Manning Yes, your Honor. So the documents that Mr. In addition to military defense counsel you have the right to be represented by civilian counsel at no expense to the Government. Civilian counsel may represent you with military defense counsel or you can excuse your military counsel and be represented only by your civilian counsel. Do you understand your....?
Yes, Ma'am. OK. Judge Lind details Major Hurley. No, your Honor. Alexa O'Brien: Bradley Manning Archives. Bradley Manning, the NDAA and Wikileaks. Alexa O’Brien is a journalist, researcher, and social activist. She is currently investigating the Bradley Manning trial and the US government’s pursuit of Wikileaks. JAMES GREEN: Could you start off by telling me about the work you’re doing right now on the Bradley Manning case?
ALEXA O`BRIEN: Sure. I’ve been researching and covering the Bradley Manning trial and the US investigations into WikiLeaks, Assange, Manning, and supporters. And then there is more in-depth coverage and profiles I’ve built, including witness profiles and a reconstructed Appellate List available at GREEN: Just for people who are not familiar with the legal jargon, what is that? O’BRIEN: It`s basically the court docket. GREEN: What is the justification given for it being done in such secrecy? O’BRIEN: It is a military trial, but it doesn’t matter. GREEN: Where exactly are these trials taking place? O’BRIEN: To give you a kind of high overview, US v. Bradley Manning/Wikileaks Timeline | Firedoglake - firedoglake.com.
Key Wikileaks-Manning Articles | Firedoglake - firedoglake.com. “A lot of people have labelled me a snitch,” Mr Lamo told BBC News. “I guess I deserve that on this one but not as a generality.” “This was a very hard decision for me.” …Mr Lamo said that he did not suspect anything unusual when Mr Manning contacted him over instant messenger and e-mail. “I’m contacted on a daily basis by all kinds of people who confess to all kinds of federal crimes,” he said. “I have never once turned them in, even when the FBI offered me a deal.” However, after Mr Manning confessed to distributing the documents, Mr Lamo said that his stance changed and he “felt the need to contact investigators”. “At the moment he gave me the information, it was basically a suicide pact.” “I was worried for my family – that if I were obstructing justice that they could be caught up in any investigation,” he said. “I wanted to do this one by the book, by the numbers. “He put me in touch with some of his former colleagues who he felt could handle the issue in a low key way,” he said.
The Evolving Media Portrait of the Wikileaker. August 12, 2011 7:00 AMThe Evolving Media Portrait of the Wikileaker By Samuel Knight On May 24th PBS aired a Frontline documentary about alleged Wikileaker Bradley Manning called “WikiSecrets.” Billed as “The inside story of Bradley Manning, Julian Assange, and the largest intelligence breach in U.S. history” it focused exclusively on Manning’s struggles in the military as a data analyst and closeted homosexual who’d gained access and subsequently released tens of thousands of classified government documents. Omitting Manning’s stated motives or the content of the leaks, it put forth the “angry gay man” narrative that Bradley leaked the information primarily because he was frustrated by bullying and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the military policy in place until September 20, 2011 that prohibited military personnel from disclosing or discussing homosexual relationships.
From the transcript: Martin Smith, reporter: It was a vicious circle. MS: [on camera] Crying? JE: Yeah. Back to Home page. BRADLEY MANNING--GAY HERO. Huge banner at San Francisco Pride. "WikiSecrets" Julian Assange Full Interview Footage. On 24 May, 2011, 9pm EST, PBS-Frontline will air a documentary "WikiSecrets".
WikiLeaks has had intelligence for some time that the program is hostile and misrepresents WikiLeaks' views and tries to build an "espionage" case against its founder, Julian Assange, and also the young soldier, Bradley Manning. In accordance with our tradition of "scientific journalism" (full primary sources) we release here our, behind the scenes, interview tape between Julian Assange & PBS Frontline's Martin Smith which was recorded on 4/4/2011. In the tape, Assange scolds Martin Smith for his previous coverage of Bradley Manning and addresses a number of issues surrounding the 1917 Espionage Act investigation into WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning.
The Frontline documentary will include footage of a number of individuals who have a collective, and very dirty personal vendetta, against the organization. These include David Leigh, Adrian Lamo, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Eric Schmitt and Kim Zetter. That's correct. No. Courage to Resist - PayPal cuts service to Courage to Resist, Bradley Manning support - WikiLeaks Tsunami. As WikiLeaks' Assange Freed on Bail, Alleged Military Leaker Bradley Manning Imprisoned under Inhumane Conditions. This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Well, we do have breaking news from — CBS News is reporting that Julian Assange will remain under close supervision after moving to a friend’s house in southern England.
But why don’t we move on with this segment of the show, and we’ll continue to follow that. JUAN GONZALEZ: Sure. Well, a high court in London has upheld the decision to grant bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Meanwhile, in Washington, the New York Times reports federal prosecutors are looking for evidence of any collusion between Assange and Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, who is suspected of leaking the massive trove of classified government documents.
AMY GOODMAN: While all eyes are on Julian Assange, little is being said about the plight of Bradley Manning. Welcome to Democracy Now! GLENN GREENWALD: Right. As you said, he’s been held for seven months without being convicted of any crime. DR. GLENN GREENWALD: Sure. [break] The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning's detention - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - www.salon.com. Private Bradley Manning - Video Interview with Brian Manning | FRONTLINE. WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning 'in increasingly fragile condition' - World news, News. A Visitor Watches Bradley Manning's Mental Health Deteriorate. Inhumanity at Quantico. Stop the Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning: Sign Our Letter. Bradley Manning and the stench of US hypocrisy | Ryan Gallagher. Supporters of WikiLeaks soldier heckle Obama. ‘I Can’t Believe What I’m Confessing to You’: The Wikileaks Chats | Threat Level.
New Chat Logs Say Bradley Manning Got Information From White House Staff and Other “Politically Tied” People. Be An Army Of One For Bradley Manning - www.freebradley.org. Demand a Pardon for WikiLeaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning - Sign the Petition. Voters For Peace - National White House Call-in Day to Support Bradley Manning. Drop the "aiding the enemy" charge against Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning.