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Zepp
May 23, 2013, 1:45:24 AM5/23/13
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http://www.smh.com.au/world/prosecutors-to-accept-manning-
plea-20130522-2jzwu.html
[Zeppnote: get the feeling the government is beginning to realize its
case against Manning is collapsing?]
US Army Private First Class Bradley Manning arrives for a motion hearing
at Fort Meade in Maryland. Manning, 25, is accused of providing
diplomatic cables and other secret documents to WikiLeaks. Photo: JOSE
LUIS MAGANA
MARYLAND, US: The US government will accept a soldier's guilty plea to a
lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces for sending more than
700,000 classified US documents to WikiLeaks, a military prosecutor said
during a pretrial hearing.
But prosecutors still will try to convict Private First Class Bradley
Manning at his trial next month of other serious offences, including
aiding the enemy, which carries a maximum life sentence.
Army Major Ashden Fein told the military judge, Colonel Denise Lind, that
prosecutors had changed their minds about trying to convict Manning of
violating the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in connection with the
release of a State Department cable known as Reykjavik-13. The WilkiLeaks
website posted the cable in early 2010 about a meeting in Reykjavik,
Iceland, summarising US embassy discussions with Icelandic officials
about the country's financial troubles.
Manning has acknowledged sending the cable to WikiLeaks after he found it
on a secure government computer network while working as an intelligence
analyst in Iraq.
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According to his courtroom confession on February 28, Manning believed
the cable indicated the US was refusing to help the Icelandic government
"due to the lack of long term geopolitical benefit".
The cable was the basis for a charge alleging violation of a federal law,
which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Manning pleaded guilty
in February to lesser versions of that and other offences, acknowledging
violations of military law that, in total, carry maximum prison term of
20 years.
Prosecutors said in March they would continue to seek conviction for the
more serious offences.
Fein did not give a reason for the change.
Manning's trial is scheduled to begin on June 3.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/prosecutors-to-accept-manning-
plea-20130522-2jzwu.html#ixzz2U5lU02Lw
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plea-20130522-2jzwu.html
[Zeppnote: get the feeling the government is beginning to realize its
case against Manning is collapsing?]
US Army Private First Class Bradley Manning arrives for a motion hearing
at Fort Meade in Maryland. Manning, 25, is accused of providing
diplomatic cables and other secret documents to WikiLeaks. Photo: JOSE
LUIS MAGANA
MARYLAND, US: The US government will accept a soldier's guilty plea to a
lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces for sending more than
700,000 classified US documents to WikiLeaks, a military prosecutor said
during a pretrial hearing.
But prosecutors still will try to convict Private First Class Bradley
Manning at his trial next month of other serious offences, including
aiding the enemy, which carries a maximum life sentence.
Army Major Ashden Fein told the military judge, Colonel Denise Lind, that
prosecutors had changed their minds about trying to convict Manning of
violating the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in connection with the
release of a State Department cable known as Reykjavik-13. The WilkiLeaks
website posted the cable in early 2010 about a meeting in Reykjavik,
Iceland, summarising US embassy discussions with Icelandic officials
about the country's financial troubles.
Manning has acknowledged sending the cable to WikiLeaks after he found it
on a secure government computer network while working as an intelligence
analyst in Iraq.
Advertisement
According to his courtroom confession on February 28, Manning believed
the cable indicated the US was refusing to help the Icelandic government
"due to the lack of long term geopolitical benefit".
The cable was the basis for a charge alleging violation of a federal law,
which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Manning pleaded guilty
in February to lesser versions of that and other offences, acknowledging
violations of military law that, in total, carry maximum prison term of
20 years.
Prosecutors said in March they would continue to seek conviction for the
more serious offences.
Fein did not give a reason for the change.
Manning's trial is scheduled to begin on June 3.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/prosecutors-to-accept-manning-
plea-20130522-2jzwu.html#ixzz2U5lU02Lw
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Steve
May 23, 2013, 6:48:26 AM5/23/13
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On Thu, 23 May 2013 05:45:24 +0000 (UTC), Zepp <de...@gone.com> wrote:
>w.smh.com.au/world/prosecutors-to-accept-manning-
>plea-20130522-2jzwu.html
>
>[Zeppnote:
<LOL> @ Leftist propaganda
>w.smh.com.au/world/prosecutors-to-accept-manning-
>plea-20130522-2jzwu.html
>
>[Zeppnote:
<LOL> @ Leftist propaganda
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