Prosecutor: Manning dumped info into enemy hands

The Associated Press ^ | June 3, 2013 | David Dishneau and Pauline Jelinek

[2ndDivisionVet]

FORT MEADE, Md. -- Pfc. Bradley Manning went on trial Monday for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, including sensitive information prosecutors said fell into enemy hands.

Manning, a 25-year-old former intelligence analyst from Oklahoma, has admitted to giving troves of information to WikiLeaks, but military prosecutors want to prove Manning he aided the enemy, which carries a potential life sentence. They said they will present evidence that former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden asked for and received information WikiLeaks published.

"This is a case of about what happens when arrogance meets access to sensitive information," Capt. Joe Morrow said.....

[JoeFromSidney]

He deserves life imprisonment, at the very least. However, what were his superiors doing? Why wasn't anyone paying attention to his activities? There are more people than just Manning who need to face a court martial.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Traitors which this piece of shit is, should be tried convicted and shot........

[SECURE AMERICA]

Traitors which this piece of shit is, should be tried convicted and shot........

[stbdside]

ADX Florence would be better.

[equaviator]

It appears that he wasn’t just following orders and that he’s made himself out to be some kind of activist whose actions were well-intended and patriotic. WTF?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[ConorMacNessa]

Out and out Treason in time of war! Where's the firing squad? Where's Georgie Patton? He'd know what to do!





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[Bigg Red]

WHO gave him those documents? the trail leads to the same place as everything else these days

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Exactly! What was a private doing with access to such info?

[Bigg Red]

Thanks for the ping.

I wanted to throw up last night when FOX 45 in Baltimore did a piece on the faggots protesting at Ft. Meade about this little punk’s imprisonment.

[Billthedrill]

Manning was a communications specialist - he "rode the wire", which meant that he could copy sensitive information locally and put it onto a CD, which is what he claims to have done. Lots of message traffic, more than 250,000 pieces IIRC although it could be more by now.

His defense is twofold: first, that the information revealed a coverup of a helicopter firing on civilians, and second, that the vast majority of the information is low-level and placed no one in any danger. The latter is common in this sort of case; however, it isn't how intelligence works. Accumulation of enough low-level information can paint a picture that otherwise would be highly classified, including movements of assets, manning, operations planning schedules, etc, etc.

Personally I think Manning is toast. You don't actually have to prove that anyone was killed because of this sort of spying, only that it took place. And that much is pretty much a lock as far as I have seen. The usual disclaimers - I am not an attorney but I did deal with classified information for a lot of years. The rules are crystal clear.

[Bigg Red]

OK. Thanks for the info.