Manning admits leaking confidential US information to Wikileaks

http://www.euronews.com/ US soldier Bradley Manning has admitted being the source of classified material provided to the Wikileaks website.

In front of a military court, US army private Manning, 25, pleaded guilty 10 out of 22 charges, saying he leaked the documents because he thought Americans had a right to know "the true cost of war".

Accused of the biggest leak of state secrets in US history, Manning was arrested in May 2010 for sending Wikileaks thousands of intelligence documents, diplomatic cables and combat videos.

Manning faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for the offences he admitted - but will receive time off due to harsh treatment he suffered at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia where he has been held for over 1,000 days. For some of his imprisonment, Manning was in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day.

Manning pleaded not guilty to 12 charges, including the most serious one of aiding the enemy, which could lead to a life sentence.

The trial will begin in June.

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[Asymm3trix]

Bradley Manning Guilty ................ of being a hero!

Free Bradley Manning from the terrorist industrial complex

[brkur]

Anyone who claims this guy is a traitor and should be put to death really should go take a look at the information that was divulged by him through wikileaks.

I am willing to bet that more than half of you are the same American's calling for a more transparent government ... the hypocrisy is pathetic.

[TheClever69k]

Any one saying he was a traitor. You are the traitor, as a matter of fact your a fuckin ZOMBIE.

This soldier kept his oath and took on the enemy foreign and domestic.

[nexxuslord]

This guy will take the brunt of the crap but hey we still get Eric Holder! Fast & Furious & now connections with Sandy Hook no laws stand against the Politico Establishment. Just got a notice to be a Juror then I read all the qualifying questions they want to know about me! The only thing that was missing was my Miranda rights. They want me to answer questions I wouldn't talk to my friends about!

[l ortiz]

But all he did was expose the truth

[bob18robert]

Traitor 

[TheEviIOyo]

North korea status

[Allenvik]

The problem is fundamental by the function he chose to do. Soldiers are not supposed to think loud their opinion specially expressing it in any shape or form that contradicts the unit. For such he is guilty... Unfortunately army is not just a 'job' it is a lot more than that. He will be in jail as an example for the rest of his life...

[LazzyRabbit]

The Public Have the Right to Know About US War Crimes