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An Army judge on Tuesday acquitted Pfc. Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy by disclosing a trove of secret U.S. government documents but found him guilty of espionage, a mixed verdict that dealt a rebuke to military prosecutors who sought to prove that the largest leak in U.S. history had assisted al-Qaeda. The judge, Col. Denise Lind, found Manning guilty of most of the more than 20 crimes he was charged with, including several violations of the Espionage Act. He could face a maximum of 136 years in prison.
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Good. The only thing acquitting him of aiding the enemy does is take the death penalty off the table, which I'm not against. Next up is the pursuit of Snowden. In the words of the very man they leaked their information to: "they've got it coming to them. They deserve it."
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Good. The only thing acquitting him of aiding the enemy does is take the death penalty off the table, which I'm not against. Next up is the pursuit of Snowden. In the words of the very man they leaked their information to: "they've got it coming to them. They deserve it."
This decision seems to imply, to me, that unintentionally aiding the enemy by knowingly releasing classified information is not the same as simply aiding the enemy. I'm not a fan of this decision, if that is indeed the case.
Proof that he has aided the enemy?
Exposing govt wrongdoing should never be a punishable crime. Plus, no one was hurt by Manning's actions. As for the military's actions this past decade...
This decision seems to imply, to me, that unintentionally aiding the enemy by knowingly releasing classified information is not the same as simply aiding the enemy. I'm not a fan of this decision, if that is indeed the case.
Well intent plays a huge role.
That's the problem for me. I don't know the exact law, but it seems like there should be something comparable to the 1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd degree murder system. I just want to find something that says he helped the enemy by knowingly releasing classified material relevant to foreign/military affairs. Just something that covers the area between espionage and aiding the enemy.
Good. The only thing acquitting him of aiding the enemy does is take the death penalty off the table, which I'm not against. Next up is the pursuit of Snowden. In the words of the very man they leaked their information to: "they've got it coming to them. They deserve it."
A hundred and thirty four years. That's quite a slap on the wrist for embarrassing America. The "classified"information he leaked was already lawfully available to 2.7 million people before he revealed it.
Even Manning doesn't know what he leaked. He illegally copied classified documents, and had them publicly disseminated for all to see, giving not one **** what the information was, or who it hurt.
He's not a hero, he's a petty moron who acted out on a grudge from being "bullied" about his homosexuality.
The fact that he was declared not guilty in aiding the enemy should tell you immediately that your claim is unfounded.
It tells me that they didn't want to push for the death penalty.The fact that he was declared not guilty in aiding the enemy should tell you immediately that your claim is unfounded.
He didn't have to.Really? He told you this?
This decision seems to imply, to me, that unintentionally aiding the enemy by knowingly releasing classified information is not the same as simply aiding the enemy. I'm not a fan of this decision, if that is indeed the case.
It seems to me the judge was saying Manning was too stupid to understand where the information he leaked would end up, but he will be in prison for the rest of his life anyway so why does it matter if he was found not guilty on this one charge?
That's grounded in a lack of intentions more than anything. His actions have contributed to a resurgent Al Qaeda in Iraq.
It tells me that they didn't want to push for the death penalty.
He didn't have to.
It was the actions of our state to invade a sovereign nation that did not attack that led to a surge of Al Qaeda in that country. Through lives and limbs, Iraqis continue to pay almost daily for our invasion.
Oddly enough the only actual obligations laid upon Manning were the ones he so blatantly violated. Emotional and pseudo heroic pleas are quite literally the only leg Manning supporters have left to stand on.I heard this in a discussion with a colleague and I am unsure of the source, but apparently he told his direct superiors of his findings and they took no action, leaving him with the obligation to expose it.
Oddly enough the only actual obligations laid upon Manning were the ones he so blatantly violated. Emotional and pseudo heroic pleas are quite literally the only leg Manning supporters have left to stand on.
Washington Post
Good. The only thing acquitting him of aiding the enemy does is take the death penalty off the table, which I'm not against. Next up is the pursuit of Snowden. In the words of the very man they leaked their information to: "they've got it coming to them. They deserve it."
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