Chelsea Manning, wikipedia

Assigned in 2009 to an Army unit in Iraq as an intelligence analyst, Manning had access to classified databases. In early 2010, she leaked classified information to WikiLeaks and confided this to Adrian Lamo, an online acquaintance. Lamo informed Army Counterintelligence, and Manning was arrested in May that same year. Reaction to Manning's disclosures, arrest, and sentence was mixed. Background Early life Born Bradley Edward Manning in 1987 in Crescent, Oklahoma, she was the second child of Susan Fox, originally from Wales, and Brian Manning, an American. Manning's father took a job as an information technology (IT) manager for a rental car agency, which meant he had to travel. Parents' divorce, move to Wales Those who knew Manning said that even as a child, she always had a mind of her own. High Street, Haverfordwest, Wales, where Manning went to secondary school A childhood friend of Manning's, speaking about a conversation they had when Manning was 13, said "he told me he was gay."

Manning 'Guilty' on Most Counts, Faces 100 Years in Prison Manning supporters outside Fort Meade, Tuesday (Photo via Twitter / Ed Pilkington) Pfc. Bradley Manning, the army whistleblower who exposed egregious U.S. war crimes after revealing military documents to the website WikiLeaks, has been found guilty of almost all of his charges in a military court in Fort Meade, Maryland and could face a maximum of more than 100 years in jail. On Tuesday, Judge Col. Denise Lind found Manning not guilty of his most severe charge, "aiding the enemy," which supporters had feared because it held the potential for "life in prison." However, Manning's other charges, which include multiple charges under the Espionage Act, potentially hold the same sentence cumulatively. Manning's official sentencing phase begins Wednesday morning at 9:30 EST. Watch Democracy Now! Follow live tweets from journalist following the trial here: As reporter Kevin Gosztola points out , the verdict comes on the anniversary of the U.S.'

Transcript | US v Pfc. Manning, Article 39(a) Session, 11/08/12 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." This transcript of the Article 39(a) Session held on November 8, 2012 at Fort Meade, Maryland in US v Pfc. Judge: Army Col. Judge Lind Please be seated. Prosecution (Fein) [Appellate exhibit 379] ....after [yesterday's] session, defense and the Government [had a] discussion. [This next part concerns interrogatories from the defense to the prosecution concerning the Speedy Trial motion. ...because of all that an unanticipated number of questions from defense...prosecution has asked Court for motion to leave...26 November to 5 December to answer 137 questions. Defense (Coombs) Granted. No...

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