The military argued that simply by posting documents online, manning aided the u. S. Enemies, including alqaeda. A conviction could have carried a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Manning has admitted to passing 700 ,000 secret government files to wiki leaks, the biggest leak of classified information in our history. He still faces a sentence of up to 136 years in prison. The sentencing phase starts tomorrow and may last for weeks. Joining us now from waste is hayes brown, the National Security reporter for thinkprogress. Org. Welcome inside the war room . Thanks for having me. Hayes, mannings lawyers seemed to feel he dodged a bullet. Was todays verdict a bit of surprised . It turned out to be the best we could have hoped for in this situation in that, like you said, the aiding and abetting charge, the most serious of the charges was dismissed while the others while, also, carrying a pretty heavy penalty dont carry the Death Penalty with them. So thats a d
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