MSNBCW Way Too Early July 31, 2013
Steepest charge against him, the former Intelligence Analyst was convicted on 20 others and could face 126 years behind bars. Manning was convicted of leaking 700,000 secret documents to the wikileaks website. Prosecutors argued his revelations ended up in the hands of osama bin laden. But the judge ruling that while the 25yearold was negligent, there was no intent to share those secrets with the enemy. They hailed this verdict but many civil liberty advocates saw the ruling as an attack on whistle blowers. It is a serious precedent. It is a serious abuse. And it will mean the end of National ...