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Home Front: Politix
Additional charges for U.S. WikiLeaks suspect
2011-03-03
The U.S. Army Wednesday notified Pfc. Bradley Manning, a prime suspect in the WikiLeaks case, that he now faces 22 more charges in connection with "allegedly" downloading secret information from computers in Iraq.

The most serious new charge alleges that he aided the enemy by making this information public. That charge is punishable by death. A news release from the Army said the prosecution team "has notified the defense that the prosecution will not recommend the death penalty," but technically it is up to the commander overseeing the case to make the final decision about the death penalty.

All told, Manning, a military intelligence analyst from Oklahoma, now faces a total of 34 charges in the case, including:
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Posted by:gorb

#5  There are currently five men on death row at Leavenworth. Hasan is likely to join them. I doubt Manning will.
Posted by: tu3031   2011-03-03 17:45  

#4  The last military execution was around 1961. Regardless of one's fervent wishes, the Military Court of Appeals is 2 to 1 against it and unlikely to get a new favorable posting for another couple years.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-03-03 16:39  

#3  Aiding the enemy in time of war is a death penalty charge. Way way the Obama admin would ever enforce it.
Posted by: Pearl Gleaper1127   2011-03-03 13:47  

#2  Aiding the enemy is more than bad manners and should be treated as a serious crime.
Posted by: whatadeal   2011-03-03 01:36  

#1  I'm all for bringing back the death penalty for this shit.
Posted by: DarthVader   2011-03-03 01:03  

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