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Suspected WikiLeaks source appears in U.S. court

2011-12-17 3 Dailymotion

**WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES.**<br/> (RESENDING TO CORRECT THUMBNAIL IMAGE)<br/> Bradley Manning - the U.S. Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified government documents to WikiLeaks - leaves a military court.<br/> The Private First Class faces a host of charges in a hearing at Fort Mead, Maryland. The most serious - aiding the enemy - could send Manning to prison for life.<br/> The material publicized by WikiLeaks includes diplomatic cables from U.S. officials, a video of a 2009 helicopter attack in Iraq that killed a dozen people including two Reuters journalists, and nearly half a million classified files about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...The prosecution says that jeopardized national security.<br/> Protesting outside the gate to the base, Manning supporters, some who are part of the Occupy movement, say Manning is not a criminal but a hero.<br/> SOUNDBITE (English) MAX OBUSZEWSKI, BRADLEY SUPPORTER FROM "PLEDGE OF RESISTANCE", SAYING:<br/> "He should be given the Medal of Honor. He should be released, and we should continue to try to bring about a transformation of our government where secrecy is not overused."<br/> Manning's lawyer has announced a motion for the investigating officer to recuse himself from the case because of his work at the Justice Department...where an investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues.<br/> Aiding the enemy is a capital crime that carries the death penalty, but the Army has indicated it does not plan to seek that punishment.<br/> Katharine Jackson, Reuters.

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