Bradley Manning Convicted—But Not Of Aiding The Enemy

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Former Army private Bradley Manning, on trial for leaking classified information to Wikileaks, was convicted by a military court of 17 of the 22 charges against him. The judge, however, found Manning not guilty of the most serious charge, that of "aiding the enemy"—aka treason. A conviction on that charge could have put Manning in prison for life without parole.

 

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