Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty To 10 Charges 491
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Entropy98 sends this quote from the LA Times:
"Army Pfc. Bradley Edward Manning pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 charges that he illegally acquired and transferred highly classified U.S. government secrets, agreeing to serve [up to] 20 years in prison for causing a worldwide uproar when WikiLeaks published documents describing the inner workings of U.S. military and diplomatic efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the globe. The 25-year-old soldier, however, pleaded not guilty to 12 more serious charges, including espionage for aiding the enemy, meaning that his criminal case will go forward at a general court-martial in June. If convicted at trial, he risks a sentence of life in prison at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan."
Re:State's evidence (Score:2, Funny)
We should have offered him immunity in exchange for testifying against Wikileaks.
Uh, what? What would he have 'testified' about?
"Wikileaks is a website"
Re:nice efficiency there (Score:5, Funny)
Oh please, we all know the Constitution is "just a piece of paper" and "isn't a suicide pact."
You expect our government to follow the rules that they're bound by? What do you think we are, civilized? We're Americans, fuck yeah!
Re:Aiding the enemy (Score:5, Funny)
No need for me to prove....
Spoken like a true federal prosecutor.
Re:nice efficiency there (Score:3, Funny)
If this were WW2, he wouldn't have been able to walk out with gigabytes of classified data without anyone noticing. I mean, the State Department memos alone would require a wheelbarrow.
Re:nice efficiency there (Score:3, Funny)
has to request toilet paper and soap on a per use basis which is sometimes granted and sometimes not.
How awesome is that? It's somebody's job to fetch him toilet paper. I bet Richard Branson doesn't even have that. Considering that all his meals are prepared and delivered and he never has to go out and run errands, it's pretty sweet.