Bradley Manning Trial In Military Court

[freedombecki]

Update:

Pfc. Bradley Manning admitted to disclosing classified government documents and diplomatic cables to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, and now faces charges of aiding the enemy for those leaks. Part of the government’s case against Manning asserts that late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden asked one of his deputies to download documents leaked by Manning.
Among the witnesses set to testify was one of the Navy SEALs that raided Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan in May 2011. Prosecutors said the “DoD operator,” whose identity was not disclosed, would testify that terrorists had received access to some of the WikiLeaks material through an associate. Courtroom Ordered Closed to Protect Classified Information

 

[freedombecki]

[ame=http://youtu.be/ECujBBsXsQ8]Day One of Bradley Manning trial wraps up - YouTube[/ame]

 

[freedombecki]

One Day Ago Update:

[ame=http://youtu.be/kzmc3FISFwU]Manning's commander testifies at WikiLeaks' source's trial - YouTube[/ame]

 

[freedombecki]

The US Government rests its case in the Bradley Manning Trial:

The Guardian (UK)

 

[freedombecki]

In March, Bradley Manning made the following statement:

(0-3:99 are biographical. His 2008 duty starts around 4:00)

[ame=http://youtu.be/viuj7TArBOM]Bradley Manning: His statements at his Court Martial -LEAKED AUDIO - - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Billo_Really]

This isn't a trial, it's a witch hunt in a banana court.

Manning was required to report war crimes by law and that's what he did.

 

[Dot Com]

Did you see the Collateral Murder video?

Do you think that's what this country is all about?

No.

watch it THEN come back & make your argument.

 

[Dot Com]

This is a travesty. His own unit's psychiatrist advised against sending him to Iraq but Bush & Cheney needed the bodies.

Bradley Manning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Two of his superiors had discussed not taking him to Iraq – it was felt he was "a risk to himself and possibly others," according to a statement later issued by the army – but again the shortage of intelligence analysts held sway

 

[freedombecki]

This isn't a trial, it's a witch hunt in a banana court.

Manning was required to report war crimes by law and that's what he did.

Reporting in the military goes through military channels, not to the worst enemy of the Republic who ever lived.

Manning played his cards under the table. His fate is now in the hands of the military court that is control freaked by the Obama Administration masquerading as champions of the American people while slitting their necks with Sharia sympathies.

/opinion

 

[Dot Com]

^

Did you watch the vid of those civilians getting strafed by a machine gun becki?

 

[daveman]

This isn't a trial, it's a witch hunt in a banana court.

Manning was required to report war crimes by law and that's what he did.

Can you show me what law required him to report them to a foreign intelligence gathering organization?

Kthnxbai.

Let me guess: You want Snowden's head, right?

 

[Billo_Really]

Can you show me what law required him to report them to a foreign intelligence gathering organization?

Kthnxbai.

Let me guess: You want Snowden's head, right?

How 'bout the Army Field Manual?

Section 499 of the Army Field Manual states, “Every violation of the law of war is a war crime.” The law of war is contained in the Geneva Conventions.

And he was required to report war crimes.

Enshrined in the US Army Subject Schedule No. 27-1 is “the obligation to report all violations of the law of war.”

 

[daveman]

Can you show me what law required him to report them to a foreign intelligence gathering organization?

Kthnxbai.

Let me guess: You want Snowden's head, right?

How 'bout the Army Field Manual?

Section 499 of the Army Field Manual states, “Every violation of the law of war is a war crime.” The law of war is contained in the Geneva Conventions.

And he was required to report war crimes.

Enshrined in the US Army Subject Schedule No. 27-1 is “the obligation to report all violations of the law of war.”

To a foreign intelligence gathering organization?

Fail. Complete and utter fail.

And you missed a question:

Let me guess: You want Snowden's head, right?

 

[freedombecki]

This isn't a trial, it's a witch hunt in a banana court.

Manning was required to report war crimes by law and that's what he did.

Military trials are the dullest events you ever heard of, Billo. It's nothing but a hearing on the extent of the damages Bradley Manning did to America by exposing us to enemies. Bin Laden had some of Mannings leaked documents in his house. That is the coverup that should be being looked into.

Juiian Assange is of the Public Enemy Number One with 700,000 confidential military war documents in his possession. And he's using it in the most malicious manner possible every time his butt gets closer to being in a sling over rape in various countries he's visited and engaged in unsafe sex.

All this so he doesn't have to talk to authorities he promised to stick around to talk to but was a no show on his trial date to hear his side of the rape allegation.

 

[freedombecki]

Can you show me what law required him to report them to a foreign intelligence gathering organization?

Kthnxbai.

Let me guess: You want Snowden's head, right?

How 'bout the Army Field Manual?

Section 499 of the Army Field Manual states, “Every violation of the law of war is a war crime.” The law of war is contained in the Geneva Conventions.

And he was required to report war crimes.

Enshrined in the US Army Subject Schedule No. 27-1 is “the obligation to report all violations of the law of war.”

Sorry, Billo. I watched the video of the alleged war crime of the shooting of "12 civilians and 2 children." The video showed one of the civilians aiming a huge ground-to-air missile at the helicopter that was taking pictures of men armed with AK 47s in an area where real civilians were being threatened by men armed with AK 47s. The children transported by van to the area to be human shields, but were not detected by the Army, who were seeking to capture the wounded man but were obstructed by a black van with a windowless back end, so they weren't aware of youngsters there.

Manning was trying to make something out of the terrorists killing other Arabs and using children to shield them in case of trouble. Their mistake was violating the UN Standards that the persons responsible for bringing children to the scene of a battle were guilty of anything that happened to them.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1261 is clear that recruiting children to enter and be participants in areas of war violates human rights. Bringing those children to an area under fire was a recruitment for propaganda purposes, and Bradley Manning used those children to declare himself innocent due to "humans rights violations." The only trouble is, the human rights violations were perpetrated by the enemy van on the ground trying to clear the area of wounded people who might rat out their whereabouts, and they callously dragged somebody's 2 children into the area likely of people they abhorred but abducted the children from in order to protect themselves from harm.
From my notes on observation of the video:

I saw a version of Manning's video, that included the pilot's talking to the ground and vice versa. They verified on video that all of the perpetrators were carrying weapons, the smallest of which was an AK-47 rifle, and the largest (that I noticed) of a bazooka-sized launcher that would have easily taken out the copter that was clearing the area for troops to enter. They had to take an evasive measure to avoid the missile launch having a clear shot at taking them out. You could not tell there were children in the black van unless you had prior knowledge that there were children in the van. At best, you could not tell they were children being carted out to a battlefield. The UN and International Law calls this making children into soldiers. It's against international law to drag children onto a battlefield.

Any way you look at it, Bradley Manning was an agent of enemy propaganda. He deserves the death penalty for it rather than the life without parole for which he and his callous and evil comrades are shilling.

 

[Ropey]

Bradley Manning NOT GUILTY of aiding enemy, but convicted of violating espionage act

Breaking News: Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy

 

[Vikrant]

WikiLeaks' Assange condemns Manning verdict, Obama

WikiLeaks' Assange condemns Manning verdict, Obama | Reuters

 

[freedombecki]

Sentencing Phase of Bradley Manning Trial -- 47 min. ago:

(Reuters) - U.S. soldier Bradley Manning's leaks of classified government files had a "chilling effect" on foreign relations, impeding U.S. diplomats' gathering of information, a senior State Department official said Monday.
"Every single embassy" was affected, said Undersecretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy, who warned about long-term consequences of Manning's 2010 leaks to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
The releases will have "a chilling effect that will go on for some time," Kennedy said.
Kennedy testified at the sentencing hearing for Manning, who was convicted last week on criminal charges that included espionage. The hearing is to help the court martial determine how long the private first class should be in prison.
Kennedy was part of a panel that assessed the damage Manning caused to U.S. foreign relations by releasing more than 700,000 classified documents and videos.
The unauthorized releases made foreign diplomats, business leaders and other information sources "reticent to provide their full and frank opinions and share them with us," he said, cutting off information that political leaders need to make foreign policy decisions.

More here: Wikileaks Case Harmed US Diplomacy, Manning sentencing told

 

[Dot Com]

This isn't a trial, it's a witch hunt in a banana court.

Manning was required to report war crimes by law and that's what he did.

Military trials are the dullest events you ever heard of, Billo. It's nothing but a hearing on the extent of the damages Bradley Manning did to America by exposing us to enemies. Bin Laden had some of Mannings leaked documents in his house. That is the coverup that should be being looked into.

Juiian Assange is of the Public Enemy Number One with 700,000 confidential military war documents in his possession. And he's using it in the most malicious manner possible every time his butt gets closer to being in a sling over rape in various countries he's visited and engaged in unsafe sex.

All this so he doesn't have to talk to authorities he promised to stick around to talk to but was a no show on his trial date to hear his side of the rape allegation.

link?

Stop w/ your unsourced hackery .

As far as the military is concerned, you serve? When? Where?

 

[Dot Com]

Sentencing Phase of Bradley Manning Trial -- 47 min. ago:

(Reuters) - U.S. soldier Bradley Manning's leaks of classified government files had a "chilling effect" on foreign relations, impeding U.S. diplomats' gathering of information, a senior State Department official said Monday.
"Every single embassy" was affected, said Undersecretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy, who warned about long-term consequences of Manning's 2010 leaks to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
The releases will have "a chilling effect that will go on for some time," Kennedy said.
Kennedy testified at the sentencing hearing for Manning, who was convicted last week on criminal charges that included espionage. The hearing is to help the court martial determine how long the private first class should be in prison.
Kennedy was part of a panel that assessed the damage Manning caused to U.S. foreign relations by releasing more than 700,000 classified documents and videos.
The unauthorized releases made foreign diplomats, business leaders and other information sources "reticent to provide their full and frank opinions and share them with us," he said, cutting off information that political leaders need to make foreign policy decisions.

More here: Wikileaks Case Harmed US Diplomacy, Manning sentencing told

Diplomacy? Harmed?

Iraq did that 100X over