August 19, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. In the final day of litigation in Bradley Manning’s trial, the defense and prosecution made closing sentencing arguments. The government asked the judge to sentence Manning to 60 years in jail, while the defense showed Manning the humanist, and asked the judge to allow him to have a life after confinement.
Read More ...August 16, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. Prosecutors put on a very brief rebuttal case on Friday, and then rested their case. The defense and prosecution will deliver their closing sentencing arguments on Monday, August 19, after which Judge Lind will begin deliberating. The judge also issued special findings, explaining her reasoning for each of Bradley Manning’s convictions.
Read More ...August 14, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. As the defense closed its sentencing case, Bradley Manning delivered an apology for the way in which he exposed the crimes and abuses he witnessed in Iraq. Military doctors testified that Manning stayed “true to his principles,” and his family members testified about his troubled childhood.
Read More ...August 13, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. Former MSG Paul David Adkins, Bradley Manning’s supervisor in Iraq, testified about several incidents involving Manning that he failed to properly respond to, for which he was later reduced in rank. Other members of Manning’s unit testified this morning, and we’ll hear from a few more this afternoon.
Read More ...August 12, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. The defense began its sentencing case today, calling several senior officers from Bradley Manning’s unit before and during his deployment to Iraq in 2009-10. They spoke of command issues within the unit, namely the leadership failures within the intelligence section where Bradley worked. The defense case is projected to last three days, and Manning is expected to give a statement before its conclusion.
Read More ...August 9, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. Rear Admiral Kevin Donegan testified about CENTCOM’s response to the release of Iraq and Afghan War Logs in 2010 and 2011, confirming that he could identify no casualties as a result of WikiLeaks’ disclosures. He continues to testify in a secret, classified session. The government is scheduled to call its last sentencing witness this afternoon.
Read More ...August 8, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. Today’s sentencing session was far shorter than usual, as the government decided not to call one of its previously scheduled witnesses. This afternoon, ‘militant Islamist’ scholar Youssef Aboul-Enein testified that Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula have rarely cited WikiLeaks documents and haven’t done so to claim tactical successes.
Read More ...August 7, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. JIEDDO official James McCarl is testifying in a closed session today about his teams’ review of IED information in Iraq and Afghan War Logs released by WikiLeaks in 2010. The judge ruled on the defense’s motion to limit the scope of the government’s sentencing evidence.
Read More ...August 6, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. Judge Lind ruled in the defense’s favor in part to merge charges, reducing the maximum potential sentence Bradley Manning could receive from 136 to 90 years. She ruled that the government will be allowed to present testimony opining on future harm. The court is now closed for a classified session.
Read More ...August 5, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. Ambassador Patrick Kennedy testified about the State Department’s response to WikiLeaks’ release of diplomatic cables. He was questioned over his testimony to Congress alleging trumped up allegations of damage, his abandonment of a damage assessment, and his failure to read the cables he reviewed for proper classification.
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