Chelsea Manning, the Army whistleblower, is again in jail less than two years after her release from prison on a grant of clemency from President Obama. US District Court judge Claude Hilton ordered Manning to be taken into custody for after she…
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President Obama reduces Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence
The White House announced Tuesday that President Obama has commuted whistleblower Chelsea Manning’s 35-year prison sentence, allowing her to be released from Fort Leavenworth on May 17, 2017. Manning’s sentence, wrote the New York Times, was “the longest ever handed down in…
Bradley Manning receives 35-year prison sentence, dishonorable discharge
This morning, at Fort Meade, Maryland, a military court sentenced Army Private Bradley Manning for releasing classified documents to the website Wikileaks. The 25-year-old soldier said he disclosed the information to blow the whistle on US government abuses that included the brutal killing of…
Manning to hear sentence on Wednesday
Today, Army Col. Denise Lind postponed announcing the sentence for Pfc. Bradley Manning’s until Wednesday, at 10 a.m. (WJLA) The charges against Manning carry penalties that could imprison him for as much as 90 years. Government prosecutors have asked the…
Judge expected to sentence Bradley Manning on Tuesday
The sentencing phase of the Bradley Manning case continued last week, with the court issuing a “special findings” report. The Defense has requested the Court to issue special findings regarding the offenses for which the Court found PFC Manning guilty.…
Kiriakou calls for end to McCarthyist treatment of whistleblowers
In an op-ed for The Guardian, imprisoned CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou rebukes President Obama for engaging in “modern McCarthyism” by using the Espionage Act to persecute whistleblowers.
Video shows NSA Director Alexander denying reports of now-confirmed domestic surveillance
A video broadcast by Democracy Now! argues for some house cleaning at the intelligence agencies, starting at the top. The video shows National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander denying the existence of domestic surveillance programs revealed by Edward Snowden, the…
Colbert: Who was Bradley Manning spying for?
This week, a judge declared Army whistleblower Bradley Manning “not guilty” this week of “aiding the enemy,” the most serious charge against him. But, the judge also found Manning “guilty” of violating that Espionage Act. Comedian Stephen Colbert analyzes the…
Bradley Manning escapes “aiding the enemy” charge, but still could serve life in prison
PHOTO: Bradley Manning arrives at Ft. Meade to hear court-martial verdict http://t.co/o9d7Ozp85e pic.twitter.com/PFyzs5BsE2 — RT (@RT_com) July 30, 2013
Bradley Manning found “not guilty” of aiding the enemy
Aiding the Enemy– NOT GUILTY — Alexa O’Brien (@carwinb) July 30, 2013