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Title: Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
Post by: Shana A on February 05, 2012, 02:34:06 PM
Post by: Shana A on February 05, 2012, 02:34:06 PM
Posted on Advocate.com February 04, 2012 01:45:00 PM ET
Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
By Trudy Ring
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/04/Bradley_Manning_to_Face_Court_Martial/ (http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/04/Bradley_Manning_to_Face_Court_Martial/)
Bradley Manning, the gay (or possibly transgender) soldier accused of providing classified government documents to WikiLeaks, will face a court-martial on charges that could lead to a sentence of life in prison.
The Army issued a statement Friday saying officials had approved the trial, as recommended by the officer who presided over a pre-trial hearing for Manning in December. A date will be set after a military judge is assigned to the case, ABC News reports.
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Army Orders Court Martial for Wikileaker Bradley Manning
by David Dishneau
Associated Press
Sunday Feb 5, 2012
http://www.edgeboston.com/news/international/news//129627/army_orders_court_martial_for_wikileaker_bradley_manning (http://www.edgeboston.com/news/international/news//129627/army_orders_court_martial_for_wikileaker_bradley_manning)
An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.
Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, the Army said in a statement.
The referral means Manning will stand trial for allegedly giving more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents and classified combat video to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks for publication.
Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
By Trudy Ring
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/04/Bradley_Manning_to_Face_Court_Martial/ (http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/04/Bradley_Manning_to_Face_Court_Martial/)
Bradley Manning, the gay (or possibly transgender) soldier accused of providing classified government documents to WikiLeaks, will face a court-martial on charges that could lead to a sentence of life in prison.
The Army issued a statement Friday saying officials had approved the trial, as recommended by the officer who presided over a pre-trial hearing for Manning in December. A date will be set after a military judge is assigned to the case, ABC News reports.
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Army Orders Court Martial for Wikileaker Bradley Manning
by David Dishneau
Associated Press
Sunday Feb 5, 2012
http://www.edgeboston.com/news/international/news//129627/army_orders_court_martial_for_wikileaker_bradley_manning (http://www.edgeboston.com/news/international/news//129627/army_orders_court_martial_for_wikileaker_bradley_manning)
An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.
Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, the Army said in a statement.
The referral means Manning will stand trial for allegedly giving more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents and classified combat video to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks for publication.
Title: Re: Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
Post by: JessicaH on February 05, 2012, 04:27:20 PM
Post by: JessicaH on February 05, 2012, 04:27:20 PM
http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/mcm/bl106a.htm (http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/mcm/bl106a.htm)
He is screwed. This will also be used against GLBT as a reason not to trust us.
He is screwed. This will also be used against GLBT as a reason not to trust us.
Title: Re: Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
Post by: Joelene9 on February 05, 2012, 06:27:48 PM
Post by: Joelene9 on February 05, 2012, 06:27:48 PM
Quote from: JessicaH on February 05, 2012, 04:27:20 PMThat is what they once said about the gays. DADT has been dropped. I remember the UCMJ, Navy Regs, and The Code of Conduct we all had to abide to.
http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/mcm/bl106a.htm (http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/mcm/bl106a.htm)
He is screwed. This will also be used against GLBT as a reason not to trust us.
Joelene
Title: Re: Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
Post by: Jamie D on February 06, 2012, 12:59:13 AM
Post by: Jamie D on February 06, 2012, 12:59:13 AM
Quote from: JessicaH on February 05, 2012, 04:27:20 PM
He is screwed.
I am inclined to say that Manning did the screwing.
Title: Re: Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
Post by: Keaira on February 06, 2012, 03:11:28 AM
Post by: Keaira on February 06, 2012, 03:11:28 AM
Yes. shot his.. or her.. own foot off with a howitzer. Maybe one thing will become really clear in this case, Is he transgender or not?
Title: Re: Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
Post by: tekla on February 06, 2012, 11:03:46 AM
Post by: tekla on February 06, 2012, 11:03:46 AM
Bradley Manning to Face Court-Martial
Was there ever any doubt that he wasn't?
Maybe one thing will become really clear in this case, Is he transgender or not?
Not in the least bit, the 'really clear' part at least. It's never going to be brought up, CM courts don't consider extenuating circumstances in the same way civilian courts do. And I'd be hard pressed to see that as an extenuating condition, and I'm hard pressed, then it's far beyond highly unlikely that a few career officers would.
Was there ever any doubt that he wasn't?
Maybe one thing will become really clear in this case, Is he transgender or not?
Not in the least bit, the 'really clear' part at least. It's never going to be brought up, CM courts don't consider extenuating circumstances in the same way civilian courts do. And I'd be hard pressed to see that as an extenuating condition, and I'm hard pressed, then it's far beyond highly unlikely that a few career officers would.