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Manning is a whistle-blower, not a traitor
Thanks again for giving proper coverage to the Trial of the Century ("Manning trial begins at Fort Meade," June 4). As a Pfc. Bradley Manning supporter, I am biased, but the court martial has attracted interest around the world. On Monday as the court...
Tags: WikiLeaks, Human Rights, Fort Meade (military base), Bradley Manning, Politics
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Bradley Manning's lawyer calls him young, naive, 'good-intentioned'
An Army prosecutor told a military judge Monday that Pfc. Bradley Manning drew on his military training to harvest hundreds of thousands of classified documents from military computers and dump them on the Internet, where he knew their release would...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Security, WikiLeaks, Fort Meade (military base)
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Former Naval Academy instructor sentenced to 60 days
A former instructor at the Naval Academy was sentenced Monday to 60 days in a military jail for indecent acts, fraternization and conduct unbecoming an officer stemming from an incident with two female midshipmen in 2011, an academy spokeswoman said....
Tags: Sexual Assault, Navy Yard, U.S. Department of Defense, Assault, United States Naval Academy
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Things you need to know for Monday
Good morning, Baltimore. There's a leaker in jail next door, Game of Thrones is a fantasy, and Turkey's flirting with anarchy. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for June 3, 2013. Bradley Manning, the whistleblower accused of releasing a giant...
Tags: Israel, China, Throat Cancer, Doctor Who (tv program), Fort Meade (military base)
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Brass seeks to temper military justice overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — American military commanders wield substantial power to discipline the troops they lead. But an epidemic of sexual assaults roiling the armed forces has Congress about to rein in that authority. The only question is by how much?...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kirsten Gillibrand, Carl Levin, Epidemics and Plagues, Crimes
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Former academy instructor acquitted of rape of midshipman
A former instructor at the Naval Academy has been found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault in an alleged attack on a female midshipman two years ago, an academy spokeswoman said Sunday. Marine Corps Maj. Mark Thompson, 43, was found guilty of...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Navy Yard, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Health and Safety at School
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Protesters gather at Fort Meade in support of Bradley Manning
Chanting "Free Bradley Manning" and wielding signs that read "my hero" and "Americans have the right to know," hundreds of demonstrators descended on Fort Meade on Saturday to support the soldier now facing a court-martial in the largest security breach...
Tags: Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, WikiLeaks, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Army staff sergeant to plead guilty to killing Afghan civilians
The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. The Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier who allegedly murdered 16 Afghan civilians last year plans to plead guilty to the killings next week, his attorney said Wednesday. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales hopes to avoid the...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prosecution, Court Preliminary, Judges
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US soldier confesses to Afghan massacre
The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. One by one, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales named each of the 16 Afghan civilians he slaughtered last year. But the Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier could not explain why he turned his weapon on sleeping women and children. "I'...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Government, Punishment
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Bradley Manning court-martial starts Monday
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Amid secrecy and spectacle, the long-awaited court-martial of WikiLeaks linchpin Bradley E. Manning starts Monday. The Army private first class already knows he's going to prison, having previously pleaded guilty to 10 charges relating to...Tags: Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of State, Freedom of the Press, WikiLeaks
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Military injustice
The recent study estimating that there may have been 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year stirred a lot of tough talk from the Pentagon and the White House over the past 24 hours. But the question is whether that outrage will translate...
Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Air Force, Sexual Assault, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice
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JBER Soldier Found Guilty of Abusive Sexual Contact
Channel 2 NewsA Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted in a court-martial of abusive sexual contact and three other offenses. In a Friday statement, U.S. Army Alaska spokesperson John Pennell says...Tags: Prisons, Military Justice, U.S. Army, Abusive Behavior
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