As Private First Class Bradley Manning prepares to make a formal plea on charges that he provided classified information to WikiLeaks, the Department of Defense has released 84 pre-trial documents from between March 2012 and early 2013. Provided in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the files give outsiders a look inside a trial that has been conducted under a high degree of secrecy. The Washington Post reports that the DoD is still processing documents, and that more than 500 will eventually be posted.
It's unknown what information these releases will yield. Many of those posted so far are procedural documents, including orders to provide updates on Manning's mental health. But so far, getting information about the trial...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/27/4036448/pentagon-releases-trial-documents-as-bradley-manning-prepares-formal
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