Bradley Manning’s trial began today. In a small, densely packed and windowless courtroom in Fort Meade, Maryland, the Army private and former intelligence analyst sat quietly as the prosecution presented its opening statement. He stands accused of providing a massive trove of government information to the disclosure portal WikiLeaks — around 700,000 documents, including diplomatic cables and SIGACTS ("significant activity" reports) providing an unprecedented, detailed look at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For the prosecution, Captain Joe Morrow opened not with his own words but with a quote from Bradley Manning, taken from an online chat with hacker Adrian Lamo. Manning, as bradass87, wrote, "if you had unprecedented access to...
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