Wednesday, August 07, 2013

The Horrible Injustice of the Bradley Manning Verdict


"Transparency campaigners condemned the harsh sentence in prospect for Bradley Manning, but journalists and lawyers closely associated with the trial were relieved with the acquittal for the most serious charge -- that he "aided the enemy" by transmitting state secrets to WikiLeaks."*

Bradley Manning faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison for charges including espionage for whistle blowing on the U.S. military to Wikileaks. Does he deserve the steep sentence, and will be become an example of what happens when someone steps out of line? Why was his case ignored by the mainstream press? Cenk Uygur breaks it down.