World record, i dont want to know what he has in store. And Bradley Manning, who sent about 8,000 copies to wikileaks, copies allegedly found in osama bin ladens complex. He was found not guilty of aiding the enemy, with possible life in prison. The bad news for manning, he was found guilty of 20 other charges and could still face up to 20plus years. Thank you for joining us, espionage today with a possible sentence of 136 years is a case with parallels to the pentagon papers more than 40 dwreers ago. Good evening, everybody. The man who leaked the papers Daniel Elsburg sat down with john austin tonight at his east bay home. Whats his reaction . Reporter he believes the laws manning was convicted of breaking are unconstitutional and he says the case was designed to put a chill on Investigative Journalism that digs for the truth. Hes not the only one who thinks justice wasnt done. A few dozen people rallied at market streets in San Francisco pleas pleased that Bradley Manning was not fo
Digs for the truth. Hes not the only one who thinks justice wasnt done. A few dozen people rallied at market streets in San Francisco pleas pleased that Bradley Manning was not found guilty but upset at other charges. Some charges were initially designed to punish spies. Manning on the other hand was a whistleblower. It was a mixed verdict for the 25yearold private first class. The judge cleared him of aiding the enemy but convicted him of 20 of 22 charges including espionage, theft and computer fraud. He revealed a video of u. S. Troops firing on civilians in iraq and downloaded thousands of documents he gave to wikileaks. This is the first ever espionage conviction against a whistleblower in the united states. Its a dangerous precedent and an example of National Security extremism. Hes been convicted of charges that i was faced with 40 years ago. East bay resident Daniel Elsburg leaked the pentagon papers which showed how the u. S. Government lied about the vietnam war. Journalism an
Espionage today with a possible sentence of 136 years is a case with parallels to the pentagon papers more than 40 dwreers ago. Good evening, everybody. The man who leaked the papers Daniel Elsburg sat down with john austin tonight at his east bay home. Whats his reaction . Reporter he believes the laws manning was convicted of breaking are unconstitutional and he says the case was designed to put a chill on Investigative Journalism that digs for the truth. Hes not the only one who thinks justice wasnt done. A few dozen people rallied at market streets in San Francisco pleas pleased that Bradley Manning was not found guilty but upset at other charges. Some charges were initially designed to punish spies. Manning on the other hand was a whistleblower. It was a mixed verdict for the 25yearold private first class. The judge cleared him of aiding the enemy but convicted him of 20 of 22 charges including espionage, theft and computer fraud. He revealed a video of u. S. Troops firing on civi