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Prosecutor: Manning shared data without regard for national security |
June 03, 2013
U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning accused of sharing thousands of classified government documents with WikiLeaks, knew that the information would aid enemies of the U.S., a prosecutor argued Monday.Manning, facing a court martial on 12 charges at Fort Meade, Maryland, endangered U.S. national security when he "systematically harvested" thousands of classified documents and allowed them to be posted to the Internet, prosecutor Captain Joe Morrow said.The classified documents had "great value to our adversaries, and in particular, our enemies," Morrow said. "This is a case that shows what happens when arrogance meets access to sensitive information."Morrow, in his opening statement, detailed a long list of evidence related to Manning's computer and his access to the Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), a computer network used by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State. Manning, an Army intelligence analyst, is accused of downloading and transmitting thousands of sensitive documents in late 2009 and early 2010.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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