Bradley Manning must face 'aiding the enemy' charge

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

26 April 2012 Last updated at 22:20 GMT

Bradley Manning must face 'aiding the enemy' charge

A US military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge against Private Bradley Manning, the alleged source of Wikileaks revelations.

The charge of aiding the enemy - one off 22 charges he faces - carries a life sentence in prison.

Col Denise Lind ruled against a defence argument that the government had not properly alleged that Pte Manning intended to help al-Qaeda.

Pte Manning's court martial is set to begin on 21 September in Maryland.

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[xchrom]

1. That MUST mean the murdering of innocent civilians

By U.S. Forces.

[customerserviceguy]

2. I'm not surprised by this news

However, the one thing I found interesting is that the trial will begin as we wind down to the last month of the presidential election campaign. One must surely wonder what impact this trial will have on what is said on the campaign trail.

[Luminous Animal]

3. The judge also ruled that the govt. will have to prove Manning knew he was

giving intelligence indirectly to enemy.