manning's mental health focus of pretrial hearing

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1. WikiLeaks suspect Manning expected to testify for the first time

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/wikileaks-suspect-manning-expected-to-testify-for-the-first-time/2012/11/28/81d46a22-38ce-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_story.html

The Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks is expected to testify in court for the first time as early as Wednesday, part of an attempt by his attorney to convince a judge that his earlier pre-trial confinement was unlawful.

Supporters of Pfc. Bradley Manning, 24, have alleged that he was mistreated while held at a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., where he was kept in solitary confinement for more than eight months beginning in August 2010.

Manning faces 22 charges, ranging from the use of unauthorized software on a classified computer to aiding the enemy. If convicted on all counts, he could be sentenced to life in prison.

Manning’s attorney, David Coombs, has filed a motion asking the judge to dismiss the charges against him or reduce any sentence that is rendered because of the alleged mistreatment.