Bradley Manning Hearing Alleged WikiLeaks Whistleblower in Military Court, 19 Months After Arrest

Bradley Manning Hearing: Alleged WikiLeaks Whistleblower in Military Court, 19 Months After Arrest
The military hearing of alleged U.S. Army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning began Friday at Fort Meade in Maryland and continued over the weekend. Manning has been detained for more than a year and a half and could face up to 23 counts of violating military code. The 24-year-old is suspected of leaking hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks in the biggest leak of classified U.S. documents in history. The issues raised during the trial so far include the lax computer security at the military base in Iraq where Manning was stationed and Manning’s emotional stability and anxieties around his sexual orientation. We speak with Ed Pilkington, a correspondent for The Guardian, who has been reporting from the pretrial hearings for the last three days. Watch/Listen/Read

Adrian Lamo, Bradley Manning Informant, Defends Role in Turning in Alleged WikiLeaks Whistleblower
We speak with Adrian Lamo, the former hacker who last year informed the U.S. military authorities of his conversations with Army Private Bradley Manning, in which Manning claimed to have leaked a large body of classified documents. In internet chats with Lamo using a pseudonym, Manning allegedly disclosed he was providing materials to WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange. Lamo is now a witness in Manning’s trial. Watch/Listen/Read

Bradley Manning Faces Life Sentence, While Criminals WikiLeaks Exposed Have Suffered No Consequences–Glenn Greenwald
We speak with constitutional lawyer and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald about the military pretrial hearing now underway for alleged U.S. Army whistleblower Bradley Manning, who has been accused for releasing classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks. Watch/Listen/Read

Obama Prepares to Authorize Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens for First Time Since McCarthy Era–Glenn Greenwald on NDAA
The $662 billion National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress last week includes controversial provisions that could usher in a radical expansion of indefinite detention under the U.S. government by authorizing the military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com blogger and constitutional law attorney. Watch/Listen/Read

Egyptian Military Kills 14 Protesters, Attacks Journalists In Brutal Crackdown In Tahrir Square
A new wave of violence in Cairo’s Tahrir Square began Friday when one of several hundred peaceful protesters staging a sit-in outside the parliament building was reportedly detained and beaten by troops. Up to 14 people have now been killed and hundreds injured over the last three days of clashes. Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports from Cairo that the military confiscated two of his cameras, and he also saw them take cameras from Al Jazeera reporters. Watch/Listen/Read

Today's Headlines


North Korea Leader Kim Jong-il Dies of Heart Attack
Pre-Trial Hearing For Army Whistleblower Bradley Manning Enters Fourth Day
Clashes in Egypt Leave 14 Dead
Tunisia: One-Year Anniversary of Mohamed Bouazizi’s Self-Immolation Passes
Thousands Protest Disputed Russian Election, Anti-Corruption Journalist Murdered
Occupy Wall Street NYC Marks 3-Month Anniversary With Re-Occupation Attempt
Tax Break For 160 Million Americans in Doubt As Republicans Threaten To Reject Extension
Newt Gingrich: Judges Should Defend Unpopular Decisions Before Congressional Hearings
Philippines Typhoon Leaves 680 Dead, 800 Missing
Lori Berenson Prevented From Leaving Peru Despite Ruling to Allow For Trip Home
Former Czech Leader Vaclav Havel Dead at 75
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