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redgreenandblue

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5. He is charged with "aiding the enemy". That charge at least is void.

Reply to NobodyInParticular (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 07:46 AM

Jan 2013

A country has no right to charge someone with this, if the war in the context of which this charge arose is itself a breach of international law. This is the case in Iraq.

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Bradley Manning: What is at the heart of the matter? [View all] NobodyInParticular Jan 2013 OP

and if we learn nothing else from this it is that far too much information is classified 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #1

Agreed. Way too much is classified. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #2

K&R JDPriestly Jan 2013 #3

Illegal transfer of classified materials (despite benign content) is serious business. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #4

He is charged with "aiding the enemy". That charge at least is void. redgreenandblue Jan 2013 #5

And handing the information to an Australian was the way to go about this? randome Jan 2013 #6

A noble soldier? NobodyInParticular Jan 2013 #7

This morning I woke up thinking about your post. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #8