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FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - Prosecutors say they have agreed to charge the Army private who released more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to the WikiLeaks site with a lesser offense on one of the 22 counts against him.

Maj. Ashden Fein said Tuesday that prosecutors had changed their minds about charging Pfc. Bradley Manning with violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in connection with the release of a cable known as Reykjavik-13. Wikileaks posted a cable in 2010 about a meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, summarizing U.S. Embassy discussions with Icelandic officials about the country's financial troubles.

Fein did not give a reason for the change.

The pretrial hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning that began Tuesday at Fort Meade concerns classified material that would be used as evidence during the trial, which starts June 3.


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    tom85013 wrote...
    I don't care if he is gay
    December 5, 2012 12:39 pm
    I care very deeply that he aided the enemy. More so becasue my son is in Afghanistan presently and his actions may put him in greater jeopardy than he currently is. And let's stop sugar coating it, it's TREASON. What happened to the good old days when that was a capital offense? Give my best to Eddie Slovik when you see him Pfc. Manning.
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    Non-point wrote...
    Gay?
    February 28, 2013 11:40 am
    Your comment is whats wrong with this country right now. Have you ever thought maybe your son shouldn't be there? That he is doing something wrong for a misguided country? I understand this man needs to be punished and I also respect him for doing what was right in his views instead of the ole "just doing what I'm told to". Patriots come in all forms not just American uniforms. FYI Sometime standing for what you believe in means standing alone.
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    6thCavAirCav wrote...
    I don't see him as a Patriot
    March 1, 2013 2:15 pm
    This is a man joined the Military he was not drafted he raised his hand a swore and oather to protect the country, it ideals and to follow the order to the best of his ability. He violated his position and released classified material. Period end of story. Years ago you would have never heard about this situation. He is a traitor and should have a sumary execution as is called out through the military code of justice for act treason during a declared war.
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    6thCavAirCav wrote...
    I don't see cont'
    March 1, 2013 2:16 pm
    All you who say he did what he needed to be a Patriot have a very warped sense of right and wrong. You are the reason this country is in the mess it is in.
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