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FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial over giving massive amounts of classified material to WikiLeaks has gone into recess until next week.

The prosecution and defense will spend the next week negotiating written statements from some 17 witnesses, in lieu of having them testify in court. They will report back next Tuesday.

Manning's in his third week of trial at Fort Meade Army base outside Baltimore on charges including aiding the enemy, which carries a potential life sentence.

In a short session Tuesday, the judge heard arguments on whether to allow tweets, allegedly by WikiLeaks, as evidence. The government wants to show Manning responded to one asking for military internet addresses, but the defense says it's unverified whether WikiLeaks actually sent it and Manning ever saw it.


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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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    misterosr wrote...
    @6cavaircav
    June 3, 2013 7:50 am
    I agree with most of your statyement but as this "war" has NOT been "declared" by congress it falls outside of the UCMJ "summary execution" rule. Which means that they can sentence however the see fit. If however he is found guilty of treason then the sentence could and should be death.
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    TRAITOR and TREASON
    June 3, 2013 8:27 am
    Pvt Manning is a traitor and a sick piece of scum. He has betrayed his country and his fellow servicemen and has a warped sense of right and wrong like the sickos that support his actions.
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    Constitutionalist wrote...
    Good intentions?
    June 3, 2013 9:51 am
    How is disobeying orders after swearing an oath to follow them good intentions?! This man needs to be executed for treason, plain and simple.
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    UZI wrote...
    Stauffenburg was a traitor too!
    June 4, 2013 8:44 pm
    If any should know that the gov doesn't put factual info out there it should be the people on this site. How bout we observe all the facts and most importantly the why of the facts. Did he have someone on our side who would bring to light some of this corruption? Why hasn't Pat Tillmans amongst many other cases been fully understood. How come the media just does a drive by like the paper boy instead of keeping us apprised of all the turns of events in this case? I've been around long enough to know we've not seen a thimbles full of facts yet.
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