This is a historic verdict. Judge Denise Lind correctly found Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy because the evidence failed to establish that Manning knew information he provided to WikiLeaks would reach al-Qaida. A conviction of aiding the enemy would have sent a chilling message to the news media that if they publish leaked classified information, their officers could face life in prison. That would deprive the public of crucial information.
The verdict finding Manning guilty of Espionage Act offenses, however, sends an ominous warning that could deter future whistle-blowers from exposing government wrongdoing. It’s important to keep in mind that Manning provided information indicating the U.S. had committed war crimes. Traditionally the Espionage Act has been used only against spies and traitors, not whistle-blowers. Yet President Obama has used the Espionage Act to prosecute more whistle-blowers than all prior administrations combined.
Namonjy aina tokoa ny fanambaran'i Manning. Taorian'ny namoahan'ny WikiLeaks ny antontan-taratasiny momba ny ivon-toerana fampijaliana Irakiana naorin'i Etazonia, nolavin'ny governemanta Irakiana ny fangatahan'i Obama hanitarana ny tsimatimanota amin'ireo miaramila amerikana izay manao heloka bevava sy heloka bevava ao. Vokany, tsy maintsy nanaisotra ny miaramila amerikana tao Iraka i Obama.
The American public needed to know the information Manning provided. He revealed evidence of war crimes in the "Collateral Murder" video, which depicts a U.S. Apache attack helicopter crew killing 12 unarmed civilians and wounding two children in Baghdad in 2007. The crew then killed people attempting to rescue the wounded. A U.S. tank drove over one of the bodies, cutting it in half. Those actions constitute war crimes under the Geneva Conventions.
Ny fitantanan'i Bush dia nanao ady tsy ara-dalàna tany Iraka izay nahafatesana olona an'arivony. Nanangana fandaharan'asa fakàna am-bavany izay nitarika fampijaliana sy fanararaotana olona tany Iraka, Afganistana, Guantanamo ary ireo tranokala mainty CIA ihany koa izy io. Saingy i Bradley Manning, fa tsy ireo manampahefana Bush, no enjehina.
Efa nampihena 112 andro ny sazy mety ho azon'i Manning noho ny fampijaliana azy nandritra ny 11 volana voalohany nitazonana azy, fony izy nitazona tany an-tranomaizina sy afa-baraka tamin'ny fanerena azy hitanjaka mba hojerena. Antenaina fa horaisin'ny mpitsara ny tombontsoan'ny fiarahamonintsika amin'ny fanambaran'i Manning rehefa mamoaka sazy izy. Mbola migadra 90 taona an-tranomaizina i Manning noho ny fanamelohana azy tamin'ny 19 tamin'ireo 21 niampangana azy.
This first appeared on Debate Club, US News & World Report, http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/was-the-bradley-manning-verdict-fair/bradley-mannings-revelations-saved-lives.
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