Thursday, 22 August 2013

WikiLeaks source Manning sentenced to 35 years

FORT MEADE: US Army Private Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in jail and dishonorably discharged Wednesday for the biggest breach of official secrets in American history.Military judge Colonel Denise Lind delivered her verdict after a months-long trial for Manning, who passed a massive cache of classified government documents to WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website headed by Julian Asange.Manning, 25, appeared ashen-faced as he awaited the verdict, which came in a less than two-minute

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