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Manning faces new charges, possible death penalty
WASHINGTON — Following an intensive seven-month investigation, the Army on Wednesday filed 22 additional charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of illegally downloading tens of thousands of classified U.S. military and State Department documents that were then publicly released by WikiLeaks, military officials tell NBC News.
The most serious of the new charges is "aiding the enemy," a capital offense which carries a potential death sentence.
Pentagon and military officials say some of the classified information released by WikiLeaks contained the names of informants and others who had cooperated with U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, endangering their lives.
According to the officials, the U.S. military rounded up many of those named and brought them into their bases for protection. But, according to one military official, "We didn't get them all." Military officials tell NBC News a small number of them still have not been found.
Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, did not immediately return a call from msnbc.com for comment.
But Coombs wrote on his blog Wednesday that it was uncertain whether any additional charges filed against his client would stick.
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This guy is just a fall guy . Besides , He is really a hero for going against the US Milatary's orders. This country is violating basic Human rights let alone Christian Rights and morals. I am a vet and find it hard to be patriotic for a country that is doing nothing but Satan's work, period. Do You really think a PFC would have access to all kinds of high level documents ??? Only a Beck/Palin loving Moron would believe that. Keep on Going Julian Assange and hope somebody gets this poor soldier out of the milatary's hands for they are likely going to kill him in a witch trial and I am sure He is being abused now.
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