Daniel Ellsberg: "Bradley Manning Is Acting in the Interest of the United States"

"There's a campaign here against whistleblowing that's actually unprecedented in legal terms"

- Daniel Ellsberg

Truthout - The US Army on Wednesday brought 22 new charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking classified military and government documents to whistleblower web site WikiLeaks. Manning was arrested in May 2010 for transferring classified data onto his personal computer and disclosing classified information concerning the national defense.

The new charges include one count of "aiding the enemy," a capital offense that is punishable by execution, although Manning's prosecutors have said they will likely seek life imprisonment without parole rather than the death penalty. Manning previously faced 52 years in prison. Read more.