Saturday, December 17, 2011

Bradley Manning appears in US court - Americas - Al Jazeera English

Bradley Manning appears in US court - Americas - Al Jazeera English

Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of giving massive troves of classified US documents to WikiLeaks, has appeared in a military court for the first time at a pre-trial hearing into his case.

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Almanza, the presiding officer, called an end to Friday's proceedings after advising Manning again of the charges and his rights and rejecting a defense request that he recuse himself from the case.

Watch the video which includes an interview with Lt Ehren Watada who was the first officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq.

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