Court-martial of U.S. soldier in WikiLeaks case drawing to a close.
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – As the court-martial winds down for the U.S. soldier accused of the largest leak of classified information in the nation’s history, military prosecutors will try to portray him as arrogant and reckless, while the defense will seek to show he was well-meaning but naive.
Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, faces 21 counts of leaking more than 700,000 documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website. The most serious charge, aiding the enemy, carries a life sentence.
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