The defense for Pfc. Bradley Manning indicated in a military court that ensuring crowd-funded stenographers had access to create an unofficial transcript of the trial, which would be made available to media outlets around the world, was something they supported. “We believe that this enforces Pfc. Manning’s right” under the Sixth Amendment during trial, defense [...]

8:50 PM EST Sheila Glenn, a senior analyst with Army Counterintelligence, testified on the report the agency put out on the “threat” posed by WikiLeaks. She testified about the contents of the report, which can be read here. (I covered the possible role this report might have in the trial last week.) 8:44 PM EST Special Agent [...]

As the second week of Bradley Manning’s court martial is set to begin, it might be wise to remember that, just as justice is not always just, so it is that truisms aren’t always true. And the one referenced in the title of this article is, of course, the old adage “It’s what’s on the [...]

On Friday, I participated in one of the better chats or discussions that I have done with others on Bradley Manning, government secrecy, the broken system of classification and the pursuit of whistleblowers or truth-tellers by the Obama administration. The chat also discussed the disclosures a whistleblower in government is now making on the National [...]

7:45 PM EST As there are no more proceedings in the trial this week, it is important to make a couple of notes. First, thanks to my assistant, Jeff, who has been helping me keep this space updated during the week. Thank you to the Freedom of the Press Foundation for the grant. I was able to stay [...]

The United States was, in theory, a nation of laws. But it is no longer a nation of laws for Bradley Manning.

9:00 PM EST Quick note to wrap up this live updates post for the day – the judge decided the court will be in recess after Wednesday. The trial will resume on Monday. Witnesses who have been called to testify has gone more quickly than expected, but the next set of witnesses did not make travel [...]

The government gave its opening statement in the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier who has confessed to disclosing information to WikiLeaks. Cpt. Joe Morrow, a military prosecutor, methodically moved through a slide show that he produced for the opening statement. It had not been shown to the defense before this morning so the [...]

Today, the defense for PFC. Bradley Manning delivered its opening statement in his trial. David Coombs, Manning’s defense lawyer, opened with an account of an incident that occurred in Iraq on December 24, 2009. An American military convoy was moving through and a vehicle with five civilians moved to the side of the road to [...]

7:40 PM EST I was on multiple programs today – “Democracy Now!”, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Breakfast” morning news program. I did that from the area where satellite trucks were parked. I nearly was included in Al Jazeera English’s “Inside Story” segment marking the first day of Bradley Manning’s trial. I also did HuffPost Live. Here’s [...]