The defense for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, filed a motion calling for all charges with prejudice to be dismissed because the United States government has “trampled upon” Manning’s “speedy trial rights.” The 117-page motion concludes, “A military accused’s right to speedy trial is fundamental. The government’s processing [...]

On Wednesday, Jeffrey Kaye and Jason Leopold of Truthout published an exclusive on a Defense Department (DoD) report on the alleged drugging of prisoners in the custody of the US military that had been declassified. The report put together by the DoD inspector general acknowledged that “powerful antipsychotic and other medications ‘could impair an individual’s [...]

The defense for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, has moved to stop the prosecution from preventing Manning from using evidence of “harm” as part of his defense. The move is in response to a motion military prosecutors filed in March that would block Manning’s defense from referencing key [...]

A report on the tens of thousands of primarily poor or working class people from developing countries, who are hired through US government contracts to work for United States military or diplomatic missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been published by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The report calls attention to a system of [...]

UPDATE – 11:00 PM EST A video update I recorded on the hearing today: UPDATE – 8:11 PM EST The Herald Sun, a newspaper based in Australia, posts a report on the day’s proceedings. Of note: A US military judge has ordered prosecutors to share more documents with WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning after defence lawyers [...]

(update below) The United States government has responded to a challenge against secrecy in the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks. The response addresses a petition for extraordinary relief that the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) submitted to the Army Criminal Court of Appeals (ACCA) to order [...]

The third motion hearing in the case of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier who is being prosecuted by the US government for allegedly releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, commenced today. I was at Fort Meade in Maryland to cover the proceedings. I will also be there throughout the rest of the week to cover what [...]

The government continues to withhold evidence that Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, should be able to use to defend himself in court, according to his defense team. In a motion filed on May 10, the defense argues that the government has not been conducting a search for evidence [...]

A challenge against secrecy in court martial proceedings for Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, was filed in the Army Court of Criminal Appeals (ACCA) on Thursday. The challenge—a petition for extraordinary relief—is being submitted to order the judge to grant the press and the public access to court [...]

Worldwide heads of the National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), military generals, heads of state from the alliance’s twenty-eight member countries will be coming to Chicago for a summit on May 20-21. The city will be put on lockdown all so the military arm of the G8—a group that can dial up a “humanitarian intervention” or [...]