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Will Obama and Clinton testify for Manning?

Saturday, December 10, 2011

 Will Obama and Clinton testify for Manning?

As the defense attorneys for alleged WikiLeaks aide PFC Bradley Manning prepare for a pre-trial hearing, the US government is trying to shut down all of the nearly 50 witnesses they’ve asked to testify, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Manning has been under strict and severe military custody for nearly two years for his suspected involvement in WikiLeaks, Julian Assange’s whistleblower site that the government says is detrimental to the security of the nation. Attorneys for Manning, however, believe that they have a strong case to support their client, though are now encountering a new road block with the government giving them the run around.

David E Coombs, attorney for Manning, has asked for both President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify during the Article 32 hearing scheduled to begin next week. Slated to start December 16, the hearing will serve as precursor to further judicial action and will determine if Manning’s case will be fit for a full-scale court martial hearing. Coombs hopes that by grilling the president over remarks he made earlier this year, he will be able to show that the commander-in-c.... MORE
SourceRT.com

URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/obama-manning-wikileaks-government-447/

2 comments:

Jesusa Bernardo said...

itong si manning ay nakikinikinita ko na na itatanghal bilang isang bayani sa kasaysayan mga ilang taon, o dekada mula ngayon. ito ang amerikanong matino, mabait, ma.prinsipyo, at naniniwala sa demokrasya at hindi makadmnyong pambu.bully ng kanyang kalbong agilang pamahalaan.

"David E Coombs, attorney for Manning, has asked for both President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify during the Article 32 hearing scheduled to begin next week. Slated to start December 16, the hearing will serve as precursor to further judicial action and will determine if Manning’s case will be fit for a full-scale court martial hearing. Coombs hopes that by grilling the president over remarks he made earlier this year, he will be able to show that the commander-in-chief was out of place by what he says was an expression of “unlawful command influence.”"

Anonymous said...

Siyempre... hindi. Si choco Jesus pa. Si "Kill Bill" lalong hindi, masama daw apara sa Kanyang ..kwan.. ewan.

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