July 30th, 2013
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Journalists at Bradley Manning trial report hostile conditions for press - Boing Boing

Update: Tuesday, Bradley Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy, the most severe of the charges, and guilty of most of the charges he faced for sharing U.S. government documents.

The Washington Post notes:

Had Manning been convicted of aiding the enemy, he would have faced a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole. Civil libertarians feared that a conviction on that charge, which has not been used since the Civil War, would have sent a chilling message to would-be government whistle-blowers.

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