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Did Bradley Manning Aid the Enemy?

Do PFC Bradley Manning’s actions constitute ‘aiding the enemy’?
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Here is what the prosecutor, Capt. Joe Morrow, said at PFC Bradley Manning court martial trial today:

“This is a case about a soldier who systematically harvested hundreds of thousands of classified documents and dumped them onto the Internet, into the hands of the enemy – material he knew, based on his training, would put the lives of fellow soldiers at risk.”

What do you think?

Do PFC Bradley Manning’s actions constitute ‘aiding the enemy’?

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