http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Military justice) en-us Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:12:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/bradley-manning-speaks-army-whistleblowers-court-testimony-leaked?start=0 A leaked audio recording has emerged of the statement Army whistleblower Bradley Manning delivered at his pre-trial hearing in military court late last month. Manning acknowledged he gave hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, saying he wanted to show the American public the "true costs of war" and "spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan." This is the first time Manning's voice has been heard publicly since he was arrested nearly three years ago. We air excerpts of his remarks, hearing Manning describe in his own voice the moment he decided to release the documents, and the outrage he felt at the "Collateral Murder" video of an Apache helicopter attack in Iraq. <br /> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:12:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/bradley-manning-speaks-army-whistleblowers-court-testimony-leaked Bradley Manning, United States v. Bradley Manning, Whistleblower, WikiLeaks, Afghanistan, Iraq, US Army, Afghanistan War, Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present, Military justice A leaked audio recording has emerged of the statement Army whistleblower Bradley Manning delivered at his pre-trial hearing in military court late last month. Manning acknowledged he gave hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, saying he wanted to show the American public the "true costs of war" and "spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan." This is the first time Manning's voice has been heard publicly since he was arrested nearly three years ago. We air excerpts of his remarks, hearing Manning describe in his own voice the moment he decided to release the documents, and the outrage he felt at the "Collateral Murder" video of an Apache helicopter attack in Iraq. http://news.linktv.org/videos/bradley-manning-pleads-guilty-to-lesser-charge-in-wikileaks-case?start=0 Bradley Manning, the American soldier accused of leaking thousands of secret documents to the WikiLeaks website, has pleaded guilty to some of the lesser charges he faces at a military hearing in Washington DC. Washington Correspondent Matt Frei reports. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:06:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/bradley-manning-pleads-guilty-to-lesser-charge-in-wikileaks-case Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, United States v. Bradley Manning, Whistleblower, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico (newspaper), Foreign policy of the United States, Military justice, Plea Bradley Manning, the American soldier accused of leaking thousands of secret documents to the WikiLeaks website, has pleaded guilty to some of the lesser charges he faces at a military hearing in Washington DC. Washington Correspondent Matt Frei reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/wikileaks-whistleblower-bradley-manning-describes-torture?start=0 A military judge has approved the verbiage of Private First Class Bradley Manning's appeal where he would plead guilty to some charges of sharing sensitive information to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. The judge has yet to approve the deal, but if agreed upon it could land Manning 16 years behind bars. On Thursday, Manning recalled his treatment while being detained in both Kuwait and Quantico, Virginia. Liz Wahl has more. <br /> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:51:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/wikileaks-whistleblower-bradley-manning-describes-torture Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, United States v. Bradley Manning, Whistleblower, Military justice, Solitary confinement, Sleep deprivation, Plea bargain, Suicide watch, Torture A military judge has approved the verbiage of Private First Class Bradley Manning's appeal where he would plead guilty to some charges of sharing sensitive information to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. The judge has yet to approve the deal, but if agreed upon it could land Manning 16 years behind bars. On Thursday, Manning recalled his treatment while being detained in both Kuwait and Quantico, Virginia. Liz Wahl has more. http://news.linktv.org/videos/bradley-manning-offers-plea-on-wikileaks-charges?start=0 Accused Army whistleblower Bradley Manning is ready to plead guilty to some, but not all, of the charges against him, his lawyer says. Manning, who has been in jail since May 2010, is willing to admit providing classified information to WikiLeaks but will not plead guilty to espionage or aiding the enemy.<br /> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:45:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/bradley-manning-offers-plea-on-wikileaks-charges Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, US Army, Classified information, Democracy Now!, Whistleblower, United States v. Bradley Manning, Military justice, Court-martial, United States Accused Army whistleblower Bradley Manning is ready to plead guilty to some, but not all, of the charges against him, his lawyer says. Manning, who has been in jail since May 2010, is willing to admit providing classified information to WikiLeaks but will not plead guilty to espionage or aiding the enemy. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-091712?start=222 A military court in Gaza issued rulings, including a life sentence for two of the four accused, for participating in the kidnapping and killing of pro-solidarity Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni in the Gaza Strip in April of last year, reports Al Jazeera. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-091712 Nuclear program of Iran, Israel, Iran, Innocence of Muslims, International Atomic Energy Agency, US-Israel relations, Palestinians, Islam, Barack Obama, Syrian Civil War Presenter, Female #1 A military court in Gaza issued rulings that varied in prison terms, including a life sentence for two of the four accused, for participating in the kidnapping and killing of pro-solidarity Italian activist, Vittorio Arrigoni. Arrigoni was kidnapped and killed in the Gaza Strip in April of last year at the hands of a group that calls itself the Tawhid and Jihad Group. Reporter, Male #1 Far from the camera lens, the military court in Gaza issued its ruling against 4 Palestinian youths accused of participating in an operation in which they kidnapped and killed pro-solidarity Italian activist, Vittorio Arrigoni. Guest, Male #2 (Colonel Ahmad Atallah, Head of Gaza Military Court) Three of them are the primary accused, and one of them was sheltering the accused. The court issued multiple rulings. Two of the suspects were sentenced to life in hard labor, the third to 10 years of hard labor, and for the one harboring them, a year of incarceration. Reporter, Male #1 Though subject to appeal, the decision left a positive impact among rights groups and friends of the late Arrigoni. Guest, Male #3 (Khalil Shahin, Activist and Friend of Arrigoni) I feel joy, because the court took into consideration the wishes of our friend Vittorio, and his family as well, by not issuing death sentences, which he regarded as a harsh punishment. Reporter, Male #1 The Gaza military court rulings regarding the kidnapping and killing of pro-solidarity Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni, came over a year after the incident. An incident that had been met with great anger and criticism in various Palestinian circles. Reporter, Male #1 Arrigoni had arrived to Gaza aboard one of the flotillas that aimed to end the siege. He settled there, and united in solidarity with Palestinians' rights. Reporter, Male #1 On the 14th of April last year, an armed group that called itself the Sahabi Muhammad Bin Maslama Brigade, kidnapped Arrigoni to demand the Gaza government release one of the Salafi group's leaders, as it stated in its declaration. Hours after the group posted the video, Arrigoni was found dead in a home north of Gaza. Reporter, Male #1 The Gaza government's response at the time was swift and decisive. Their forces stormed a house in which some suspects in the incident had barricaded themselves. At the time, they refused to turn themselves in. Two were killed, among them a young man of Jordanian citizenship. Reporter, Male #1 It was an incident regarded by Palestinians as a deviation from their approach as well as their struggle, whose aim was always to win over and protect all those who sympathize and stand in solidarity with Palestine and its cause. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-081312?start=309 Lebanon's Military Tribunal adjourned the hearing of former minister Michel Samaha to an unspecified date, reports Al Jazeera. Samaha was arrested under suspicions that he was working with the Syrian regime to carry out assassinations in Lebanon. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-081312 Iran, Politics of Egypt, Michel Samaha, Nangarhar Province, 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes, Free Syrian Army, Iran-Israel relations, Politics of Tunisia, Politics of Somalia, Tahrir Square Presenter, Female #1 Lebanon's Military Tribunal adjourned the hearing of former minister Michel Samaha to an unspecified date. Samaha's lawyer expressed hope in maintaining the judicial path away from political pressure. Presenter, Male #1 Defense lawyer Malek Sayyed considered the leaks of Samaha's interrogation as very harmful to the investigation. Al-Sayyad confirmed that the Lebanese minister of justice has vowed to investigate how these leaks occurred. The defense lawyer refused to answer if Samaha was subjected to pressure during his interrogation. Presenter, Female #1 Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced that the judiciary will continue to investigate the case of former Information Minister Michel Samaha until it is resolved. Presenter, Male #1 Mikati confirmed that following the investigation, he will take a political stance and decision that would maintain Lebanon's sovereignty. Reporter, Female #2 The case is no longer merely about the arrest of Minister Michel Samaha. The military judge's indictment includes the Syrian security regime for the very first time. This development has confused the authorities, that have been holding on to a policy of disassociation since the beginning of the Syrian crisis. The prime minister says this policy is based on the principle of non-interference in the affairs of others. For this reason, he says, it is unacceptable for others to intervene in Lebanon's affairs, or turn the country into a field to settle scores and export crises. Reporter, Female #2 As for the recent developments of the case, a mobilization has started demanding a wider investigation, since the explosive devices that were confiscated are reportedly very similar to those used in the assassinations of Samir Kassir and George Hawi, and the attempted assassination of broadcast journalist May Chidiac, according to the an-Nahar newspaper. In the same framework, the March 14 Coalition mobilized its forces to demand the authorities to take stringent measures. Guest, Male #2 The Syrian ambassador in Lebanon must quickly be expelled, and diplomatic relations with this regime must be temporarily frozen. A complaint must also be filed at the UN to reveal these facts. Reporter, Female #2 As for the March 8 Coalition, it has refrained from commenting on the issue, and is waiting for the results of the investigation, with the exception of a symbolic protest held in front of the Military Tribunal. Some of Samaha's supporters organized the protest, but sources close to the March 8 Coalition indicated that a media escalation will serve neither the enemies of the regime here, nor its allies. Guest, Male #3 They placed all these issues in the same framework. This does not serve anyone, and does not serve the truth. This serves a plan that is much bigger than Michel Samaha and much bigger than Wissam Hassan, will all due respect to both of them. And it is much bigger than the entire Lebanese game. There is a grand plan for the region. Reporter, Female #2 The authorities say the leaks related to this case are dangerous, but what could later be revealed in the investigation might be even more dangerous. As for the repercussions, they are certainly larger than a mere settling of local accounts. http://news.linktv.org/videos/tunisias-former-leader-sentenced-to-life-in-prison?start=0 A Tunisian military court sentenced ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to life in prison over his role in the killing of protesters in the towns where the Arab Spring began. But many other high-ranking officials escaped with light or no sentences. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:43:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/tunisias-former-leader-sentenced-to-life-in-prison Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian revolution, Tunisia, Kasserine, Life imprisonment, Salafi, Curfew, In absentia, Trial, Military justice A Tunisian military court sentenced ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to life in prison Wednesday over his role in the killing of protesters in the towns where the Arab Spring began. Earlier he was given a 20-year sentence for inciting violence. Ben Ali is currently living in exile in Saudi Arabia, and many other high-ranking officials escaped with light or no sentences. http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-june-8-2012?start=0 Bradley Manning appears at a pretrial hearing in a military court ahead of his September trial, as a new book documents his trajectory from a difficult childhood to his current predicament. Plus "Five Broken Cameras," headlines, and more. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:05:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-june-8-2012 Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, Whistleblower, United States v. Bradley Manning, United States, Court-martial, Trial, Military justice, 2012 al-Qubair massacre, Bil'in Bradley Manning appears at a pretrial hearing in a military court ahead of his September trial, as a new book documents his trajectory from a difficult childhood to his current predicament. And more from the Democracy Now! interview with the filmmakers behind "Five Broken Cameras," a new documentary that tells the story of a West Bank village's resistance to the Israeli separation barrier. Plus headlines, and more. http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-june-8-2012?start=883 For just the third time since he was arrested over two years ago, alleged Army whistleblower Bradley Manning was seen by the public this week at a pretrial hearing in a military court at Fort Meade, Maryland. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:05:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-june-8-2012 Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, Whistleblower, United States v. Bradley Manning, United States, Court-martial, Trial, Military justice, 2012 al-Qubair massacre, Bil'in For just the third time since he was arrested over two years ago, alleged Army whistleblower Bradley Manning was seen by the public this week at a pretrial hearing in a military court at Fort Meade, Maryland. The 24-year-old private is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, including secret files on the Iraq and Afghan wars. Manning's attorneys are seeking the dismissal of 10 of the counts against Manning as well as the release of hundreds of thousands of documents relating to the alleged leak. We speak with Kevin Gosztola, a civil liberties blogger at Firedoglake.com who has been attending Manning's pretrial hearing. For just the third time since he was arrested over two years ago, alleged Army whistleblower Bradley Manning was seen by the public this week. His three-day pretrial hearing wraps up today before a military court at Fort Meade in Maryland. Manning faces 22 charges, including the capital offense of aiding the enemy, as well as violating the Espionage Act, computer fraud and theft of records. The 24-year-old private is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, including secret files on the Iraq and Afghan wars. Manning's attorneys are seeking the dismissal of 10 of the counts against him. His defense team says the counts are either unlawfully vague or fall short of amounting to a prosecutable offense. Manning's military trial is scheduled for September. Earlier this week, his legal team submitted a motion calling for the U.S. government to release hundreds of thousands of documents relating to the alleged leak. The government is reportedly in possession of 250,000 pages of documents related to the case but has refused to turn them over to Manning's defense team. To find out more about the military trial, we're going to Washington, D.C., to talk to Kevin Gosztola, civil liberties blogger at Firedoglake. He's been attending Manning's pretrial hearing. He's co-author with Greg Mitchell of the ebook Truth and Consequences: The U.S. vs. Bradley Manning. Welcome to Democracy Now!, Kevin. Tell us what's happened so far in the pretrial hearing. Well, to sum it up, I would say that this proceeding has been all about discovery of evidence. David Coombs, who is Manning's defense lawyer, has been trying to get the government to provide him with documents that would show just how the government responded to the leaks that came from the WikiLeaks disclosures. Particularly, he's been interested in the U.S. embassy cables. So, a lot of the focus in the past couple months, at least going back to March, has been about getting the State Department damage assessment report. And that's how we saw State Department witnesses taking the stand yesterday during the proceeding. In addition to that, we've also seen, you know, they've litigated trying to get the dismissal of computer fraud charges and arguing that he could not have exceeded authorized access because he did in fact have clearance for his computer. We've had a discussion in the courtroom about getting access to an FBI law enforcement file. And so, the main focus of this proceeding has really been about forcing the discovery of evidence. And the effort by his attorney to get some of the charges dismissed—what's the difference between those that the attorneys are not trying to get dismissed at this point and those that they are? Well, going back to March, throughout all of these motion hearings, they have made some attempt to dismiss charges. For the record, they did try to get all charges dismissed, because they believe that the military prosecutors and government haven't been doing a due diligence search for information that would have to do with whether Bradley Manning is guilty or innocent, or it could be used to reduce his sentence if he is in fact convicted. And so, in this hearing in June, these charges have broken down to being espionage charges and also the two computer fraud charges. And this particular set has come up in the proceeding mainly because this is where Coombs is at as a lawyer. He's tried to get other charges dropped, and so far the judge has not been—has not entertained these motions and sided with the defense. Judge Denise Lind has ordered the U.S. government to hand over crucial documents, including the State Department's preliminary damage assessment of Manning's actions to the defense. Manning's lawyers are arguing the information is vital to Manning's defense. What is coming of this, Kevin? There's been a huge development in the last month with this assessment report, in that the defense is actually going to get this draft. Now, the government tried to, in May, argue that this draft only contains speculative information. And in court in June, the press and public heard that the judge was not going to buy this argument. That's not a legitimate reason for the defense to not get to see the contents. And so then what became the issue with this damage assessment report was Coombs has the document, but he wanted to know if it was the most up-to-date version of the report, because it stops on August 2011. And so, three witnesses were called yesterday. One of the witnesses, Rena Bitter, is actually the member of the operations center that oversaw the crisis response, who was in that center. She participated in that effort. And so, these people were there, and they were testifying about the contents and helping David Coombs to realize and understand exactly what was in the assessment, but this also became an effort to figure out what other records might the State Department have. And Kevin, what about Manning himself, his demeanor in the courtroom? He's rarely been seen throughout this whole several years now. Does he have any interaction with other people in the courtroom? How does he seem? He doesn't—he has very limited interaction with people who are in the audience. He's mostly unaware of what supporters are doing, as evidenced by the fact that he became—he became aware during this proceeding that there were in fact people in the audience that had "truth" shirts, and he smiled at this, that there were people here that were supporting him. During the proceeding, he's—sometimes he's tuned in, sometimes he's writing, sometimes he's scribbling. He pays attention. There's—sometimes when the proceeding gets very interesting, you can tell he's engaged, he's talking to his lawyer. And for the most part, you know, he's behaving like somebody who was 24 years old would if they were in a military proceeding where they were largely unfamiliar with the legalese that is being discussed. And Kevin, you, also Democracy Now! and other media organizations and journalists, filed a petition last month in attempt to grant the public and press access to more information about the court-martial of Manning. So far the military court has refused to make public the government's motion papers, the court's own orders and transcripts of the proceedings. Where is this going? Judge Lind announced at the opening of the proceeding that there was this petition before the court of appeals, the Army Criminal Court of Appeals, and that she did not think that there needed to be a stay of proceedings, so there wasn't any reason for the proceeding to be put on hold so that this could be decided. The key issue here is that, in the proceeding, as a reporter, I don't get to go look at these decisions, these motions, some of these orders in the aftermath. And that means that I'm listening to what is being said in real time. I'm basically trying to do my own transcript of the proceeding in order to put together reports for readers after the proceedings are concluded for the day. And this is very problematic because, in some ways, it's hard to confirm what is being said. I know, for an example, that you have misspellings of names. You have trouble with numbers and key details. And it's hard because you're putting all the burden on the military briefer to provide you with information. You're also trying to keep up with what is being read, and it just—it's totally unreasonable that there wouldn't be any sort of documentation provided to the press and public so that they could confirm the accuracy of the reporting. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-051012?start=786 <p><strong>WARNING: Graphic Content. </strong>Thousands of Mauritanians declare readiness to kick out President Aziz, devastating bombings hit the Syrian capital as the blame game continues, Algeria holds parliamentary elections amid voter apathy, and more.</p> Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-051012 Israel, Bahrain Uprising, Bahrain, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Damascus, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Palestinian prisoners in Israel, Arab Spring - duplicate Bahrain has postponed the retrial of some 20 medical professionals accused of giving medical care to protestors injured during crackdowns on anti-regime protests last year. The doctors and nurses have been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison by a military tribunal. This is the second time the court is delaying the proceedings. A retrial is also underway for a group of 21 activists, including a prominent rights defender who has been on a hunger strike for three months.