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WikiLeaks case likened to Civil War espionage
Posted: Jan 9, 2013 6:41 AM by Associated Press
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - The defense says military prosecutors are drawing comparisons between an Army private's alleged leak of classified documents and Civil War-era spying cases.
The argument emerged Tuesday during a pretrial hearing at Fort Meade for Pfc. Bradley Manning. The hearing continues Wednesday.
The issue is whether Manning's motive is relevant to a charge he aided the enemy by sending reams of classified documents to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks. The government contends Manning knew, or should have known, that the information would be seen by al-Qaida.
Defense attorney David Coombs said Tuesday that prosecutors are citing Civil War-era cases concerning soldiers who placed coded messages in newspaper ads.
Coombs says Manning's alleged offenses are more akin to providing government documents to a newspaper.
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