When (or if) Manning is convicted by a Military Court of treason for handing

[madinmaryland]

over classified information to foreign entities, what will the response on DU be?

[atreides1]

1. Let's make this clear

Manning has not been charged with treason...do you understand? Now that we've cleared that up, the harshest charge he's facing is aiding the enemy, which is punishable by death, proving it isn't a slam dunk!

Article 104 UCMJ - Aiding the enemy

(4) Giving intelligence to the enemy.


(a) That the accused, without proper authority, knowingly gave intelligence information to the enemy; and

(b) That the intelligence information was true, or implied the truth, at least in part.


Explanation.
(5) Giving intelligence to the enemy.


(a) Nature of offense. Giving intelligence to the enemy is a particular case of corresponding with the enemy made more serious by the fact that the communication contains intelligence that may be useful to the enemy for any of the many reasons that make information valuable to belligerents. This intelligence may be conveyed by direct or indirect means.

(b) Intelligence. “Intelligence” imports that the information conveyed is true or implies the truth, at least in part.

(c) Knowledge. Actual knowledge is required but may be proved by circumstantial evidence.

Maximum punishment.

Death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct

[Scuba]

2. Exposing war crimes is both heroic and patriotic. n/t

[lamp_shade]

3. The silence will be deafening.

[EFerrari]

5. Why do you think so?

Do you think military courts have some kind of magical power to render people speechless?

[Jmaxfie1]

4. I think he will probably not get convicted on many of the "Aiding the enemy"...

charges, but will probably get convicted on many lesser charges. Honestly, he probably should. It might not be popular here, but we do have a need for internal security laws.