From VOA Learning English,
this is In The News.
An American military judge this week
sentenced Army Private Bradley Manning
Manning provided more than 700,000
classified files and other materials
to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
Officials have described the case
as the largest leak of restricted documents
in American history.
The judge, Colonel Denise Lind,
announced the sentence Wednesday
at a military base in Maryland.
would be dishonorably discharged
from the armed forces.
He will be barred from future military service
and lose rights to any pay he is owed.
three years in detention.
He had faced as long as 90 years in prison
for providing American secrets to WikiLeaks.
Government lawyers called for a 60-year sentence.
Under military rules,
Manning could be considered for
a conditional release from prison
in less than nine years.
The sentencing followed a 12-week trial
and a long legal battle over the release
of hundreds of thousands of records.
They included diplomatic messages
and American battlefield reports
from Iraq and Afghanistan.
that killed two civilians.
Manning says he wanted to show the wrongfulness of war
and American actions overseas.
But government lawyers say he betrayed his country.
Morris Davis formerly served as the government's main lawyer
in cases against accused terrorists
at Guantanamo military base in Cuba.
He says the Manning case required a strong sentence.
He adds that the information given to WikiLeaks
did more to damage the image of the United States
than harm national security.
"There was no real value to al-Qaida
or anyone else from these classified documents
when they could go on Google
and get the same information.
It's hard to see where there's any real
harm here other than just embarrassment
to the United States government."
The judge cleared Manning
of the more serious charge of aiding the enemy.
In court, Manning expressed regret
for harming the country.
The soldier and his lawyers said
he had idealistic goals in releasing the information.
They said he believed he could publicize the truth
about American involvement in the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
His lawyer, David Coombs,
compared Manning's actions to anyone who exposed wartime truths.
He called the case a defining event in press freedom
that threatens the flow of information to the public.
The case raised questions about
why the Army put Manning in a sensitive position.
The court heard evidence that he had emotional problems.
A military doctor described him
as having a gender identity disorder.
Manning did not receive treatment while in Iraq.
On Thursday, Manning announced
that he is female
and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea.
Tommy Sears heads the Center for Military Readiness.
The group has criticized the military's cancellation
He says the leaks might not have happened
if Manning had been given help for his emotional issues.
And that's In The News from VOA Learning English.
I'm Bob Doughty.
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:00.10]From VOA Learning English,
[00:07.73]this is In The News.
[00:10.17]An American military judge this week
[00:13.55]sentenced Army Private Bradley Manning
[00:20.92]Manning provided more than 700,000
[00:25.44]classified files and other materials
[00:28.47]to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
[00:32.72]Officials have described the case
[00:35.87]as the largest leak of restricted documents
[00:39.61]in American history.
[00:41.49]The judge, Colonel Denise Lind,
[00:45.29]announced the sentence Wednesday
[00:47.56]at a military base in Maryland.
[00:56.43]would be dishonorably discharged
[00:59.11]from the armed forces.
[01:01.08]He will be barred from future military service
[01:05.34]and lose rights to any pay he is owed.
[01:13.40]three years in detention.
[01:15.38]He had faced as long as 90 years in prison
[01:20.18]for providing American secrets to WikiLeaks.
[01:24.43]Government lawyers called for a 60-year sentence.
[01:29.59]Under military rules,
[01:32.23]Manning could be considered for
[01:35.38]a conditional release from prison
[01:37.77]in less than nine years.
[01:40.41]The sentencing followed a 12-week trial
[01:44.72]and a long legal battle over the release
[01:47.87]of hundreds of thousands of records.
[01:51.11]They included diplomatic messages
[01:54.35]and American battlefield reports
[01:57.28]from Iraq and Afghanistan.
[02:04.78]that killed two civilians.
[02:07.41]Manning says he wanted to show the wrongfulness of war
[02:12.71]and American actions overseas.
[02:15.60]But government lawyers say he betrayed his country.
[02:20.68]Morris Davis formerly served as the government's main lawyer
[02:26.51]in cases against accused terrorists
[02:29.64]at Guantanamo military base in Cuba.
[02:33.33]He says the Manning case required a strong sentence.
[02:38.96]He adds that the information given to WikiLeaks
[02:43.36]did more to damage the image of the United States
[02:47.35]than harm national security.
[02:50.08]"There was no real value to al-Qaida
[02:52.66]or anyone else from these classified documents
[02:55.15]when they could go on Google
[02:56.97]and get the same information.
[02:58.88]It's hard to see where there's any real
[03:01.51]harm here other than just embarrassment
[03:03.99]to the United States government."
[03:05.54]The judge cleared Manning
[03:07.37]of the more serious charge of aiding the enemy.
[03:10.55]In court, Manning expressed regret
[03:14.61]for harming the country.
[03:16.34]The soldier and his lawyers said
[03:19.39]he had idealistic goals in releasing the information.
[03:23.79]They said he believed he could publicize the truth
[03:29.07]about American involvement in the wars
[03:32.15]in Iraq and Afghanistan.
[03:34.63]His lawyer, David Coombs,
[03:38.02]compared Manning's actions to anyone who exposed wartime truths.
[03:43.74]He called the case a defining event in press freedom
[03:48.30]that threatens the flow of information to the public.
[03:52.08]The case raised questions about
[03:55.60]why the Army put Manning in a sensitive position.
[03:59.25]The court heard evidence that he had emotional problems.
[04:03.84]A military doctor described him
[04:07.25]as having a gender identity disorder.
[04:10.49]Manning did not receive treatment while in Iraq.
[04:14.70]On Thursday, Manning announced
[04:18.59]that he is female
[04:20.36]and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea.
[04:24.56]Tommy Sears heads the Center for Military Readiness.
[04:29.82]The group has criticized the military's cancellation
[04:40.27]He says the leaks might not have happened
[04:43.37]if Manning had been given help for his emotional issues.
[04:48.27]And that's In The News from VOA Learning English.
[04:54.40]I'm Bob Doughty.
From VOA Learning English,
this is In The News.
An American military judge this week
sentenced Army Private Bradley Manning
Manning provided more than 700,000
classified files and other materials
to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
Officials have described the case
as the largest leak of restricted documents
in American history.
The judge, Colonel Denise Lind,
announced the sentence Wednesday
at a military base in Maryland.
would be dishonorably discharged
from the armed forces.
He will be barred from future military service
and lose rights to any pay he is owed.
three years in detention.
He had faced as long as 90 years in prison
for providing American secrets to WikiLeaks.
Government lawyers called for a 60-year sentence.
Under military rules,
Manning could be considered for
a conditional release from prison
in less than nine years.
The sentencing followed a 12-week trial
and a long legal battle over the release
of hundreds of thousands of records.
They included diplomatic messages
and American battlefield reports
from Iraq and Afghanistan.
that killed two civilians.
Manning says he wanted to show the wrongfulness of war
and American actions overseas.
But government lawyers say he betrayed his country.
Morris Davis formerly served as the government's main lawyer
in cases against accused terrorists
at Guantanamo military base in Cuba.
He says the Manning case required a strong sentence.
He adds that the information given to WikiLeaks
did more to damage the image of the United States
than harm national security.
"There was no real value to al-Qaida
or anyone else from these classified documents
when they could go on Google
and get the same information.
It's hard to see where there's any real
harm here other than just embarrassment
to the United States government."
The judge cleared Manning
of the more serious charge of aiding the enemy.
In court, Manning expressed regret
for harming the country.
The soldier and his lawyers said
he had idealistic goals in releasing the information.
They said he believed he could publicize the truth
about American involvement in the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
His lawyer, David Coombs,
compared Manning's actions to anyone who exposed wartime truths.
He called the case a defining event in press freedom
that threatens the flow of information to the public.
The case raised questions about
why the Army put Manning in a sensitive position.
The court heard evidence that he had emotional problems.
A military doctor described him
as having a gender identity disorder.
Manning did not receive treatment while in Iraq.
On Thursday, Manning announced
that he is female
and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea.
Tommy Sears heads the Center for Military Readiness.
The group has criticized the military's cancellation
He says the leaks might not have happened
if Manning had been given help for his emotional issues.
And that's In The News from VOA Learning English.
I'm Bob Doughty.
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:00.10]From VOA Learning English,
[00:07.73]this is In The News.
[00:10.17]An American military judge this week
[00:13.55]sentenced Army Private Bradley Manning
[00:20.92]Manning provided more than 700,000
[00:25.44]classified files and other materials
[00:28.47]to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
[00:32.72]Officials have described the case
[00:35.87]as the largest leak of restricted documents
[00:39.61]in American history.
[00:41.49]The judge, Colonel Denise Lind,
[00:45.29]announced the sentence Wednesday
[00:47.56]at a military base in Maryland.
[00:56.43]would be dishonorably discharged
[00:59.11]from the armed forces.
[01:01.08]He will be barred from future military service
[01:05.34]and lose rights to any pay he is owed.
[01:13.40]three years in detention.
[01:15.38]He had faced as long as 90 years in prison
[01:20.18]for providing American secrets to WikiLeaks.
[01:24.43]Government lawyers called for a 60-year sentence.
[01:29.59]Under military rules,
[01:32.23]Manning could be considered for
[01:35.38]a conditional release from prison
[01:37.77]in less than nine years.
[01:40.41]The sentencing followed a 12-week trial
[01:44.72]and a long legal battle over the release
[01:47.87]of hundreds of thousands of records.
[01:51.11]They included diplomatic messages
[01:54.35]and American battlefield reports
[01:57.28]from Iraq and Afghanistan.
[02:04.78]that killed two civilians.
[02:07.41]Manning says he wanted to show the wrongfulness of war
[02:12.71]and American actions overseas.
[02:15.60]But government lawyers say he betrayed his country.
[02:20.68]Morris Davis formerly served as the government's main lawyer
[02:26.51]in cases against accused terrorists
[02:29.64]at Guantanamo military base in Cuba.
[02:33.33]He says the Manning case required a strong sentence.
[02:38.96]He adds that the information given to WikiLeaks
[02:43.36]did more to damage the image of the United States
[02:47.35]than harm national security.
[02:50.08]"There was no real value to al-Qaida
[02:52.66]or anyone else from these classified documents
[02:55.15]when they could go on Google
[02:56.97]and get the same information.
[02:58.88]It's hard to see where there's any real
[03:01.51]harm here other than just embarrassment
[03:03.99]to the United States government."
[03:05.54]The judge cleared Manning
[03:07.37]of the more serious charge of aiding the enemy.
[03:10.55]In court, Manning expressed regret
[03:14.61]for harming the country.
[03:16.34]The soldier and his lawyers said
[03:19.39]he had idealistic goals in releasing the information.
[03:23.79]They said he believed he could publicize the truth
[03:29.07]about American involvement in the wars
[03:32.15]in Iraq and Afghanistan.
[03:34.63]His lawyer, David Coombs,
[03:38.02]compared Manning's actions to anyone who exposed wartime truths.
[03:43.74]He called the case a defining event in press freedom
[03:48.30]that threatens the flow of information to the public.
[03:52.08]The case raised questions about
[03:55.60]why the Army put Manning in a sensitive position.
[03:59.25]The court heard evidence that he had emotional problems.
[04:03.84]A military doctor described him
[04:07.25]as having a gender identity disorder.
[04:10.49]Manning did not receive treatment while in Iraq.
[04:14.70]On Thursday, Manning announced
[04:18.59]that he is female
[04:20.36]and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea.
[04:24.56]Tommy Sears heads the Center for Military Readiness.
[04:29.82]The group has criticized the military's cancellation
[04:40.27]He says the leaks might not have happened
[04:43.37]if Manning had been given help for his emotional issues.
[04:48.27]And that's In The News from VOA Learning English.
[04:54.40]I'm Bob Doughty.
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