Forsvareren til Bradley Manning krever at Barack Obama og Hillary Clinton vitner i saken mot klienten hans. Grunnen er at de ved flere anledninger har uttalt at Bradley er skyldig (før han har hatt sin dag i retten). Som artikkelen forklarer er dette et problem ikke bare fordi man i en rettstat er uskyldig til det motsatte er bevist, men også fordi Obama er commander in chief og dermed øverste sjef i militæret (hvor Bradley arbeidet).
The defense request alleges that comments Obama made about Manning's case—and his guilt—during a political fundraiser in San Francisco in April represent "unlawful command influence" since the president acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
"Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), a superior officer in the chain of command is prohibited from saying or doing anything that could influence any decision by a subordinate in how to handle a military justice matter," the defense request says.
Den øverste kommentaren under artikkelen oppsummerer mitt syn på hele saken.
Assuming Bradley did leak the files, I think his actions are more akin to an ethical and moral decision to shed light on illegal and immoral behavior of our government and have no relation to espionage or aiding the enemy. Furthermore, his pre-trial punishment of long and torturous detention prior to his day in court is nothing less than criminal.
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