12-11-2012, 09:09 AM
From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20264826
Quote:Bradley Manning 'offers guilty plea' in Wikileaks case
The plea offer is the first sign Manning will admit leaking thousands of secret documents
The alleged source of the Wikileaks revelations has offered to plead guilty to lesser offences than those with which he is charged, says his lawyer.
US Army Private Bradley Manning faces a life sentence if found guilty at his Maryland court martial of aiding the enemy - one of 22 charges he faces.
His lawyer David Coombs made the offer at a pretrial hearing on Wednesday.
The offer is the first sign he will admit leaking secret Afghanistan and Iraq war reports and diplomatic cables.
But it suggests he will not plead guilty to aiding enemies of the US (identified by prosecutors as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula), violating federal espionage and computer laws - charges for which he could face life in prison if found guilty.
The most relevant literature regarding what happened since September 11, 2001 is George Orwell's "1984".