INQUIRER.net: WikiLeaks source Manning sentenced to 35 years

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WikiLeaks source Manning sentenced to 35 years Aug 22nd 2013, 02:45 FORT MEADE – A military court sentenced US soldier Bradley Manning to 35 years in jail Wednesday for handing secret government documents to WikiLeaks, resulting in America's biggest-ever security breach.   The judgment was initially met with silence in the courtroom, but Manning later said in a statement that he was ready to serve his time, "knowing that sometimes you have to pay a heavy price to live in a free society."   The 25-year-old army private could be freed on parole within a decade and his lawyer David Coombs said he would ask President Barack Obama to pardon him "or at the very least commute his sentence."   The White House sidestepped th... Keep on reading: WikiLeaks source Manning sentenced to 35 years Media files: Supporters-Bradley-Manning.jpg (image/jpeg)

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