Alexa O'Brien transcribed the statement that Pvt. Bradley Manning read to the court yesterday. Manning pleaded guilty to exfiltrating classified documents, but not to a more serious charge of aiding the enemy. In his statement, Manning described his motivations for leaking the information, and said that he tried to contact other news media before Wikileaks, but was ignored.
Bradley Manning's statement
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The Catholic Church broke its promise to publish a list of "credibly accused" abuser priests, so Propublica did it for them
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