Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for Serving the World

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2013 Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison with the chance of parole in his court-martial at Fort Meade, Md. As one Twitter user posted, "That's 35 years more than the people who started the Iraq War." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bradley Manning Apologizes to the United States

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 15, 2013 At his court-martial Wednesday, the whistle-blower behind the biggest leak in American history apologized. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bradley Manning: Whistle-Blower or Attention Whore?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 26, 2013 We've seen radically different presentations of Bradley Manning in the closing statements presented by the defense and prosecution at his court-martial. But it's what the judge believes that will determine his fate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No End in Sight for a Family’s Agonizing Guessing Game

John Lasker / Truthdig Sep 21, 2011 Relatives of a paratrooper fear they will never know why the 19-year-old woman was stabbed to death, even though one Army court-martial has been held and another is about to begin.A young paratrooper’s relatives fear they will never know why she was stabbed to death. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

American Soldiers Accused of Shooting Afghans for the Hell of It

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2010 Five U.S. soldiers are accused of getting high and murdering Afghan civilians without cause. In leaked interrogation tapes, at least two appear to confess to as much. (Video and more after the jump.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Soldier of Conscience Survives Court-Martial, Goes Free

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2009 Lt. Ehren Watada, the soldier who refused to deploy to Iraq on grounds that serving there would be participating in war crimes, is finally free of the Army. His court-martial ended in a mistrial and the military decided to let Watada go. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Army Officer Cleared in Abu Ghraib Case

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2008 The disgrace brought on the U.S. by members of the military who participated in the abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison will likely linger for some time, but one of the key Army figures involved in the case, Lt. Col. Steven Jordan (pictured), has been cleared of any serious charges from the 2003 scandal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Soldier Gets 100 Years for Rape and Murder

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2007 Sgt. Paul Cortez has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for his role in the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of her and her family. Cortez testified that he and two other soldiers chose the family because it was an "easy target." The gang rape, murder and mutilation of the girl (the soldiers burned her corpse) outraged Iraqis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Watada Court-Martial Declared a Mistrial

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 The court-martial of Lt. Ehren Watada has been ruled a mistrial because of a dispute over a pretrial agreement. Watada's attorney, Eric Seitz, called the ruling a "significantly positive event," and said he hoped it would put an end to the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Watada Trial Off to a Rocky Start

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2007 The court-martial of Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer to refuse to go to Iraq, began on Monday with the judge refusing to allow most of the defense's witnesses to testify. Watada's civilian lawyer, Eric Seitz, had some harsh words for the judge: "If you are going to tie my hands and you are going to script these proceedings, then in my view we're all wasting our time." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Journalists and Civilians Now Vulnerable to Military Justice

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2007 A provision slipped into a spending bill by the last Congress and approved by the president makes civilian contractors in Iraq subject to military court-martial. But legal scholars believe the rule could also be extended to include civilian government employees and even embedded journalists. (h/t: Largest Minority) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Military Harasses Reporter Over Watada Trial

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2007 The military is trying to coerce freelance journalist Sarah Olson to testify against Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer to refuse to go to Iraq. Olson, whose story about Watada appeared on Truthout.org, has resisted the military because, in her own words: "Journalists should not be asked to participate in the prosecution of political speech." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )