United States vs. Manning

United States vs. Manning

A timeline of the U.S. investigation between 2006 to 2013

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2010-03-28

CHARGE USG-- CABLEGATE START DATE-- (18 USC 1030(a)(1), EXCEED AUTH ACCESS) (PLED TO LIO WITH END DATE MAY 4, 2010)-- Charge sheet dated March 1, 2011 alleges for Charge II, Article 134 'SPECIFICATION 13: In that Private First Class Bradley E. Manning, US Army, did, at or near Contingency Operating Station Hammer, Iraq, between on or about 28 March 2010 and on or about 27 May 2010, having knowingly exceeded authorized access on a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network computer, and by means of such conduct having obtained information that has been determined by the United States government pursuant to an Executive Order or statute to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national defense or foreign relations, to wit: more than seventy-five classified United States Department of State cables, willfully communicate, deliver, transmit, or cause to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted the said information, to a person not entitled to receive it, with reason to believe that such information so obtained could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, in violation of 18 US Code Section 1030(a) (1), such conduct being prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and being of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.' Bradley Manning plead GUILTY to LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE on February 28, 2013 by substitutions and exceptions including time line of offense: 'To Specification 13 of Charge II, guilty except the words and figures '27 May 2010' substituting therefore the words and figures '4 May 2010'. Further excepting the words 'knowingly exceeded authorized access' substituting therefore the words 'knowingly accessed'. Further excepting the words, 'with reason to believe that such information so obtained could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, in violation of 18 US Code Section 1030(a)(1),'. To the excepted words and figures, not guilty. To the substituted words and figures, guilty.'

2010-03-28

2010-05-27

CHARGE USG-- CABLEGATE TIMEFRAME-- (18 USC 1030(a)(1), EXCEED AUTH ACCESS) (PLED TO LIO WITH END DATE MAY 4, 2010)-- Charge sheet dated March 1, 2011 alleges for Charge II, Article 134 'SPECIFICATION 13: In that Private First Class Bradley E. Manning, US Army, did, at or near Contingency Operating Station Hammer, Iraq, between on or about 28 March 2010 and on or about 27 May 2010, having knowingly exceeded authorized access on a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network computer, and by means of such conduct having obtained information that has been determined by the United States government pursuant to an Executive Order or statute to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national defense or foreign relations, to wit: more than seventy-five classified United States Department of State cables, willfully communicate, deliver, transmit, or cause to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted the said information, to a person not entitled to receive it, with reason to believe that such information so obtained could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, in violation of 18 US Code Section 1030(a) (1), such conduct being prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and being of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.' Bradley Manning plead GUILTY to LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE on February 28, 2013 by substitutions and exceptions including time line of offense: 'To Specification 13 of Charge II, guilty except the words and figures '27 May 2010' substituting therefore the words and figures '4 May 2010'. Further excepting the words 'knowingly exceeded authorized access' substituting therefore the words 'knowingly accessed'. Further excepting the words, 'with reason to believe that such information so obtained could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, in violation of 18 US Code Section 1030(a)(1),'. To the excepted words and figures, not guilty. To the substituted words and figures, guilty.'

2010-03-28

CHARGE USG-- CABLEGATE DB START DATE-- (18 USC 641, STEAL USG PROPERTY) (PLED NOT GUILTY)-- Charge sheet dated March 1, 2011 alleges for Charge II, Article 134 'SPECIFICATION 12: In that Private First Class Bradley E. Manning, US Army, did, at or near Contingency Operating Station Hammer, Iraq, between on or about 28 March 2010 and on or about 4 May 2010, steal, purloin, or knowingly convert to his use or the use of another, a record or thing of value of the United States or of a department or agency thereof, to wit: the Department of State Net-Centric Diplomacy database containing more than 250,000 records belonging to the United States government, of a value of more than $1,000, in violation of 18 US Code Section 641, such conduct being prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and being of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.' Bradley Manning plead NOT GUILTY on February 28, 2013

2010-03-28

2010-05-04

CHARGE USG-- CABLEGATE DB TIMEFRAME-- (18 USC 641, STEALING USG PROPERTY) (PLED NOT GUILTY)-- Charge sheet dated March 1, 2011 alleges for Charge II, Article 134 'SPECIFICATION 12: In that Private First Class Bradley E. Manning, US Army, did, at or near Contingency Operating Station Hammer, Iraq, between on or about 28 March 2010 and on or about 4 May 2010, steal, purloin, or knowingly convert to his use or the use of another, a record or thing of value of the United States or of a department or agency thereof, to wit: the Department of State Net-Centric Diplomacy database containing more than 250,000 records belonging to the United States government, of a value of more than $1,000, in violation of 18 US Code Section 641, such conduct being prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and being of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.' Bradley Manning plead NOT GUILTY on February 28, 2013

2010-05-04

CHARGE USG-- CABLEGATE DB END DATE-- (18 USC 641, STEAL USG PROPERTY) (PLED NOT GUILTY)-- Charge sheet dated March 1, 2011 alleges for Charge II, Article 134 'SPECIFICATION 12: In that Private First Class Bradley E. Manning, US Army, did, at or near Contingency Operating Station Hammer, Iraq, between on or about 28 March 2010 and on or about 4 May 2010, steal, purloin, or knowingly convert to his use or the use of another, a record or thing of value of the United States or of a department or agency thereof, to wit: the Department of State Net-Centric Diplomacy database containing more than 250,000 records belonging to the United States government, of a value of more than $1,000, in violation of 18 US Code Section 641, such conduct being prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and being of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.' Bradley Manning plead NOT GUILTY on February 28, 2013

2010-05-27

CHARGE USG-- CABLEGATE END DATE-- (18 USC 1030(a)(1), EXCEED AUTH ACCESS) (PLED TO LIO WITH END DATE MAY 4, 2010)-- Charge sheet dated March 1, 2011 alleges for Charge II, Article 134 'SPECIFICATION 13: In that Private First Class Bradley E. Manning, US Army, did, at or near Contingency Operating Station Hammer, Iraq, between on or about 28 March 2010 and on or about 27 May 2010, having knowingly exceeded authorized access on a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network computer, and by means of such conduct having obtained information that has been determined by the United States government pursuant to an Executive Order or statute to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national defense or foreign relations, to wit: more than seventy-five classified United States Department of State cables, willfully communicate, deliver, transmit, or cause to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted the said information, to a person not entitled to receive it, with reason to believe that such information so obtained could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, in violation of 18 US Code Section 1030(a) (1), such conduct being prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and being of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.' Bradley Manning plead GUILTY to LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE on February 28, 2013 by substitutions and exceptions including time line of offense: 'To Specification 13 of Charge II, guilty except the words and figures '27 May 2010' substituting therefore the words and figures '4 May 2010'. Further excepting the words 'knowingly exceeded authorized access' substituting therefore the words 'knowingly accessed'. Further excepting the words, 'with reason to believe that such information so obtained could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, in violation of 18 US Code Section 1030(a)(1),'. To the excepted words and figures, not guilty. To the substituted words and figures, guilty.'

2010-11-26

Julian Assange sends a letter to US Ambassador to the United Kingdom Louis B. Susman offering the US government to 'privately nominate any specific instances (record numbers or names) where it considers the publication of information would put individual persons at significant risk of harm that has not already been addressed'

2010-11-27

2010-11-28

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes telephone calls to counterparts about the upcoming WikiLeaks of Department of State cables

2010-11-27

Department of State Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh (a strong proponent of targeted drone killing) sends a letter to Jennifer Robinson, attorney for Julian Assange, noting the approximately 250,000 Department of State cables that have been provided to select press outlets by WikiLeaks

2010-11-28

Department of State sends email to Capitol Hil 'predicting dire consequences'

2010-11-28

Department of State suspends SIPRNet access to the Net Centric Diplomacy (NCD) database of diplomatic reporting (SIPRNet is a Department of Defense network) and its classified 'ClassNet' web sites and SharePoint sites previously accessible through SIPRNet, retaining SIPRNet access via the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System

2010-11-28

Department of State creates a 'Mitigation Team' to address the policy, legal, security, counterintelligence, and information assurance issues from the release of documents

2010-11-29

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says, 'The United States strongly condemns the illegal disclosure of classified information. It puts people's lives in danger, threatens our national security, and undermines our efforts to work with other countries to solve shared problems...this disclosure is not just an attack on America's foreign policy interests. It is an attack on the international community the alliances and partnerships, the conversations and negotiations, that safeguard global security and advance economic prosperity.' Clinton also says, '[T]o the American people and to our friends and partners, I want you to know that we are taking aggressive steps to hold responsible those who stole this information. I have directed that specific actions be taken at the State Department.' Clinton says, 'Now, I am aware that some may mistakenly applaud those responsible, so I want to set the record straight: There is nothing laudable about endangering innocent people, and there is nothing brave about sabotaging the peaceful relations between nations on which our common security depends...There have been examples in history in which official conduct has been made public in the name of exposing wrongdoings or misdeeds. This is not one of those cases.'

2010-11-29

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on WikiLeaks release of Department of State cables says, 'the stealing of classified information and its dissemination is a crime,' and that 'WikiLeaks and people that disseminate information to people like this are criminals, first and foremost. And I think that needs to be clear.' Gibbs also says, 'But understand that, first and foremost, those that have been involved in the stealing of and the dissemination of this information are criminals.' In answer to a questions as to whether the Obama administration will take legal action against WikiLeaks, Gibbs says, 'Obviously there is an ongoing criminal investigation about the stealing of and the dissemination of sensitive and classified information. Secondly, under the administration -- or I would say -- should say administration wide, we are looking at a whole host of things, and I wouldn't rule anything out.' Gibbs says that that the leak of State Department cables is 'it's a serious crime, first and foremost' and that the disclosure is 'a serious violation of the law. This is a serious threat to individuals that both carry out and assist in our foreign policy.' Gibbs says, the 'documents are classified a certain way based on the information that is in them and there are very specific rules and laws that have to be followed in handling that information and disseminating and talking about it. And that's -- those are laws that everybody is compelled to and should follow.'

2010-11-29

Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Phillip J. Crowley remarks on the Department of State 24/7 WikiLeaks Task force. Crowley says that the Department of State has known about the impending release by of Department of State cables by WikiLeaks and has stood up a group to handle the release when it was published, because the State Department considers a 'crisis' on a 'global scale'. Crowley says, 'We have had conversations with news organizations that are in receipt of documents. We have expressed our concerns about the welfare of particular individuals who are cited in documents. We have outlined for news organizations the national interests that are potentially compromised by this release. But we continue to underscore that this release is damaging and does put individuals at considerable risk.' When asked why the Department of State did not take WikiLeaks up on Julian Assange's offer to redact sensitive national security information, despite the Department of State's repeated remarks that the release put people's lives at risk, in light of the Department of State working with other news organizations, like The New York Times, Crowley says, 'Look, I'm not going to I'm not going to debate this. We provided our perspective to Mr. Assange on in Harold Koh's letter.' When asked whether or not the Department of State, which is a partner in the ongoing investigation intended to charge Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, or other media organizations, Crowley responded, 'We are treating this seriously. We see it as a crime. But the disclosure, unauthorized disclosure of information, in and of itself is not a terrorist act.'

2010-11-30

Department of State briefs House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence briefing on 'WikiLeaks Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information' Room 304-HVC

2010-12-01

A reporter asks Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Phillip J. Crowley if WikiLeaks has actually helped 'by showing Iran what all of its neighbors think of it'

2010-12-02

Department of State holds two separate briefings for both the House of Representative and the Senate. Department of State privately plays down WikiLeaks damage on Capitol Hill

2010-12-06

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Phillip J. Crowley acknowledges the Department of Stae has 'instructed State Department employees not to access the WikiLeaks site and download posted document'

2010-12-07

Department of State briefs House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence briefing on WikiLeaks. Department of State privately plays down WikiLeaks damage on Capitol Hill

2010-12-09

Department of State briefs House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence briefing on WikiLeaks. Department of State privately plays down WikiLeaks damage on Capitol Hill

2010-12-15

2010-12-31

Departmen of State officials provately brief Congress on damage assessments from the publication of cables by WikiLeaks

2011-03-18

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton comments about US Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual on Spanish television stations, 'I deeply regret the WikiLeaks situation, and I've told President Calderon that. But I do really appreciate what Ambassador Pascual has done in his time as our ambassador because he's worked closely with many parts of the Mexican Government. We are close friends and partners with Mexico but we don't always agree on everything, as no two countries do. And so I'm going to continue to really support the important work that's being done, and it will be up to the ambassador to determine how effective he can be going forward.'

2011-03-19

US Ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, communicates to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that he is resigning.

2011-03-21

Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State, Mark Toner, says that US Ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, communicated that he was resigning on March 19, 2011, and that WikiLeak's release of Department of State cables is 'going to make our work more difficult. But at the same time, we demand or we ask that our embassies rather provide us with candid assessments, and that's going to continue.'

2011-04-05

Government of Ecuador declares the United States Ambassador to Ecuador, Heather M. Hodges, persona non grata under Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, citing alleged confidential cables released to the public by WikiLeaks.

2011-04-18

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney responds to questions about the WikiLeaks release of information that the US had aided an 'anti-Syrian' government broadcast group and whether or not those individuals would be targeted. Carney responds that he is not going to comment on 'alleged leaks of classified material.'

2011-05-01

2011-06-30

Victoria Nuland, spokesperson for the Department of State says that the Department of State has stopped mitigating press coverage related to WikiLeaks publication of cables, 'we have not had continued representations about WikiLeaks over the past six, seven months.' [May or June 2011] Nuland says that '[T]he Secretary spent a good amount of time ' I would argue months ' working with and reassuring governments around the world and rebuilding trust. And her personal involvement in that, along with the President's, was absolutely key to getting ourselves back to strong positions with some of our interlocutors around the world.'

2011-05-24

Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State, Robert O. Blake, Jr., states, 'If there's been any positive side to WikiLeaks it's been that [India has] seen from all the cables that have been released that we actually do have quite a strong and sincere dialogue with the Pakistanis on a lot of these issues that are of concern to India.'

2011-05-24

Representative Roscoe Bartlett (MD-R) WikiLeaks release of US State Department cables in his speech about Peak Oil on the floor of Congress.

2011-05-26

Deputy Spokesperson at the Department of State, Mark Toner, answers a question concerning cables that reported that Pakistani journalists who received aid from the US to train in the US were preaching anti-US rhetoric to officials in Pakistan. Toner responds, 'I'm not going to comment on the substance of those cables.'

2011-08-09

Department of State spokesperson Victoria Nuland will not comment on cables related to Syria and Assad.

2011-08-30

When asked about the password breach that lead to un-redacted cables being out on the Internet, spokesperson for the State Department, Victoria Nuland, states, 'Well, it won't surprise you that I'm not going to comment today on the authenticity of the documents released by WikiLeaks. But I would say, in the category of general comments, that the United States strongly condemns any illegal disclosure of classified information. In addition to damaging our diplomatic efforts, it puts individuals' security at risk, threatens our national security, and undermines our effort to work with countries to solve shared problems.' Nuland adds, 'I would say that we have, over time, taken steps to help individuals. I'm not prepared to go into the details, for the safety of those individuals.'

2011-09-15

Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert O. Blake, Jr. says he cannot comment on WikiLeaks release of a cable concerning US lack of commitment towards terrorism directed at India, specifically M.K. Narayanan being forced by Timothy Roemer not to seek extradition of Headley.

2011-09-15

Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert O. Blake, Jr. says, the State Department is 'in the process of prosecuting those who were responsible for this,' and that WikiLeaks releases 'have not had a major impact on our bilateral relations' with India.

2011-12-02

Representative Roscoe Bartlett (MD-R) WikiLeaks release of US State Department cables in his speech about Peak Oil on the floor of Congress.

2011-12-15

Department of State spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, states, 'With regard to the impact of WikiLeaks, we were quite clear at the time, and we remain clear, that it was very ' a very bad thing.' Nuland refers to the WikiLeaks Person's at Risk Group saying, 'that you know that we stood up a cell in this building to work with individuals who were concerned about their security and we've made good progress in trying to help some of these individuals, I think I won't go into a broad, aggregate effort to, sort of, quantify this. But we were concerned and we have taken measures to try to help those who have been concerned about government.' Nuland also says, 'In a number of cases, we've been able to be quite effective.' Nuland would not comment on if there are instances when it was not 'effective' or if persons were still at risk. Nuland also says that 'the Secretary spent a good amount of time ' I would argue months ' working with and reassuring governments around the world and rebuilding trust. And her personal involvement in that, along with the President's, was absolutely key to getting ourselves back to strong positions with some of our interlocutors around the world.' She adds, 'we have not had continued representations about WikiLeaks over the past six, seven months [since May or June 2011].'

2012-03-15

AP reporter Matt Lee asks Department of State spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, why she will comment on 'stolen' emails from Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria, and attest to their veracity, but not on 'stolen' Department of State cables. Nuland replies, 'They were classified government cables, and we're obviously not going to comment on them.'

2012-05-24

Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), which publishes the Department of State Human Rights Reports, and is responsible for the WikiLeaks Person's at Risk Group, reports on Human Rights in Grenada for 2011: 'Status of Freedom of Speech and Press' states, 'Some journalists avoided coverage of Wikileaks-sourced material as a result of legal or political uncertainties regarding its use.'

2012-06-08

Department of State spokesperson Victoria Nuland is quizzed by AP reporter Matt Lee about how the Department of State will comment on emails stolen from Brett McGurk, Department of State nominee for US ambassador to Iraq, but will not comment on cables released by WikiLeaks which were 'essentially emails.'

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