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FORT MEADE, Md. — Lawyers for the Army intelligence analyst blamed for the biggest national security leak in American history briskly presented the entirety of his defense Wednesday, a year and a half after the young private allegedly handed a trove of classified data to WikiLeaks.
Pfc. Bradley Manning’s defense rested its case after calling only two witnesses who testified about his behavioral problems and lax security controls on the computers in his Baghdad office.
The hearing was recessed until closing arguments today, after which the case’s presiding officer will have until Jan. 16 to recommend whether the 24-year-old Oklahoma native should be court-martialed for aiding the enemy and a score of other charges.
