Reuters: U.S.: WikiLeaks says Bradley Manning jail term is 'strategic victory'

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WikiLeaks says Bradley Manning jail term is 'strategic victory' Aug 21st 2013, 15:33 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News U.S. WikiLeaks soldier Manning to learn his fate on Wednesday 4:59am EDT Army judge to sentence WikiLeaks' Manning on Wednesday Tue, Aug 20 2013 U.S. Army judge may hand down Manning's WikiLeaks sentence Wednesday Tue, Aug 20 2013 Lawyers for WikiLeaker Manning ask judge not to 'rob him of his youth' Mon, Aug 19 2013 Prosecutors want U.S. soldier in WikiLeaks trial sentenced to at least 60 yrs Mon, Aug 19 2013 U.S. soldier Bradley Manning is escorted into court to receive his sentence at Fort Meade in Maryland August 21, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque LONDON | Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:33am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks on Wednesday said a 35-year jail term handed down to U.S. soldier Bradley Manning for leaking classified files to the pro-transparency organization was a "strategic victory" as it meant he was eligible for parole in less than nine years. "Significant strategic victory in Bradley Manning case," WikiLeaks said on its official Twitter feed. "Bradley Manning now eligible for release in less than 9 years, 4.4 in one calculation." (Reporting by Andrew Osborn and William James; Editing by Andrew Osborn) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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