Bradley Manning Lawyer: US Trying to Prevent Fair Trial for Soldier
<div class='node-body'><p>Bradley Manning's lawyer charges that the US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning from receiving a fair trial, according to The Guardian on Sunday.</p>
<p>David Coombs, Manning's civilian lawyer, has made his strongest accusations yet about the conduct of the military prosecutors. In motions filed with the military court ahead of a pre-trial hearing at Fort Meade, Maryland, on Monday, he goes so far as to accuse the government in essence of lying to the court.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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