Whistleblower soldier Bradley Manning is facing a substantial prison term today, despite being acquitted by a US military court of the most serious charge against him – aiding the enemy.

A military judge yesterday acquitted former US intelligence analyst Bradley Manning of the most serious charge against him, aiding the enemy, but convicted him of espionage, theft and computer fraud charges for giving thousands of classified secrets to the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks.

A military judge has acquitted former US intelligence analyst Bradley Manning of the most serious charge against him, aiding the enemy, but convicted him of espionage, theft and computer fraud charges for giving thousands of classified secrets to the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks.

Taking a stand has serious consequences for the whistleblower, writes Andrea Shalal-Esa

He was described as the “evil genius” of the Nixon administration, and spent the better part of a year in prison for a Watergate-related conviction.

FORTY years after the explosive leak of the Pentagon Papers, a secret government study chronicling deception and misadventure in US conduct of the Vietnam War, the report has come out in its entirety.

Forty years after the explosive leak of the Pentagon Papers, a secret government study chronicling deception and misadventure in US conduct of the Vietnam War, the report is being officially released.

Hundreds of people have rallied outside a US military base where an army private is being detained on charges of providing classified data to WikiLeaks.

James Cameron's sci-fi epic 'Avatar' is among 10 movies nominated in the Best Picture category for the 2010 Academy Awards, it was announced today.

Howard Hunt, who helped organise the Watergate break-in that led to the greatest scandal in American political history and the downfall of Richard Nixon’s presidency, has died.