WikiLeaks founder solicited U.S. secrets: court-martial witness
FORT MEADE, Maryland
Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:02pm EDT
... On the witness stand at the court-martial of Private First Class Bradley Manning, Staff Sergeant Matthew Hosburgh said he attended the 2009 computer security conference to update himself on potential threats to U.S. data networks, which he helped manage.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's one-hour lecture at the conference included an appeal for secret military information, Hosburgh said.
"Not only classified information, but also trade secrets and anything of that nature," he testified.
Prosecutors also presented allegations on Tuesday that information downloaded by Manning and emailed to Wikileaks reported on U.S. military weapons systems, their vulnerabilities, troop movements and combat tactics ...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/nsa-leaker-edward-snowden-whistle-blower/story?id=19374578
