Judge Considers Request to Dismiss 7 Charges Against Pfc. Bradley Manning

The judge hearing the case against Pfc. Bradley Manning at Fort Meade said she would decide Thursday on his lawyers’ request to dismiss seven of the charges, including allegations that he aided the enemy when he provided hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks. The defense said the prosecution had not provided sufficient evidence that Private Manning had “actual knowledge” that the information would end up with the enemy. Lawyers for the government have said that, based on his training, Private Manning knew that Al Qaeda and other groups could have access to the documents.