Reuter’s Mark Hosenball reports that while hearings continue to determine whether Bradley Manning will face court-martial, U.S. officials are debating bringing charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
From Reuters:
But there is heated debate inside the U.S. government on the wisdom and legality of any move by U.S. authorities to bring criminal charges against the Australian-born Assange.
WikiLeaks supporters believe that, by presenting evidence of apparent contacts between Manning and Assange, the Obama administration is laying groundwork for a Justice Department filing of U.S. charges against Assange.
A federal grand jury in Virginia has been investigating Assange for months.
