U.S. soldier Bradley Manning told the military court on Wednesday, "I'm sorry" to the war diary and published on the website WikiLeaks secret diplomacy, three years ago, the disaggregated data in the nation's history, the biggest violation.
"I'm sorry, my behavior hurt, I'm sorry, they are hurting America," 25-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class told his military court sentencing phase. "I'm sorry, an unintended consequence of my actions ...... in the past few years has been a learning experience."
Manning spoke quietly, in his first extensive public comments since the February non-provocation.
Manning faces 90 years in prison, providing more than 700,000 copies of documents, videos and fight WikiLeaks diplomatic cables, throwing pro-transparency website and its founder Julian Assange, the world's spotlight.
Defense lawyers to seek a moderate penalty day (Wednesday) after resting their case, Manning's argument. About a dozen witnesses, including the Army's boss, mental health professionals and Manning's own sister, they tried to show that the judge commander Colonel Dennis Linde ignored signs of mental stress.
Fort Meade, Maryland Army psychologist, testified at the hearing, Manning, who is gay, feel isolated, because he wrestling with his sexual identity. Another mental health expert testified that Manning had hoped to end the war.
"I should be more active in working within the system ... Unfortunately, I can not go back and change things," Manning, wearing his dress uniform, glasses, his hair in a crew cut, said on the witness stand .
He does not appear, reading notes, looking at the judge and around the room, as he spoke.
Manning continued his first lengthy public statement: "I understand that I must pay the price of my decision," since February. "I want to become a better person, to go to college, get a degree and have a meaningful relationship, my sister and her family."
Manning was convicted of 20 charges, including espionage and theft, on July 30. He was acquitted of the most serious counts, assist the enemy for life imprisonment.
Military spokesman said, the judge will most likely a Manning early as next week.
Prosecutors believe that Manning is an arrogant warrior, who financed the "base" Qaeda militants and harm U.S. release of documents will have the opportunity to rebut the defense on Friday.
"Super masculine environment '
Captain Michael Worsley, who treats Manning from December 2009 to May 2010, he was deployed in Iraq, testified that Manning has felt the stress from his job as a low-level intelligence analyst intensified in a "super-masculine combat environment" area.
Worsley said: "In the military and gender identity problems are not completely go hand in hand." "You put him in that kind of environment, this ultra-masculine environment ...... and no coping skills, the pressure would have been incredible."
This pressure reaches a peak, Manning beating another soldier, Worsley said. He said he rarely met with Manning and there from his superiors, until you enter the punching incident.
Naval Reserve captain, forensic psychiatrist David Moulton, said he had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, or want to become heterosexual, and narcissism and compulsive behaviors Manning. Romantic relationship problems are aggravated by the collapse, and a base of operations in Baghdad after the pressure of adolescent idealism services, he said.
"Manning is the information he gave is to change the way the world saw the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the impression and the future of the war, in fact, said:" Morton, who interviewed Manning about 21 hours, it took more than 100 hours of the case.
"No war is worth it."
Doctors said Manning think this will lead to greater society as a whole, would come to the conclusion that war was not worth it, no war is worth it. "
Manning's sister, Kathy Major, 36, Oklahoma City, her parents forced her alcoholism and infighting how to play a leading role in improving her brother testify.
She tells the story of their early days together with the Crescent, Oklahoma, examined the family photos, and said, "I just hope he can be who he wants to be, I just hope he will be happy."
Failure prompted a teenager at home, Manning moved to Potomac, Maryland, living with his aunt, aunt took him in, she recalls, Manning had hoped to go to college on the GI of the army Debra says van ALSTYNE bill, have difficulty balancing classes and a job at Starbucks.
Manning published material, shocked many around the world video shooting suspected insurgents in Baghdad, the U.S. military Apache helicopter in 2007 sights. More than a dozen people were killed, including two Reuters news staff. WikiLeaks called "Collateral Murder picture."
Manning as an Internet expert, by his superiors, facing decades of prison life monotonous prospects - no online access - once he was sentenced.



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