US Army

22 additional charges were filed by the US Army against Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused WikiLeaks whistleblower including one with a potential death sentence.

Manning, the Army intelligence analyst, is charged with the aiding the enemy which is the military equivalent of treason, but prosecutors said on Wednesday that they planned to seek only a sentence of life in prison if he is convicted on the charge.

It is up to the presiding military judge to take the decision and he would be free to sentence Manning to death if he is found guilty, according to NBC News.

 As large and small companies in the United States are increasingly cutting their workforces the federal government meantime continues hiring employees with 600,000 scheduled to be employed with the next four years which is 50% more than it was hired over the previous four years.