Manning wins battle over US documents

A United States (US) military judge ordered prosecutors on Monday to share more documents with WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning after defence lawyers accused them of hiding information that could help their client's case. For months, Manning's defence team has demanded access to reports by government agencies, including the CIA, that assessed the effect of the leak of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. Manning is accused of passing on a massive trove of files to WikiLeaks but his lawyers believe the reports will show the alleged disclosures had no major effect on the country's national security. Judge Denise Lind ruled that government prosecutors must provide 'damage assessment' reports from the CIA, the State Department, the FBI, the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive (Oncix) and other documents that were relevant for the defence.