[Ynet] US soldier Bradley Manning apologized on Wednesday for handing state secrets over to the WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified data in US history.
"I'm sorry I hurt people. I'm sorry that I hurt the United States," the 25-year-old Army private said. "I'm apologizing for the unexpected results of my actions. The last three years have been a learning experience for me."
| "Consequences are real! And they hurt!!" | Manning faces up to 90 years in prison for providing more than 700,000 documents, to WikiLeaks, hurling the website and its founder, Julian Assange, into the world spotlight. |