I’m not a veteran, so I’ll leave the answer to veterans- did this perp commit treason?
From the article - bolding is mine: Federal officials have arrested an Army intelligence analyst who boasted of giving classified U.S. combat video and hundreds of thousands of classified State Department records to whistleblower site Wikileaks...
Why leave it to veterans? The guy endangers everyone, and provides aid to the enemy, when he unilaterally makes the decision to release classified. I don't even need to look up the definition of treason, or look at USC to figure that out.
I'm a veteran, but you don't have to be to recognize this for what it is:
Treason in a time of war, punishable by death.
Punitive Articles of the UCMJ
Article 106a—Espionage
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(c) A sentence of death may be adjudged by a court-martial for an offense under this section (article) only if the members unanimously find, beyond a reasonable doubt, one or more of the following aggravating factors:
(1) The accused has been convicted of another offense involving espionage or treason for which either a sentence of death or imprisonment for life was authorized by statute.
(2) In the commission of the offense, the accused knowingly created a grave risk of substantial damage to the national security.
(3) In the commission of the offense, the accused knowingly created a grave risk of death to another person.
(4) Any other factor that may be prescribed by the President by regulations under section 836 of this title (Article 36).”