Soldier's supporters rally at WikiLeaks grand jury (AP)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Supporters of an Army private accused of supplying classified documents to the WikiLeaks website are rallying on his behalf as a federal grand jury meets in northern Virginia to investigate the matter.

David House is a founding member of the Bradley Manning Support Network. He has been subpoenaed to testify Wednesday morning at the federal courthouse in Alexandria. The grand jury is considering a criminal case into the leaks of classified documents to WikiLeaks.

Manning's supporters say the grand jury's subpoenas amount to harassment and persecution of people who support government transparency.

Prosecutors have complained in court papers that WikiLeaks supporters have delayed the investigation by refusing to cooperate with routine requests.

Manning is being held at Fort Leavenworth while the military conducts its investigation.

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Closings scheduled in Ga. soldier's murder trial (AP)

FORT STEWART, Ga. – Attorneys at Fort Stewart in Georgia are wrapping up their case in the court-martial of an Army sergeant charged with killing his squad leader and a fellow U.S. soldier at a patrol base in Iraq.

Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich (BOZ-eh-vich) could face the death penalty if a military jury convicts him of premeditated murder. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are scheduled to present closing arguments Tuesday morning before sending the case to the jury, which has heard testimony for more than a month.

Prosecutors say 41-year-old Bozicevich of Minneapolis fatally shot Staff Sgt. Darris Dawson of Pensacola, Fla., and Sgt. Wesley Durbin of Dallas after they critiqued him for poor performance in September 2008.

Bozicevich testified at the trial that he shot both men in self-defense after they threatened him with rifles.

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