The defense contends that Pfc. Bradley Manning hoped to spark a debate on U.S. policy, and that his superiors ignored repeated signs of his emotional distress.
Relations between the two countries continue to sour as Managua residents block Costa Rican officials from entering new consulate offices in the capital.
Government forces were unleashing sniper fire that seemed indiscriminate. Along with scores of Morsi supporters, those who were felled included two journalists and the teenage daughter of a prominent Brotherhood leader.
A top Muslim Brotherhood politician whose teenage daughter was among those killed warned that the spreading violence could quickly turn Egypt into a new Syria.
