By Lee Moran Last updated at 9:31 AM on 16th December 2011 The computer hacker who betrayed alleged Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning - who faces a lifetime in prison without parole - said he 'thinks about him every day'. Adrian Lamo, 30, has been dubbed the 'world's most hated hacker' after he passed information about Manning - who today appears in court charged with illegally transferring U.S. state secrets to the website - to U.S. military intelligence. He also said it would be to his 'lasting regret' if the man he described as an 'idealistic young man who could change the world for the better' was sent to prison for a long period.
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Hacker Adrian Lamo told U.S. military what Manning was allegedly doing
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Manning to appear today for pre-trial hearing
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23-year-old faces charges of illegally transferring U.S. state secrets
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