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Ridiculous: Five years with time served was perhaps appropriate alcibiades_mystery Aug 2013 #1
He had to be made example of. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #2
How could he justify the diplomatic cable mass dump? jmowreader Aug 2013 #71
Exactly... BadtotheboneBob Aug 2013 #82
NBC Pentagon correspondent said Manning could be out in 10 years with good behavior and time served flpoljunkie Aug 2013 #3
Hopefully with three years banked he could be out in seven BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #14
Where does he serve his sentence? BainsBane Aug 2013 #16
Leavenworth telclaven Aug 2013 #22
That's got to be better than a state prison BainsBane Aug 2013 #24
It's actually very nice telclaven Aug 2013 #26
So Manning should be able to get out in 10 yrs BainsBane Aug 2013 #29
It's possible telclaven Aug 2013 #49
Thanks for the information! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2013 #58
The correspondent is wrong. Big_Mike Aug 2013 #41
Other people are doing the exact opposite. Socal31 Aug 2013 #52
As many have said, he is eligable to go in front of Big_Mike Aug 2013 #70
I have mixed feelings about Manning iandhr Aug 2013 #4
Same here Sky Masterson Aug 2013 #62
And feelings are more important than truth Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #74
35 yrs? Wow .. I wonder if he could possibly get out earlier ..or maybe he can appeal? YOHABLO Aug 2013 #5
10 Years w/ good behavior. Lochloosa Aug 2013 #10
surprised? heaven05 Aug 2013 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Ash_F Aug 2013 #7
No skin off of Julian Assange's nose. nt onehandle Aug 2013 #8
Right, he's in ideal situation right now. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #19
Evading sexual assault charges ain't easy BainsBane Aug 2013 #47
As recent events show, evading persecution of journalists by Hissyspit Aug 2013 #51
It has everything to do with Assange BainsBane Aug 2013 #53
Needlessly insulting in addition to beside the point. nt Hissyspit Aug 2013 #54
When people time and time again BainsBane Aug 2013 #55
Assange has not been charged with sexual assault. Maedhros Aug 2013 #64
He certainly has been BainsBane Aug 2013 #65
"Assange has not yet been formally charged with any offence." Hissyspit Aug 2013 #66
That is a procedural issue. There are formal indictments BainsBane Aug 2013 #72
yes trials and such are just a mere "procedual issue" ..but call me old fashioned Swagman Aug 2013 #77
Yes, this has been discussed before. Maedhros Aug 2013 #75
I would say Julian Assange has everything to fear and that a vindictive US Swagman Aug 2013 #78
Wrong on almost all points. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #67
You do not have authority to tell me what I have seen BainsBane Aug 2013 #73
Swedish prosecutors traveled to Bosnia in 2010 to question an alleged Swagman Aug 2013 #79
Sorry rtracey Aug 2013 #9
Assange is not 'free' in any sense of the word. blackspade Aug 2013 #23
I know rtracey Aug 2013 #84
Supporting leakers seems to really JoeyT Aug 2013 #27
Assange's view on informants, which I guess Manning kind of fits: "They deserve to die." randome Aug 2013 #33
Hunh? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #40
Seriously? randome Aug 2013 #43
Uh, I remember that. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #50
"The pioneer of a new age of transparency" was willing to hand death lists to psychopaths Kolesar Aug 2013 #80
You do know that Manning revealed himself, right? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #39
Sexual enslavement of children goes unpunsihed Ash_F Aug 2013 #11
+1 davidwparker Aug 2013 #20
Give him the same sentence Cheney got for leaking classified information... KansDem Aug 2013 #12
"with liberty and justice for all" - what a quaint idea! polichick Aug 2013 #30
You mean Richard Armitage? SnakeEyes Aug 2013 #63
time to start lobbying for a POTUS pardon NOW bettydavis Aug 2013 #13
That is not going to happen BainsBane Aug 2013 #15
I think it will happen ... nt littlewolf Aug 2013 #44
Why would the President allow a prosecution only to later pardon Manning? BainsBane Aug 2013 #45
Unfortunately, there is a lot of logic in your post. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #56
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Bradley Manning "Presente!" FairWinds Aug 2013 #17
F@*K!! handmade34 Aug 2013 #18
A hideously long sentence. blackspade Aug 2013 #21
Totally !! warrant46 Aug 2013 #35
A real shame. Turbineguy Aug 2013 #25
Blaming Julian Assange . . FairWinds Aug 2013 #28
What Assange did was quite reckless ButterflyBlood Aug 2013 #31
Nonsense. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #38
thanks for that summary LiberalLovinLug Aug 2013 #59
Not the point ButterflyBlood Aug 2013 #69
"Bradley Manning Trial Witness Says Zero Deaths Linked To Names In Afghan War Diary Release" Hissyspit Aug 2013 #81
Good Zorro Aug 2013 #34
35 years is way too much IMO Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #36
I am reading as low as 8 years with time served. Socal31 Aug 2013 #37
No. See my #41 above. Big_Mike Aug 2013 #42
Shameful!! The enemy of the Obama Administration is the American people... truth2power Aug 2013 #46
Hear ye, hear ye declareation by We the People polynomial Aug 2013 #48
Sign the Bradley Manning pardon petition at man4allcats Aug 2013 #57
I actually have Jamaal510 Aug 2013 #60
Ouch, 35 years? cstanleytech Aug 2013 #61
Not surprising considering the seriousness of the charges. Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #68
The Innocent Must Be Punished. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #76
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