Reply #30: If Manning were the Cheney in this, he wouldn't have even been charged

[RZM]

I think you mean Libby. The Scoot-ster got the commutation because he had sympathetic friends in high places and Manning ain't got that. No doubt Obama has no problem with Manning sitting in prison for a very long time. I for one think the government should be allowed to have secrets. I'm not sure where it should start and end -- probably my standards would be laxer than what we have now, but they would certainly be more stringent than Manning's or Assange's.