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NaturalHigh

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5. Jonathan Pollard was sentenced to life without parole.

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:28 PM

Aug 2013

Manning only got 35 years. In my opinion, Manning got a fairly light sentence considering the charges of which he was convicted.

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People Who Got Shorter Sentences Than Chelsea Manning: Spies Selling Secrets To Russians etc... [View all] Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 OP

Can there be any doubt now that the Manning trial was simply our Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #1

I fully agree with you gopiscrap Aug 2013 #19

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #2

How many of those were serving members of the armed forces subject to the UCMJ? Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #3

Good point, and a good reason to stay out of the armed services! n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #4

The people responsible for the abuses at Abu Ghraib got shorter sentences. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #9

The people actually responsible for Abu Ghraib were never tried at all. N/T Just Saying Aug 2013 #27

As we called it in my day-The Uniform Code Of Marsupial Justice hobbit709 Aug 2013 #13

Let's see, we have William Calley .. I won't go into it but you can read it yourself YOHABLO Aug 2013 #25

Jonathan Pollard was sentenced to life without parole. NaturalHigh Aug 2013 #5

Manning didn't pass secrets to the enemy for profit, though. KoKo Aug 2013 #30

He released over 700,000 documents... NaturalHigh Aug 2013 #34

He didn't "consort" to spy on us for another country or take money." eom. KoKo Aug 2013 #35

Most get life zipplewrath Aug 2013 #6

The Marine Haditha murderers. Catherina Aug 2013 #7

But they were Amur-kens! Fighting for our raht... burnodo Aug 2013 #16

Recommend....that was horrendous...and it should have gotten attention and KoKo Aug 2013 #31

That's because it isn't about justice, JoeyT Aug 2013 #8

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Aug 2013 #11

I personally wonder if Hicks and Lindh were simply victims of politics: they may both just have been struggle4progress Aug 2013 #10

This isn't about justice, this is about sending an intimidating and punitive message myrna minx Aug 2013 #12

It's even more chilling to see those that applaud it. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #14

Pssst... It's Chelsea Manning. KamaAina Aug 2013 #15

Oh bloody hell. Cut-and-pasted the title and obviously wasn't thinking. Will edit. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #21

^ Wilms Aug 2013 #17

Geez people, FairWinds Aug 2013 #18

Outed a CIA Agent..but, he's part of the "Ruling Class." n/t KoKo Aug 2013 #32

Then there were the Rosenbergs... classof56 Aug 2013 #20

Rebel "Prez" Jefferson Davis got 2 yrs... charlives Aug 2013 #22

The US Government has made out that Manning's was ''the Largest Loss of Secrets Evah'' Octafish Aug 2013 #23

POLICE STATES generally don't like law-abiding citizens or whistleblowers. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #24

Couldn't agree more. You play by their twisted rules .. or you're squashed. YOHABLO Aug 2013 #26

Its almost as if there is some kind of order... napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #28

k&r toby jo Aug 2013 #29

Lt. Calley served 1 day in Leavenworth and 3 years house arrest. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #33