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Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)
4. The Army wants to nail this kid
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 07:55 PM
Nov 2012

Manning did cause the biggest security breach in our history. The fact that he did that AND is an enlisted soldier will make him an easy target for the Army brass. Why was an Army PFC placed in a Marine Corps brig?

How could Manning NOT have "considered suicide" 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #1
Manning's suicidal ideation predated transfer to Quantico, to judge from his testimony struggle4progress Nov 2012 #3
So what? My post still stands. 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #5
You're careless with details, are verifiably wrong in part, and make unproven claims struggle4progress Nov 2012 #16
That is my opinion 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #22
"He broke the law" RoxyNexus Nov 2012 #2
I'd love to hear Obama's passion for law enforcement directed at Wall St. 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #6
That was a moronic stunt, for a number of reasons struggle4progress Nov 2012 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #8
A selective-prosecution defense probably needs to be narrowly drawn to succeed: struggle4progress Nov 2012 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #21
He did break the law--that's not at issue. You do know that defense is pleading guilty on 7 msanthrope Nov 2012 #11
He's been given permission to plead guilty on several substitute counts, but has not yet done so struggle4progress Nov 2012 #15
You are correct, thanks for the clarification. nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #20
The soldiers and officers responsible for the torture JDPriestly Nov 2012 #23
The Army wants to nail this kid Joey Liberal Nov 2012 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #9
Or Julius Rosenberg Paulie Nov 2012 #24
I wish freedom for this man. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #10
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #12
It's not a press release but a news report from his pretrial hearing struggle4progress Nov 2012 #13
Bi-spectacled? ForPeace Nov 2012 #17
prolly meant "bespectacled" struggle4progress Nov 2012 #18
Good thing they had him on a suicide watch. Pterodactyl Nov 2012 #19
GI charged in WikiLeaks case admits making noose Scurrilous Nov 2012 #25
... "I certainly made a noose," Pte Manning said. "The sheet noose in particular" ... struggle4progress Nov 2012 #28
Something I have not understood about this for a long time is asjr Nov 2012 #26
I'll guess we'll learn when the actual trial begins. There seems to be widespread struggle4progress Nov 2012 #27
Thank you very much for this information. It has been asjr Nov 2012 #29
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