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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Judge Reduces Possible Sentence for Manning (Unlawful Pretrial Punishment) [View all]lovuian
(19,362 posts)6. Manning has won in the eyes of the world The Judge agreed he was
"unlawful Pretrial punishment".... =TORTURED
before his trial
in which the case needs to be thrown out ...the case is tainted .....how can one get a fair
trial when one has gone through "unlawful pretrial punishment"
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Hissyspit
Jan 2013
OP
Not a single charge dismissed then? Wow...this is a prosecution victory, then. nt
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#2
Yes. 22 charges untouched, including the most serious, with an easily-proved intent
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#34
... Lind rejected a defense contention that brig commanders were influenced by higher-ranking Marine
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#49
Did he work at Fort Meade at NSA? Just wondering. There was a book written about that
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#5
Then I wonder how Romney passed his security clearance testing. Surely when they asked him to draw a
okaawhatever
Jan 2013
#7
Something like that. Why would they ask such a personal question like that. Funny
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#26
Like I said I was 19yrs old. Now am 65 this Friday. So it was a very long time ago.
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#29
Well I read it in my younger days. I don't know if you could even get it today. But it was
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#32
Judge did not rule Manning was tortured: judged ruled his confinement was "more rigorous
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#44
Are they ever? Well, unless someone needs to make a showing of pretending to be against torture
Solly Mack
Jan 2013
#16
... “There was no intent to punish the accused...The intent was to make sure the accused was safe,
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#42
He's already discussing pleading to some of the charges. He's not getting acquitted, and he
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#35
Judge did not rule Manning was tortured: judged ruled his confinement was "more rigorous
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#39
So what is it, 1 year per document? Final sentence, 250,000 years...less 112 days of course.
24601
Jan 2013
#17
... Lind said Manning’s treatment at Quantico was “more rigorous than necessary” and
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#36
... Nonetheless, she said, “dismissal of charges is not appropriate” and would be fitting only
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#38
Judge Says Harsh Detention Is Not Cause to Drop Charges in WikiLeaks Case
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#37
Watch for another delay of trial from the defense....I suspect a plea is in the
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#40
I can call it, can't I? And there are certain posters on this board who doubt if I am an attorney
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#52
... Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, on Wednesday introduced a revised proposal under which the young
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#47
... Manning seeks to prove at trial that he used his experience to conclude that the documents were
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#48
Your modification of the AP headline is misleading: the judge did not find
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#43
but the judge says he was excessively strong armed, and mistreated it sounds like to me but the best
Divine Discontent
Jan 2013
#53