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jmowreader

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71. How could he justify the diplomatic cable mass dump?
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 12:10 AM
Aug 2013

The Apache video, I can see releasing that. And maybe the Afghanistan and Iraqi war logs.

The diplomatic cables? That's the kind of thing that gets sources killed; dictators really don't like knowing that their minions are working undercover for the US Government, and your standard dictator has no problem with disappearing people in the middle of the night along with their whole families.

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
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #32
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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