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Chelsea Manning Doing Well In Prison
2013-08-31
[STLOUIS.CBSLOCAL] A lawyer for Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning said in a blog post on Thursday the soldier is doing well as he she goes through processing at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth.

David Coombs wrote that he spoke on Wednesday with Manning, previously known as Bradley Manning, while he she goes through the three-to-four-week period known as indoctrination at the Kansas prison. Coombs, who lives in Rhode Island, also said he plans to travel there in the coming weeks to meet with medical staff and the leadership in the quest to allow Manning to receive hormone therapy and other treatment for his her gender dysphoria -- the sense of being a woman trapped in a man's body.

Coombs went on the "Today" show last week, a day after Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for giving government secrets to WikiLeaks, to announce that Manning wants to live as a woman named Chelsea and begin hormone treatment as soon as possible.
Posted by:Fred

#15  I'll take Golden Retriever. ;-p

Here puppy puppy...
Posted by: Barry Soetero   2013-08-31 21:15  

#14  I think we should call him "Mrs. Bubba of cell block C"....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-08-31 16:41  

#13  I can demand everyone address me as Lord High Master of All That I Survey, but nobody will listen to me. Why not?

Because the name doesn't really fits you. Now, if you asked people to call you Gwendolyn...
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-08-31 16:27  

#12  What galls me over this is how the NYT et al. are tripping over themselves to give in to Manning's request demand to be named Chelsea and referred to as "she".

I can demand everyone address me as Lord High Master of All That I Survey, but nobody will listen to me. Why not?
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-08-31 15:58  

#11  Ever since that pic with the wig showed up , whenever I read a Manning article, "Rocky Raccoon" starts playing, ".... but everyone knew her as Bradley." Make it stop.
Posted by: SteveS   2013-08-31 15:07  

#10  "Forgot species, Uncle."

I'll take Golden Retriever. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara   2013-08-31 14:13  

#9  Uncle might be able to save the taxpayers a few bucks by shipping him her it to this place...

Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo)   2013-08-31 12:55  

#8  Ask Jerry Rivers, Barry Sotero, Elizabeth Warren...

Sono italiana questa settimana

Posted by: Shipman   2013-08-31 12:53  

#7  Forgot species, Uncle.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-08-31 11:21  

#6  3 to 4 weeks indoc for prison? I only got 9 for the USN, and a real job.
How hard can it be to get up, commute 3 feet to the bars, grab the tray of slop, commute 3 feet to the bed to eat, then repeat to get the dishes done?? do that 3x/day plus the overbearing stress of havng to fight the masses to the exercise yard for 1 hour / day.
I see real budget savings in the prison indoc department.
Posted by: USN,Ret.   2013-08-31 11:11  

#5  ...if one can self-select gender, can one also self-select race, nationality, etc...?

Ask Jerry Rivers, Barry Sotero, Elizabeth Warren...

Posted by: Pappy   2013-08-31 10:47  

#4  ...if one can self-select gender, can one also self-select race, nationality, etc...?

Posted by: Uncle Phester   2013-08-31 09:54  

#3  
HOW do men like Alexander Haig and John Kerry rise so high in this country? What IS it that raises such men to the top of our government?

Their ambition is all personal.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2013-08-31 08:20  

#2  Bend over is much more unlikely at the USDB where control is in effect. The inmates don't run the floor there. IIRC the inmate to guard ratio exceeds what you'll find at most civilian lock ups. Also, no sense of humor or distractions. Remember this article is based upon what supposedly Manning told his/her lawyer. Manning is still going through processing and classification at this point and is not among the general population or daily routine. Denial is not a river in Egypt.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-08-31 08:14  

#1  Leavenworth. The next 35 years as a bend over bowling alley for all your cell mates.
he can dig it.

Who vetted this shirley for Security work? But then the Green Berets or whatever apparently ain't what it used to be. Or the Rangers for that matter.
Army, be all you can be.

Probably totally unfair. Butt then you never know, He does wear a beret. And so does Kerry , by the way.

HOW do men like Alexander Haig and John Kerry rise so high in this country? What IS it that raises such men to the top of our government?
Ever ask yourself questions like that?

For that matter what about Obama and men like John Edwards, the Breck Boy. Men of real achievement and fine character. REAL leaders. Men you want alongside you in a tight place.
Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823   2013-08-31 07:20  

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