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'Chelsea' Manning Gets The Coveted Obama Commuted Sentence

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Posted by Raj 2017-01-17 16:34|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top

#1 From Yahoo....

President Obama has commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, paving the way for the army intelligence analyst turned high-profile leaker to be freed on May 17, the White House announced Tuesday.

Manning was on a list of 209 commutations and 64 pardons released Tuesday, though they may not be Obama’s final acts of clemency before he leaves office at midday on Jan. 20. Edward Snowden’s name was not on the list.

Manning was convicted after leaking U.S. military incident logs and diplomatic cables, among other secret government documents, to WikiLeaks, in 2010.

In his final scheduled briefing for reporters, White House press secretary Josh Earnest described Manning and Snowden in starkly different terms.

“Chelsea Manning, as a member of the United States armed forces, went through a legal proceeding administered by the United States military under the laws that govern the conduct of members of the United States military, and there was a hearing and a conviction and a sentence,” Earnest said. “It all went through that regular process. And that’s the way we determine guilt or innocence in this country, particularly with regard to the conduct of men and women in our armed forces. And that’s the way that our system works.”

But Snowden “should return to the United States and face the serious crimes with which he’s been charged,” Earnest said. “He will, of course, be afforded the kind of due process that’s available to every American citizen who’s going through the criminal justice process. But the crimes that he’s accused of committing are serious. And we believe that he should return to the United States and face them rather than seeking refuge in the arms of an adversary of the United States that has their own strategic interests in disseminating information in a harmful way.”

Earlier this week, WikiLeaks said on Twitter that its founder, Julian Assange, would agree to be extradited to the United States if Obama granted clemency to Manning. He has been living in Ecuador’s embassy in London since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he has been accused of sexual assault.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-17 17:14|| 2017-01-17 17:14|| Front Page Top

#2 This was an easy call; I think Bergdahl and Blago get commutations / pardons as well. I don't think Hillary! or Snowden get them, although what Snowden and Manning did aren't all that different.

Posted by Raj 2017-01-17 17:36|| 2017-01-17 17:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Australian ABC news

from the link: "We are all better off knowing that Chelsea Manning will walk out of prison a free woman

It's Beyond ObamaDome - One man enters, one woman leaves

Posted by SteveS 2017-01-17 18:18|| 2017-01-17 18:18|| Front Page Top

#4 He never misses a chance to flip the bird to our armed forces.

Posted by Crusader 2017-01-17 18:27|| 2017-01-17 18:27|| Front Page Top

#5 If there is a silver lining, it's that Manning is still a convicted felon, with a dishonorable discharge.

Posted by Chantry 2017-01-17 18:37|| 2017-01-17 18:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Right after going on about how leakers are a threat to democracy.

Posted by swksvolFF 2017-01-17 18:54|| 2017-01-17 18:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Not surprising.

Anything that is one more "FUCK YOU" to the US, her armed forces and our security (Not to mention all those non-liberals) he will do.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-01-17 19:40|| 2017-01-17 19:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Coming soon to a Target ladies room near you

Posted by Regular joe 2017-01-17 20:58|| 2017-01-17 20:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Just move him to general population for the duration of his sentence, problem solved.

Posted by Silentbrick 2017-01-17 21:27|| 2017-01-17 21:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Is he going to be in long enough for us to pay for more "treatments?" Like giving him a mellifluous voice...

Posted by james 2017-01-17 21:50|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2017-01-17 21:50|| Front Page Top

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