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  1. 2017-01-17, 09:43 PM #1
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    Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38659068

    President Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence for leaking documents to Wikileaks in 2010.

    The 29-year-old transgender US Army private, born Bradley Manning, will be freed on 17 May instead of her scheduled 2045 release.

    She was sentenced to 35 years in 2013 for her role in leaking diplomatic cables to the anti-secrecy group.

    The leak was one of the largest breaches of classified material in US history.
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  2. 2017-01-17, 09:44 PM #2
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    Fantastic, glad to hear it.
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    Huge reduction. Good for him/her.
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    damn, I honestly did not see that coming.
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    That was very nice of him, however this thread will very likely deterioate very rapidly...
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    Quote Originally Posted by HolgerDK View Post
    That was very nice of him, however this thread will very likely deterioate very rapidly...
    No YOU'RE the Hitler!
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    Wonder if Assange will stay true to his word?






    Not a chance
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    He also should commute Mr. Snowden.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rym View Post
    He also should commute Mr. Snowden.
    lolololol, no.
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    Wasn't expecting him to actually do it.

    Now where is Assage?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rym View Post
    He also should commute Mr. Snowden.
    Can't commute the sentence of someone who fled the country to avoid persecution. Have to go to trial first, then get sentenced, and only then can your sentence be commuted.
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    Great move to discredit assange once he refuses to turn himself in as promised.Maybe he does knowing that Trump will forgive him.
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    I...honestly don't know how to feel. I have formulated no opinion on this matter. However, the conversation ensuring from our first (half) black president pardoning a Transgender individual who committed treason days before he leaves office is sure to be interesting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sky High View Post
    lolololol, no.
    And why shouldnt he?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kujako View Post
    Can't commute the sentence of someone who fled the country to avoid persecution. Have to go to trial first, then get sentenced, and only then can your sentence be commuted.
    He should not even be sentenced. Actually, Mr. Snowden did america a favor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rym View Post
    And why shouldnt he?
    because unlike Manning he did nothing but irreparable harm to our intelligence network, oh and fleeing to Russia sure doesn't help his case.
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    Your move, Assange.
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    It's one thing to leak classified intel to the enemy, but leaking information about bad behaviour to the public should be a defensible action. I'd prefer if governments didn't have dark secrets they wanted to keep hidden in the first place, rather than punishing those who reveal them. Whistleblowing should be a form of protected speech.

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    because unlike Manning he did nothing but irreparable harm to our intelligence network, oh and fleeing to Russia sure doesn't help his case.
    He showed that the NSA unrightfully sniffed the american people telephones, and spied on every internet activity.

    Which isnt really on par with the american constitution.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kujako View Post
    Can't commute the sentence of someone who fled the country to avoid persecution. Have to go to trial first, then get sentenced, and only then can your sentence be commuted.
    He can be pardoned can he not?
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    Telling the enemy how to bypass our defenses has always been a crime. It's treason in other countries.
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