Disgusting move. Completely ignoring that her leaks exposed hundreds of Afghan informants, many of whom were killed in retaliation by the Taliban. What a joke.
Disgusting move. Completely ignoring that her leaks exposed hundreds of Afghan informants, many of whom were killed in retaliation by the Taliban. What a joke.
This is good.
I thought that Chelsea Manning got US citizens killed while Snowden exposed the government which for some reason is seen as the bigger offense.
It is a good thing because he informed the general public about americas criminal activities about recording and processing every communication activity.
Snowden did not tell "rivals" about military state secrets, but informed the general public about crimes. And thats exactly the difference that matters.
America did the criminal actions. Not Mr. Snowden.
Snowden is a fight to come, but not yet. What made Chelsea such a good "target" for clemency is everything it entailed.
LGBT movements were strong proponents for pardon, considering her unethical treatments and the torture she went through. She also went through the judiciary system and admitted her crime. Likewise, this was also a strong political move: Either they get Assange, or they discredit him and try to smear Wikileaks along the way.
Snowden, on the other hand, gave them nothing. Not Assange, not any minority group, nor any "fair" trial. It may happen in the future, but it's too soon to say with certainty.
And thanks! I've been dawdling a bit on my side to make something readable, neutral and good about politics. Horseshoe theory seemed to fit these criteria perfectly.
Google Diversity Memo
Learn to use critical thinking: https://youtu.be/J5A5o9I7rnA
Political left, right similarly motivated to avoid rival views
[...] we have an intolerance for ideas and evidence that don’t fit a certain ideology. I’m also not saying that we should restrict people to certain gender roles; I’m advocating for quite the opposite: treat people as individuals, not as just another member of their group (tribalism)..
Assange is not due before may and Manning's free walk.
You are posting on an extremely liberal minded board that doesn't care about the security of the United States. They will all make fun of you/discredit you. They will all cheer this. They all cheer obama who kills innocent people with drones, and then cheer a traitor who exposed the government breaking the law(which it does on a daily basis). He is trying to make his presidency great in the eyes of his liberal supporters. You think this is going to go over well in the rust belt where they elected Trump because of obama?
Seriously, can't stop reading the news without hearing "HEADSHOT" inside my head. It's good to know that the someone in the US still knows how to play the diplomatic/espionage game.
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I think your are seriously confusing Manning with Snowden. I've already told you that Manning exposed the domestic spying to the public, Snowden, gave classified documents of major importance to the public AND our enemies, the two are similar but the Crimes committed by one is greater then the other. you can think Snowden is a hero all you want but I for one sure a hell don't.
Obama triggering conservatives even in the last week of his presidency.
How excellent.