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DetlefK

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8. What did the Abu Ghraib-torturers get? 2-8 years?

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Wed Aug 21, 2013, 11:05 AM

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ACLU on Manning Sentence: "Something is seriously wrong with our justice system" [View all] bigtree Aug 2013 OP

They got that right. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #1

Meanwhile....... Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #2

Indeed. nt City Lights Aug 2013 #3

I was afraid to rec this post. Atman Aug 2013 #4

This was the largest.. one_voice Aug 2013 #5

One thing we do know... ljm2002 Aug 2013 #13

I bet most were classified "top secret", or maybe none of them. Crimes should remain buried. Dragonfli Aug 2013 #21

Did I say all this? one_voice Aug 2013 #33

No, it was directed at a rather prevalent and absurd group thought I have seen emerging. Dragonfli Aug 2013 #35

K&R Solly Mack Aug 2013 #6

It's the military justice system. Different animal Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #7

Y'know what... RobertEarl Aug 2013 #15

Sadly, no consequences when you commit war crimes and push corporate interests abroad NuclearDem Aug 2013 #18

What did the Abu Ghraib-torturers get? 2-8 years? DetlefK Aug 2013 #8

Amnesty calls on President to commute Bradley Manning's sentence, investigate exposed abuses Catherina Aug 2013 #9

so true bigtree Aug 2013 #10

True words my friend. I wish he had processed Snowden's plea more thoughtfully Catherina Aug 2013 #12

We've had to call for a fourth bus Rex Aug 2013 #25

It's the 'murkin way. Commit murder go free. Expose murder go to prison. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #11

k&r Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #14

Manning was not going to escape a long sentence, but ProSense Aug 2013 #16

Obama and the Dems committed an atrocity. OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #29

"Something is seriously wrong with our justice system..." Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #17

If there wasn't something wrong with our justice system LearningCurve Aug 2013 #20

Leaks to a foreign press? Isn't that a little different? nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #19

I agree with the ACLU nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #22

on this issue bigtree Aug 2013 #24

In general the legal system favors the powerful nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #26

of the people bigtree Aug 2013 #27

It has perished from the earth nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #28

agreed bigtree Aug 2013 #30

Until the laws apply equally to all Americans Rex Aug 2013 #23

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #31

K&R woo me with science Aug 2013 #32

K&R We need lots more whistleblowers JimDandy Aug 2013 #34

+1000 malaise Aug 2013 #36

This is useless bullshizz. If the ACLU wanted to support Manning, they should have provided struggle4progress Aug 2013 #37