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Maedhros

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16. If anything points out what a sham this Administration has become,

Reply to whatchamacallit (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2013, 12:51 PM

Aug 2013

Last edited Wed Aug 21, 2013, 02:55 PM - Edit history (3)

it is this:

Obama is fully able to pardon Bradley Manning, yet chooses not to do so.

Yet, at the same time and under no pressure to do so, he orders his DOJ to preemptively immunize the Bush Administration from prosecution.

My guess is that the information Snowden has given to the Guardian contains evidence of Bush Administration crimes, and Obama knows this and is taking measures to protect his friends.

ON EDIT: I see someone on my ignore list responded to this post, no doubt with some kind of derogatory sneer. Excellent - I welcome their hatred!

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