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Luminous Animal

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8. Neither are corporate lobbyists.

Reply to Skidmore (Reply #7)

Fri May 8, 2015, 02:24 PM

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Chelsea Manning writes bill limiting government ability to use Espionage Act against whistleblowers [View all] bigtree May 2015 OP

I thought Manning was tried and convicted under the UCMJ? Blue_Tires May 2015 #1

24 of the counts were drawn from civilian statutes incorporated in the UCMJ malthaussen May 2015 #2

manning downloaded a buncha shit to get a gotcha cause was pissed at treatment in army. nt seabeyond May 2015 #3

that's pretty much the government defense against any claim of 'whistleblowing' bigtree May 2015 #5

i do not know about that. i do know what manning did. nt seabeyond May 2015 #6

you know that her motives were different from what she stated? bigtree May 2015 #11

i know manning downloaded 250k cables to get a gotcha. that is not a definition of whistle blower, seabeyond May 2015 #12

still nothing other than your opinion bigtree May 2015 #14

it is not opinoon, but fact. fact. downloaded 250k cable. fact didnt know what was on them. fact, seabeyond May 2015 #20

Manning was an expert senior systems analyst bigtree May 2015 #23

i do not believe the contrived court statement, once defense was defined. seabeyond May 2015 #24

Essentially, she's arguing for a repeal of the Espionage Act in its entirety geek tragedy May 2015 #4

She may have written it but Skidmore May 2015 #7

Neither are corporate lobbyists. Luminous Animal May 2015 #8

Keyboard rage...Manning is doing something productive! How dare she! Rex May 2015 #16

DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING randys1 May 2015 #26

Petraeus gets a slap on the wrist and continued access to advise Obama riderinthestorm May 2015 #9

Manning wouldn't and shouldn't qualify as a whistle-blower anyways... Oktober May 2015 #10

I'll take the opinion of one of the country's most famous 'whistleblowers' bigtree May 2015 #13

Good for him... Oktober May 2015 #18

Welp, he's wrong. Adrahil May 2015 #21

I'll take Ellsberg's word, again bigtree May 2015 #25

And so will most who come to this without an agenda. randys1 May 2015 #27

No need to doubt or wonder... Oktober May 2015 #31

Well this should piss off the keyboard warriors. Manning is doing something productive. Rex May 2015 #15

I can't help thinking bigtree May 2015 #17

Bingo! Rex May 2015 #19

Exactly LittleBlue May 2015 #22

LOL Yeah, I'm going to go out of my way to consider a "bill"... NaturalHigh May 2015 #28

You sound like a McCarthyite Republican. Maedhros May 2015 #29

No, just someone who served in the military... NaturalHigh May 2015 #30

Nailed it... Oktober May 2015 #32

Could she run for Congress from prison? KamaAina May 2015 #33