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In reply to the discussion: Army Leaker Chelsea Manning on Obama's 'Short List' for Commutation [View all]FairWinds
(1,717 posts)33. Yes, GOPPER's do say that . .
so why are you saying it here?
Is it an attempt at humor?
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Possibly b/c she exposed war crimes, committed in all our names. And nothing was done.
Crash2Parties
Jan 2017
#37
*waggles finger* No, Manning was punished for leaking far more than just that and you know that is
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#39
What a crock of shit. Our own government broke laws. You don't care about that. You care about
JCanete
Jan 2017
#13
wasn't exactly the point of the release. I am going to assume that anybody who doesn't
JCanete
Jan 2017
#43
If the point was to expose crimes being covered up then the information should have been limited to
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#45
what you don't give a shit about is the more important parts of both of their stories...you know,
JCanete
Jan 2017
#48
Actually I care about the fact the government covered things up like the helicopter attack
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#49
And those people who killed non-violent targets in the name of our government? I have a feeling
JCanete
Jan 2017
#17
when you address one outside of the context of the other, it is hard not to infer your sympathies,
JCanete
Jan 2017
#21
This is the thing though, and it should be kind of obvious. Those policies don't get made because
JCanete
Jan 2017
#26
You can make that case for manning, but again you put all the burden on Manning, and you have
JCanete
Jan 2017
#30
I have no idea what 'elected' has to do with being a citizen of the United States, and defending the
JCanete
Jan 2017
#32
"Obama should also pardon (not commute) Snowden, Kiriakou, Sterling, and Bergdahl."
Blue_Tires
Jan 2017
#23
I doubt Obama will pardon Bergdahl unless the case is over with and even then its a slim chance.
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#44