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Published 7 years ago by jcscher with 5 Comments
by jcscher
7 years ago 5

Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence

The Army intelligence analyst convicted in a massive 2010 leak of security documents is set to be freed in five months instead of in 2045.

Continue Reading https://www.nytimes.com

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  • drunkenninja
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    Wow, that was unexpected!

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    • leweb
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      Indeed. Maybe he wants to make the Intel folks extra pissed off for the next president.

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  • Gozzin
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    You beat me to it! I'm so glad she can get out. Now if he'd just pardon Snodem and legalize marijuana.

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  • jcscher
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    Let us see where this goes!

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  • gottlieb
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    Awesome news. Still 7+ years is way too long.

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