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In one of his last moves in office, President Obama has commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the Army private who leaked a massive trove of military secrets to WikiLeaks.
The former intelligence analyst's prison sentence has been shortened to expire on May 17, 2017, according to a statement from the White House.
Her lawyers at the ACLU expressed relief after the decision, saying that Manning has already served more time behind bars than any other whistleblower in U.S. history, and under difficult conditions.
Also at the BBC and the New York Times.
Previously: Chelsea Manning Reportedly on Obama's Short List for Commutation; Assange Offers Himself in Trade
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(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday January 18 2017, @03:00PM
You, Sir, deserve some kind of award for your powers of observation. Often times, the difference between a felony, and some simple misdemeanor, is motivation.
And, motivation separates Manning from Snowden by galaxies. Snowden sacrificed a promising, lucrative career, to inform the public how they were being raped. And, Manning, if a spiteful fit, was trying to "get even" with his comrades and superiors.
Manning didn't give two shits about some ragheads being blown away, however rightly or wrongly they might be blown away. His motivation was to hurt his comrades, and to hurt the Army he hated.
But, liberal/left/progressives who hate the US and the army anyway will never understand that distinction. They are far more focused on Manning gender bender drama, than they are on motivation.