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Chelsea Manning has been freed from the Fort Leavenworth military prison, according to a US Army spokesperson:
In January she tweeted that she wanted to move to Maryland after being released, a state where she previously lived. On Monday she tweeted: "Two more days until the freedom of civilian life ^_^ Now hunting for private #healthcare like millions of Americans =P".
Manning will remain on active army duty while her military court conviction remains under appeal. She will have healthcare benefits but will be unpaid, the army says. An online campaign set up by her attorney has raised $150,000 (£115,725) to pay for her living expenses for the first year after her release. If the appeal is denied, she could be dishonourably discharged from the army, US media say.
The mentioned Chelsea Manning Welcome Home Fund. Also at NPR, NYT, and CNN.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Wednesday May 17 2017, @11:04PM (7 children)
He only freed Chelsea because she's a tranny.
If Chelsea stayed Bradley he'd still be rotting in Leavenworth. So the moral of the story is, if you get caught leaking classified information with a Democratic president in charge, become a tranny immediately and wait for your pardon.
That was a battle that both Chelsea Manning and Baraq Hussein Soetoro chose to fight wisely, because the Democratic party's image would have suffered a significant hit in the voting booths come next election.
(Score: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Wednesday May 17 2017, @11:48PM (6 children)
Wait, what? Er… hold on. So, ok, everybody knows that Baraq Hussein Soetoro is the last president's True Name [wikipedia.org], and knowing somebody's True Name gives you power over him.
So are you saying that Chelsea Manning is the True Name of the person in TFS???
Can we get a confirmation from Runaway?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 18 2017, @01:11AM (5 children)
WTF? You want the "true name" of a subhuman?
(Score: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Thursday May 18 2017, @01:43AM
Lol!
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday May 18 2017, @02:55AM (3 children)
Oh that's fucking rich coming from you. Manning may be messed up in the head but she's about a million times better of a person than you are.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 18 2017, @07:51AM
I swear, ever since I stuck up for Runaway as not a total conservative Trump voting douche he has done his damned best to prove me wrong. Reminds me of training a dog, can't show too much affection or it goes to their head and discipline goes out the window. They start shitting on the rug thinking they have a free pass on everything!
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 18 2017, @01:56PM (1 child)
Your biggest problem in regards to Manning, is that you actually believe he "leaked" stuff for altruistic reasons.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday May 18 2017, @06:30PM
So? You don't get to bitch about "petty" now with who we have in the Oval Office.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...