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originally posted by: reldra
originally posted by: loveguy
originally posted by: reldra
originally posted by: loveguy
originally posted by: reldra
a reply to: loveguy
I really think he commuted the sentence just because he felt it was right. I doubt Obama hinged his decisions on what Assange said what he would do if X was done.
Assange will not be in any hurry to face charges anywhere.
We're kind of learning things as we go huh?
I wonder if O presented a deal to Assange, and Assange gave Manning as a condition?
Did Assange cause a reaction by O's administration?
If Assange is in the wrong, why would O extend leniency to Manning, but withdraw it from Assange?
Why would Assange make a deal for clemency for Manning doing wrong?
The secret is out. Damage control is too little too late, and frankly not worth the effort.
If the effort is to give the impression of integrity...
It's time to start acting with integrity, would you not agree?
Assange has done much more in regard to leaking to Manning. Obama is a Constitutional Law Professor. I believe he studied the case and found the sentence too harsh.
I'll apologize in advance...
Did O have anything to do with policies wrought on today's Chicago murder statistics?
Don't answer that, it's a loaded question, and has nothing to do with Assange, or this thread.
The only thing Assange did was release documents displaying the integrity of gov.
It's that integrity that requires restoration.
Returning the ability and freedom to raise his kids would be the first step.
I will ignore the loaded question part.
I used to fully support wikileaks. They have lost some journalistic integrity, in my eyes.
Not all, I I question some of their 'dumps' and think they should have.
They do call themselves journalists. Journalists don't dump every last piece of information they have without context. I have found them to be irresponsible on many levels in the last year.
Remember... Assange litterally claimed a pardon for Manning... not a commutation. The two are completely different with similar outcome.
A "pardon" being an executive FORGIVENESS of the crimes commited,
while
A "commutation" is an executive LOWERING of the time served.