Manning Convicted of Biggest Breach of US Classified Data in US History

[NickNitro]

http://news.yahoo.com/manning-sentenced-35-years-wikileaks-case-142355884.html

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison for giving hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks in one of the nation's biggest leak cases since the Pentagon Papers more than a generation ago.

 

[terry78]

It begins.

 

[NickNitro]

Now I honestly have no idea what his motives were for this but he's extremely lucky he didn't get a "traitor" tag put on him

The former intelligence analyst was found guilty last month of 20 crimes, including six violations of the Espionage Act, as part of the Obama administration's unprecedented crackdown on media leaks.

But the judge acquitted him of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy, an offense that could have meant life in prison without parole.

 

[terry78]

Yeah, I get what Snowden did is viewed as ambiguous, but Manning...kinda ****ed himself up.

 

[Duke]

This guy is lucky he didn't get life imprisonment or executed.

 

[NickNitro]

Yeah I was thinking that too, he's really lucky he didn't get whacked and thrown in the river. Maybe they wanted to make an example out of him.

 

[kane9321]

Holy crap

 

[NickNitro]

What are your thoughts on this quote?

"When a soldier who shared information with the press and public is punished far more harshly than others who tortured prisoners and killed civilians, something is seriously wrong with our justice system," said Ben Wizner, head of the ACLU's speech and technology project.

 

[Duke]

Soldiers who were convicted of treason in the 18th,19th, & even the 20th centuries were summarily put to death.

 

[terry78]

See, if the **** he revealed is seriously devastating to the country's security then yes, that is a problem. I don't think he was trying to right a wrong.

 

[Destructus86]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/22/convicted-leaker-manning-a-woman/2684009/

Oh man, this is soooooo much better than the Snowden news articles! hahah...

 

[NickNitro]

He says he's a woman......right before going to prison? Man he's just asking for it.....oh he'll get hormone treatment all right...a daily injection but it won't be from a doctor

 

[Destructus86]

He says he's a woman......right before going to prison? Man he's just asking for it.....oh he'll get hormone treatment all right...a daily injection but it won't be from a doctor

HAHAH!!
Was thinking the same thing. This guy is just making all around bad decisions.

 

[NickNitro]

That was honestly the last thing I'd ever read clicking that link Destruct lol....that was a funny curve ball

 

[dark_b]

how can you leak information about killing innocent people without also leaking about the security of your country?

 

[Destructus86]

how can you leak information about killing innocent people without also leaking about the security of your country?

Oh, there will be some leakage alright....right after he gets to prison and finds a nice inside out pocket to hold onto.

 

[NickNitro]

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Oh, there will be some leakage alright....right after he gets to prison and finds a nice inside out pocket to hold onto.

Okay.

I'm sure that sounded smart while you were typing it....

 

[Schlosser85]

Oh, there will be some leakage alright....right after he gets to prison and finds a nice inside out pocket to hold onto.

Your wit and intelligence just astounds me.

 

[Teelie]

I'm still not quite sure what that meant. I think I do but I'm not sure that I really do. It's prison rape, right? The last half of that is confusing though.

 

[NickNitro]

idk what an inside out pocket is supposed to be, is it like when you're poor and have to prove it to someone who asks you for change?

 

[Teelie]

Like the Monopoly dude.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Oh, there will be some leakage alright....right after he gets to prison and finds a nice inside out pocket to hold onto.

I'm still not quite sure what that meant. I think I do but I'm not sure that I really do. It's prison rape, right? The last half of that is confusing though.

idk what an inside out pocket is supposed to be, is it like when you're poor and have to prove it to someone who asks you for change?

Prison Break anyone ? T-Bag character ?

 

[dark_b]

Oh, there will be some leakage alright....right after he gets to prison and finds a nice inside out pocket to hold onto.

i meant when you realese information from the military how they killed innocent people that than you will also leak info about your security. its together.

 

[Teelie]

Never watched Prison Break.