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JimDandy

(7,318 posts) Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:11 PM Jul 2013

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ACQUITTED of Aiding the Enemy!!!!!

Bradley Manning has been ACQUITTED on charges of Aiding the Enemy.

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ACQUITTED of Aiding the Enemy!!!!! (Original Post) JimDandy Jul 2013 OP

OMD! NJCher Jul 2013 #1

On one charge, aiding the enemy nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #2

Yes. Waiting to hear about sentencing on charges of releasing of secret docs JimDandy Jul 2013 #6

Of the most serious charge.... Junkdrawer Jul 2013 #3

but what about the other 20 charges 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #4

Yes, but this will preclude that horrible precedent. morningfog Jul 2013 #5

What a horrible precedent that would have been JimDandy Jul 2013 #10

This is good news AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #7

Yes. This charge had a potentially wide-reaching JimDandy Jul 2013 #11

Glad to hear it! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #8

That's good. HappyMe Jul 2013 #9

Wonderful news!!!!!!!! Marrah_G Jul 2013 #12

Indeed. As for the other charges, I suspect JimDandy Jul 2013 #17

Good! William769 Jul 2013 #13

Sentencing is tomorrow for other charges. Will be a tough night for Manning.n/t JimDandy Jul 2013 #14

He's getting nothing but good vibes from me. William769 Jul 2013 #15

Can I expect to see an apology... brooklynite Jul 2013 #16

You have to admit that the Judge's move JimDandy Jul 2013 #18

NJCher

(35,675 posts)

1. OMD!

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:13 PM

Jul 2013

Serious!!!

Link?

Cher

edited to add: CNN web site still has nothing but that verdict is impending

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

2. On one charge, aiding the enemy

Reply to NJCher (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:14 PM

Jul 2013

Per msnbc he still faces 150 years in jail if sentence is sequential

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

6. Yes. Waiting to hear about sentencing on charges of releasing of secret docs

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:17 PM

Jul 2013

Last edited Tue Jul 30, 2013, 02:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Junkdrawer

(27,993 posts)

3. Of the most serious charge....

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:14 PM

Jul 2013

and then ONLY because, IMHO, the government didn't want to name the enemies.

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

4. but what about the other 20 charges

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:16 PM

Jul 2013

he's acquitted on "aiding enemy" but there were 21 charges against him I thought.

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

5. Yes, but this will preclude that horrible precedent.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:17 PM

Jul 2013

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

10. What a horrible precedent that would have been

Reply to morningfog (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:25 PM

Jul 2013

to make putting documents on the web (or really in any publication or media venue) treasonous because a potential enemy of the state might see it. That would have had a chilling effect on our freedom of the press and on journalists and bloggers worldwide.

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)

7. This is good news

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:20 PM

Jul 2013

nt

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

11. Yes. This charge had a potentially wide-reaching

Reply to AgingAmerican (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:34 PM

Jul 2013

effect, so we're all very glad to hear the verdict on this one charge. Now what's going on with the other charges that will still affect Manning's freedom?

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

8. Glad to hear it!

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:21 PM

Jul 2013

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

9. That's good.

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:23 PM

Jul 2013

There are more charges, so not out of the woods yet.

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

12. Wonderful news!!!!!!!!

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:37 PM

Jul 2013

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

17. Indeed. As for the other charges, I suspect

Reply to Marrah_G (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:57 PM

Jul 2013

he will get at least 20 to 25 years of the 100 years total he could possibly get for all the remaining charges, because that is about the life of any remaining secret info that he might know. Just an educated guess though.

William769

(55,147 posts)

13. Good!

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:38 PM

Jul 2013

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

14. Sentencing is tomorrow for other charges. Will be a tough night for Manning.n/t

Reply to William769 (Reply #13)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:40 PM

Jul 2013

William769

(55,147 posts)

15. He's getting nothing but good vibes from me.

Reply to JimDandy (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:45 PM

Jul 2013

If people want to accuse me of aiding the "enemy", then so be it.

brooklynite

(94,585 posts)

16. Can I expect to see an apology...

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:46 PM

Jul 2013

...from everyone who was yelling "Kangaroo Court" before the Judgement came down?

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

18. You have to admit that the Judge's move

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #16)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 02:13 PM

Jul 2013

to change important wording in the charge, AFTER the defense basically closed it's case, was highly unusual.

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