Manning sentenced to 35 years, this should be a national day of mourning

[G_j]

http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/judge-to-sentence-bradley-manning-today/2013/08/20/85bee184-09d0-11e3-b87c-476db8ac34cd_story.html

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[snooper2]

1. I was close, I thought 25 with option for parole at 15

[yeoman6987]

6. Manning gets 25 years

Can President Obama issue him a pardon at the end of his term?

[MADem]

2. I don't think he'll do all that. Between time served and good behavior, he could

be out in well under 20, sooner if he gets paroled.

[Octafish]

3. For telling the truth about war criminals.

Speaking of which: Bush and Cheney are free.

[G_j]

4. and the government wanted to

"set an example"

That they have done.,

[Octafish]

11. Lebensraum means different things to different corporations.

For BP, it's Iraq and the Gulf of Mexico.

For Chevron, it's Venezuela and the California Coast.

Incredible. Sad, too, considering what Gen. Smedley Darlington Butler warned us:

War is a Racket.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Breaks my heart. I hope he can appeal. Here's a colonel

who thinks Manning will actually serve about 8 to 8.5 years...

http://rt.com/usa/manning-sentence-live-updates-784/

Col. Morris Davis @ColMorrisDavis

#Manning sentenced to 35 years. Means he'll likely serve about 8 to 8.5 yrs more in confinement and be out by the time he's 33 or 34.

[Solly Mack]

7. ...

[TBF]

8. This sentence says a whole lot more about our government

than it does about Bradley Manning.

[G_j]

9. It sure does

and it's not good. I suspect history will not be kind to this Administration. It will be viewed as protecting war criminals and punishing one who exposed the crimes.

[MotherPetrie]

10. K&R

[CrispyQ]

12. Another sad day in American history. -nt