Check in here to support an immediate pardon for Bradley Manning.

[Ken Burch]

There is no way in hell that that kid deserves to spend 35 years in a military just for making sure that the world knows the truth.

And it's bullshit to say that Nixon should've been pardoned but Manning shouldn't.

[Autumn]

1. Yes, an immediate pardon.

rec

[forestpath]

2. Checking in.

[NuclearDem]

3. Damn straight.

Cram the war criminals into his jail cell instead.

[liberal_at_heart]

4. checking in.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. K&R And, they could use the empty cell for real criminals.

[HardTimes99]

11. Like Bush and Cheney, et. al. - nt

[markpkessinger]

6. Count me in! n/t

[gopiscrap]

7. I'm in but I am afraid there won't be a pardon

until Obama's last day in office.

[RC]

94. There won't be a pardon for Manning even then.

I think we all know why.

But anyway, count me in too. I think he should have been released with a General Discharge and time served.

[gopiscrap]

96. Why do you say that?

[RC]

98. Which?

Obama? Didn't he say something negative about what Manning did? I'm thinking he did.

[gopiscrap]

100. That you feel Obama won't pardon him?

[RC]

107. What has Obama done so far to rein in the war crimes?

Not much, in fact he has committed his own, some of which Manning exposed.

[SylviaD]

109. Bingo! n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Yes

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

9. Checking in

[HardTimes99]

10. Hear, hear! - nt

[DisgustipatedinCA]

12. I'm in favor of his pardon or commutation. I don't think it will happen anytime soon, though.

[zipplewrath]

189. Commutation

Time serve and abuse endured.

[Mc Mike]

13. Agree.

'Scooter Libby' got one before his judicial paths were exhausted.

And his leak actually endangered national security, to boot.

[markiv]

14. I see a big difference between Snowden and Manning

Both betrayed confidentiality agreements but

Snowden released more of a condensed conclusion of direct interest to American citizens

whereas Manning did more of a 'data dump' of massive amounts of information/documents

for a revelation against policy to be morally compelling, it has to be more surgical, revealing no more than is necessary to make the point

[NoMoreWarNow]

72. Pentagon papers?

that was a massive dump to the NYTimes.

[markiv]

149. but even the pentagon papers was a focussed internal study

and elsberg was part of the study, part of the 'work product' was his

it was not jusr a 'data dump'

[zipplewrath]

190. Kinda necessary

Although one might make a case for some of the filtering, the stuff one might filter out is probably the least damaging of the release. And really, the point in many ways was the totality of what was going on, not any single thing.

[markiv]

192. doesn't matter

the issue was breaching security by leaking a document

if you're going to make an arguement that it was justified (and i think to a large degree snowden is), the burdon of proof is on the leaker for *each document leaked* that it was necessary

the process has to leave in place the integrity of the concept of document security, because it is a legitimate necessity for any government, good or bad

no government can allow or excuse massive data dumps of classified documents

[FiveGoodMen]

15. Here!

[Hydra]

16. I'm checking in asking

But this Admin has said "Fuck Bradley Manning."

This is how they wanted it, in fact they wanted more time for him.

[lastlib]

17. .

Pardon Manning!!

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

18. Check, Check, Check... I do support a pardon. n/t

[fasttense]

19. Yes!

[sabrina 1]

20. Not a pardon, they can do what this DOJ did for Republican Alascan Senator Ted Stevens,

rescind the verdict, throw it out.

A pardon implies guilt and forgiveness. He did not commit any crimes.

But I agree with the spirit of your OP, completelyl.

[Ken Burch]

29. You're technically correct about the implications of a pardon.

My point is, it seemed to me to be the only way to get the kid out.

[sabrina 1]

35. Yes, I know and I applaud any effort to get him home. I would just like to see justice done

for once.

[ljm2002]

21. Absolutely!

He deserves it.

K&R

[Laelth]

22. Checking in. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[DreamGypsy]

23. If you check in, then sign the petition.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023507120

We petition the Obama administration to: Restore the United States’ human rights record and grant clemency to Pvt. Bradley Manning!

[Ken Burch]

31. Thanks for the link to the petition.

[totodeinhere]

24. I started another thread on the same topic just before you did.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023506765

Bradley Manning must be pardoned.

[leftstreet]

25. DURec

[BuelahWitch]

26. Yes

[WillyT]

27. HUGE K & R !!!

[snappyturtle]

28. Checking in! K&R nt

[MisterP]

30. well, duh: the only argument against is a road map between Moscow's two airports

[DLevine]

32. Totally support it, but it's not going to happen. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

33. Obama should either pardon him or admit he wants Nixon type plumbers....

Joe would do it for a price...



....you betcha....

[ut oh]

34. indeed

[Fuddnik]

36. Kicking!

[TinkerTot55]

37. Was just thinking that same thing this morning.

Manning should've been sentenced to time served.......since he was actually TORTURED ( severe mental cruelty, deprivation, isolation, etc. ) which amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.

Try the damn war criminals from the Bush, Sr. through Bush Jr. years, AND the financial miscreants who nearly toppled the civilized world, and THEN we can talk "justice" for people like Manning and Snowden.

[neohippie]

38. Check and Balance

The Truth should set us all free

[Laughing Mirror]

39. While the real criminals are giving themselves a pat on the back

for how generous they were, bringing it down from two life sentences to one, with time off for good behavior, of course.

[99th_Monkey]

40. check ~nt~

[Blue State Bandit]

41. Yes!

[MotherPetrie]

42. K&R

[countmyvote4real]

43. K&R. n/t

[Egalitarian Thug]

44. K&R. n/t

[grntuscarora]

45. Grntuscarora checking in.

nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

46. !!!

[historylovr]

47. Checking in.

[Daniel537]

48. +1

[tosh]

49. Yes!

[christx30]

50. Checking in.

Deserves immediate pardon.

[Rebellious Republican]

51. K&R

[Blue_In_AK]

52. As long as George Bush and his henchmen walk free,

so should Bradley Manning. It's more dangerous to report on war crimes than it is to commit them.

[Mira]

73. Well said. I'm sick to the core about this.

[benld74]

53. +10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

[KaryninMiami]

54. So blatantly unfair

Just outrageous - and totally unnecessary. K&R

[JoeyT]

55. Kick.

I don't have much hope of it happening, but it's the right thing to do.

[Jack Rabbit]

56. K/R

. . . and while you're at it, Mr. President, stop spying on us.

[caseymoz]

57. Yes, a pardon.

[Demo_Chris]

58. Kick. nt

[Skeeter Barnes]

59. Bradley Manning is an American Patriot

[PowerToThePeople]

60. checking in. n/t

[Ninga]

61. So "checked" nt

[krispos42]

62. A man is walking down the street...

...and he hears strange and alarming noises coming from a house.

He jumps the fence and peers through a window to see a young, nude girl being beaten by a man. He takes a video with his phone, then calls the cops.

The cops arrive and proceed to arrest the caller for trespassing, voyeurism, creating child pornography, and possessing child pornography.


The abusive man is neither investigated nor charged. Ever.

Justice?

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

63. Count me in.

What is this country so afraid of?
The truth?

[The Magistrate]

64. I Support That, Sir

The sentence handed down is extremely unjust.

Anything more than time served, particularly given the torturous conditions of confinement, shocks the conscience.

[kardonb]

65. Manning

ABSOLUTELY NOT !! He got off far too lightly .

[Ken Burch]

69. Well, you're clearly on the wrong board.

Support for harshness towards this kid can't be consistent with support for any progressive or humanistic ideas at all...if you defend the national security state, you are defending every horrible thing the U.S. ever did in the world.

And you do realize that he will probably be killed by somebody if he spends any significant amount of time in a normal military prison.

[RoccoR5955]

66. Maybe not a complete pardon.

But commute his sentence to time already served.
That way nobody could say that he did no time for his "crime."

[colsohlibgal]

67. Absolutely

[burnodo]

68. Kick and rec

Another whistleblower who must face the wrath of the totalitarian state.

[NoMoreWarNow]

70. yes, I agree

too bad he's not an elite fucktard like Bush and Cheney

[yurbud]

71. until Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, & company are prosecuted, it's hard to justify ANY prosecutions

for military folks, especially those who expose rather than commit war crimes.

[navarth]

105. this.

[faithnomore]

74. This man should be honored for his bravery.

He should be pardoned immediately and the major players in the Bush administration should serve his 35 years.

[Myrina]

75. Agreed. K & R

nt

[samsingh]

76. Manning should be pardoned

[DinahMoeHum]

77. .

.

[morningfog]

78. Pardon!

[mike_c]

79. yes

eom

[winter is coming]

80. It won't happen, but I support it. n/t

[PatrynXX]

81. Peltier first

n/t

[Ken Burch]

134. I'd be fine with both of them being pardoned on the same day. n/t.

[DonCoquixote]

82. Yes

even though I hate spying, he was actually spying for us, as opposed to GG wanting 15 minutes of fame.

[bvar22]

83. Here. I generally NEVER click on "Check In Here" threads,

but for THIS one,
DURec!

You will know them by their [font size=3]WORKS.[/font]

[Cryptoad]

84. Yall ever feel like you are in a isolation Chamber

better recount yall's numbers.... most Democrats feel he is Traitor and a thief and got off too easy!

[Ken Burch]

121. Uh, no...you have no basis for saying that...and you don't speak for "Most Democrats"

Like everyone else here, you speak only for yourself.

Why would you ever defend a life-destroying sentence for a man who did no harm? There was no reason, for example, that the secret U.S. Army murder of a journalist in Iraq should ever have been KEPT secret...or should ever have happened.

None of the secrets Manning revealed were ever aimed at any honorable or progressive objectives-the national security state HAS no non-evil intentions.

[Maineman]

85. We need some leaders with integrity and a sense of justice. Mr. President, what about you?

Justice in this country is as poor as the distribution of wealth. Sooner or later, things are going to explode.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

86. K&R

Free Manning!

[idwiyo]

87. K&R

[the_sly_pig]

88. affirm.

[rainy]

89. Checking in. Pardon Bradley Manning!

[libodem]

90. Yep

Kick

[Agony]

91. YES (esp since the unindicted terrorist Kissinger is still running free)

[redgreenandblue]

92. checked and recced

[Enthusiast]

93. K&R! I'm all for it.

Throw the REAL criminals in prison, like the Wall Street fraudsters, the torturers, and the war profiteers.

[Mickju]

95. Agreed

[99Forever]

97. No pardon is another strike against Democrats.

Fucking murdering, torturing, thieving monsters not just walking free, but getting filthy fucking rich and not even being prosecuted, let alone sentenced to the terms they DESERVE. But tell the truth about their crimes and get 35 years.

How's that "look forward" horseshit working?

[Mokito]

101. Check!

nt

[Lugnut]

102. I'm in! n/t

[1monster]

103. Hear, hear!

[tardybar]

104. he should be free due to torture he endured

Fm

[cascadiance]

106. And an immediate honoring of him with the Nobel Peace Prize

to slap our increasingly FASCIST government in the face!

[Gator_Matt]

108. Manning's sentence is an outrage

The cockroaches in government don't like having the light shone on them.

[another_liberal]

110. Pardon him . . .

Send Dick Cheney and George W. to prison.

[Rockyj]

111. I am in Tears

after reading how Bradley comforted his legal team.

"He said Manning looked at him and said: “It’s OK. It’s all right, don’t worry about it. I know you did your best. It’s OK. I’m gonna be OK. I’m gonna get through this.”

Coombs added: “I’m in a position where my client is cheering me up. That shouldn’t happen, but he is a resilient young man. If nothing else, he is resilient, for sure.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/21/bradley-manning-comforts-his-own-sobbing-legal-team-im-gonna-be-ok/

[struggle4progress]

112. Bradley Manning pleads guilty to misusing classified data in WikiLeaks case

By Medina Roshan
FORT MEADE, Maryland
Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:50pm EST
... Military judge Colonel Denise Lind accepted the guilty pleas late in the afternoon. Manning pleaded guilty to a series of 10 lesser charges that he misused classified information and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for those offenses ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/us-usa-wikileaks-manning-idUSBRE91R0T720130228

[Spirochete]

142. You took time out from celebrating

to come in here and post that? Isn't that special?

[struggle4progress]

169. Nobody's celebrating. It's a sad case, involving a confused kid, who released hundreds of thousands

of documents he hadn't read

It's not entirely clear why he did so. A defense witness said he had diagnosed Manning as having gender dysphoria ... as well as narcissism and obsessive-compulsive behavior. Those problems were compounded by the unraveling of a romantic relationship, the stress of serving in a Baghdad combat base and post-adolescent idealism

I consider the notion, evident throughout this thread -- that a PFC should be entitled to interfere in US diplomacy without major consequence -- to be an extremely ill-conceived and dangerous notion. Allowing a PFC to do so can only lead to such behavior from cabals of young lieutenants or from groups of generals, who might act with less naivete but more experience, more skill, and more malice

[Vincardog]

113. Free Bradley, make room for a Bankster

[NorthCarolina]

114. I Agree, Immediate Pardon. Remember Obama's promise to protect whistleblowers?

From: OBAMA CHANGE.ORG WEBSITE

Protect Whistleblowers: Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government. Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process. (SCRUBBED)

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/16184-obama-promise-to-protect-whistleblowers-scrubbed-from-website

[NJCher]

115. pardon

Soon!


Cher

[limpyhobbler]

116. Amnesty International petition gaining steam on white house petition site

Short link: http://wh.gov/lgG58

Restore the United States’ human rights record and grant clemency to Pvt. Bradley Manning!

The prosecution of Bradley Manning starkly contrasts to the US govt's repeated failure to deliver justice for serious human rights violations committed during counter-terror operations of the past decade.

Manning, who released classified information exposing potential breaches of international humanitarian law by US forces, was sentenced in military court on Aug 21st to 35 yrs in prison.

Manning's severe sentence contrasts with the leniency given those responsible for torture and other types of grave human rights violations he revealed.

To reduce this blight on the US human rights record, President Obama should grant Manning clemency for time served, protect whistleblowers, and provide accountability for crimes like those Manning exposed.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

PARDON.BRADLEYMANNING.ORG

[TBF]

117. K&R nt

[myrna minx]

118. K&R. Considering he was tortured while in custody, his sentence is especially egregious. n/t

[rhett o rick]

119. Obama is going to let Siegelman and Manning rot in prison but pardon Bush

and the gang. It's class warfare.

[Ken Burch]

132. Never understood why Obama hasn't pardoned Siegelman, either.

It's not as if the admin. benefits from the last Democratic governor of Alabama dying in a prison cell.

[rhett o rick]

157. To become president he had to make a deal with the devil. Apparently the devil dont like

Gov Siegelman.

[xocet]

120. K & R n/t

[Duval]

122. K&R n/t

[EVDebs]

123. Nominate Manning AND Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize...let's see action

Let's See ACTION

[Pyrzqxgl]

124. Let the kid go!!!!!!

[Grey]

125. K&R

[Ilsa]

126. Done. WH petition signed. nt

[KoKo]

127. Definitely!

[MissDeeds]

128. Checking in

And K&R

[orpupilofnature57]

129. It's not like he got us in a war because of Lies, or outed an agent, like Kkkarl .

Pardon immediately

[NeverAsItSeems]

130. Freedom for Bradley

Yes, Bradley manning should be pardoned and released immediately!

[Bigmack]

131. Yes YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Pardon Bradley who "quaintly" thought I should know what "my" government was doing! Ms Bigmack

[Luminous Animal]

133. K&R

[DeSwiss]

135. Yeah right.

- K&R

[JNelson6563]

136. Free Manning and imprison the

war criminals and the banksters.

Sadly things are too FUBAR for anything of the sort to happen.

Julie

[Agony]

137. full pardon for Bradley and 35 years in the slammer for the terrorist Kissinger

would be my vote

[YOHABLO]

138. Obama will never pardon Bradley Manning. The Establishment has him by the balls >>

and you folks should know that. We're headed down the road to a total militaristic state .. it's here.

[on point]

139. Plus Medal of Honor as he showed true courage

[Gravitycollapse]

140. K&R

[Euphoria]

141. Checking in.

[Agony]

143. plus he deserves an apology for pre-trial detainment and torture - not negotiable

[sabrina 1]

144. And compensation. He should be given a medal for what he did.

This country is a disgrace.

[whatchamacallit]

145. I support this. n/t

[NealK]

146. I fully support this but won't hold my breath.

[Agony]

147. call the whitehouse comment line - all day tomorrow - 202-456-1111

thanks for the OP Ken.

[Bragi]

148. I'm in! -- Hello NSA, it's me again /nt

[raindaddy]

150. Me too!!!

[Scootaloo]

151. Pardon, apology, and restitution n/t

[annm4peace]

152. Minneapolis emergency protest demands pardon for Bradley Manning

http://www.fightbacknews.org/2013/8/21/minneapolis-emergency-protest-demands-pardon-bradley-manning?utm_source=Fight%20Back%21%20News%20Service&utm_campaign=461597c828-UA-743468-8&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_acdbc87f5c-461597c828-263618909

Minneapolis, MN – About 50 supporters of WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning joined an emergency rally at the Federal Building here, Aug. 21, in response to Military Judge Denise Lind’s sentencing him to 35 years in prison. The protest was called by Free Bradley Manning-Minneapolis and was one of the many held across the U.S. sponsored or coordinated by the Bradley Manning Support Network.

A statement from protest organizers demanded President Obama “fulfill his campaign promises to promote government transparency and protect whistleblowers by pardoning Bradley Manning.”

Jess Sundin, a leader of the Anti-War Committee and one of the activists raided by the FBI in 2010, told the crowd, “According the ACLU, 35 years is the longest-ever prison sentence for leaking government secrets to the media. The government prosecuted Bradley Manning for espionage, but we know that his real ‘crime,’ in their eyes, was to expose the inhumane conduct of the American war machine. He told the world the truth about secrets shared by war criminals. We are here today, because prosecuting this man is the shameful act of cowards, afraid for the world to know what kind of monsters they really are. We are here today, because we know why Bradley Manning has been targeted, and we will not stand by silently while this injustice is carried out in our names.”

[defacto7]

153. Check

[defacto7]

154. Double Check!

[Peregrine Took]

155. Where do I sign?

[felix_numinous]

156. Whoever thought intimidation was a good strategy is wrong

it is not only emboldening more people to follow in these whistleblowers' footsteps, but ruining the public trust and foreign relations.

Intimidation is a sign of desperation and lack of imagination and negotiating skills, of which have long lasting benefits for all.

I remember when 'We don't negotiate with terrorists' became our new foreign policy. The mantra of arms dealers. People were not interesting anymore, they were either obedient or terrorists, the art of diplomacy became a lost art. The world (as reported to us by increasingly incorporated news) became much harsher, simplistic and violent.

These are the endgames and results of having our information interfered with-- more extremism, ignorance and infighting. Less understanding and patience--and the gradual dehumanization of targeted groups-- who ever happens to be the biggest threat to the status quo. Right now that happens to be information, and who has access to it.

But next time who will be the targets? And what will be the methods of intimidation then? This is a very bad trajectory

Unless the public trust means nothing.

[bluestateboomer]

158. K&R!

[BillyRibs]

159. Heros should be free!

[Zorra]

160. I'm in. nt

[burrowowl]

161. Full Pardon for Manning, NOW!

[raging moderate]

162. Yes.

If we can pardon the psychopathic mass-murderers who lied to start the Iraq war in search of higher profits, then we can surely pardon Bradley Manning.

[Michigan-Arizona]

163. K&R n/t

[Recursion]

164. I'd support a sentence commutation to time served

He was a kid who got in over his head with some shady characters, seems genuinely remorseful, and is obviously not likely to do anything like this again.

[William769]

165. Kick & recommended.

[grahamhgreen]

166. Obama pardoned criminal Ted "Bridge to Nowhere" Stevens (R-AK), he can pardon our heroes too.

[hrmjustin]

167. I forgot to check in before. Yes I am for a pardon.

[Milliesmom]

168. Yes Pardon Manning.

[lofty1]

170. Bradley Manning's pardon must be demanded overwhelmingly

It's going to take a movement to make this happen. This NSA shadow government does not want top give up its power.

[enigmatic]

171. Pardon Bradley Manning immediately. n/t

[avaistheone1]

172. k&r for Truth

Immediate pardon for Bradley Manning.

[donheld]

173. ASAP

[spike91nz]

174. pardon

now

[LittleBlue]

175. K&R

Obama won't do it as his administration has been implicated.

[blkmusclmachine]

176. +1.

[jtuck004]

177. K (as in Kick him loose) & R! n/t

[burnodo]

178. K&R

[Douglas Carpenter]

179. knr

[polynomial]

180. The Manning/Snowden effect

Reading important reasoning about the effect Manning and Snowden added to this new age, or some are saying opened America up to the real America that needs repair.

This is the most serious part of the infrastructure that America has failed at. The morality, the disgrace, the reputation and especially the political behavior in what actions we endure and witness. America finds out we have secret courts, secret legislation, secret prosecution, secret agencies secret judges, that are government elected or appointed that collect data that ultimately is used to profiteer to make money off the American public.

A Republic, a Democracy in secret ?Does not sound normal. That is tyranny.

Our tax money is used against us as the majority figure this out Americans realize we did not have the freedom or liberty by the people as called out in the Constitution. We even argue with venom, prejudice, and hate to keep our selves healthy Americans are in a political dishonorable warp drive that stalls the very healthcare industry we need. Daily political people freely work to demonize the way to be healthy, torturing with lies daily via the mainstream media. Besides the lies about war to use the government system to profiteer murder gerrymander power.

All these action by elected officials appear to be traditional law not the real system law. Imagine interpreting law in secret all very frightening propelling cynicism especially distrust. The results are a citizen ship broken along with the government that is broken. So some brave Americans take a chance to dump the reasons, secret stuff to the public then we the people get to see if those secret choices are a benefit for the one percent or for everyone.

[tomg]

181. K & R nt

[Dustlawyer]

182. Watching the drone strike on the reporters and then the 1st responders with the 2 little kids

Is enough to make your heart break with the injustice of it all. I wonder what those American drone operators feel knowing what they did in their blood lust to shoot 1st and ask questions later.

[George II]

183. Who?

[Politicub]

184. Chelsea deserves nothing less

I strongly support a pardon for Manning. And I'm proud of her bravery to live as the gender she feels she is.

Giving her hormone therapy should be considered a civil right.

And if people don't know what I'm referring to with Chelsea, check out the article here:

http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?pageType=national&url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57599677/bradley-manning-i-want-to-live-as-a-woman-named-chelsea/&feed_id=1&videoid=37&catid=57599677

[steve2470]

185. yes, immediate pardon for Chelsea nt

[Theyletmeeatcake2]

186. Yes,of course

And those that don't agree ,I hope something similar happens to them!

[Little Star]

187. checking in

[maddiemom]

188. Yes! Totally agree.

[Cronus Protagonist]

191. I thnk she should be pardoned immediately.

She did the country a great service.

[orbitalman]

193. Damn straight, it's BULLSHIT.

[TheKentuckian]

194. Aye

[RedCloud]

195. He is a true military hero.

His duty is to us, to protect us from what the jackoffs do to us.

[Faryn Balyncd]

196. Manning should get what he deserves . . .the Congressional Medal of Honor.

He put his life and liberty in peril by taking his oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same." seriously, and expose illegal crimes which the powers that be have chosen to defend.

Because of his willingness to take moral action despite peril to his life and liberty, Manning should get what he deserves:

(1.) a pardon

(2.) the Congressional Medal of Honor

(3.) the Nobel Peace Prize

(4.) a parade

[Hissyspit]

197. Yes.

[rwsanders]

198. While I agree in principle...

It won't happen, because as in the old USSR, there is a need for the authoritarian government to save face.
Without pressure, parole might happen in a few years, with it he may join Leonard Peltier.

[RedCloud2]

199. I still say he is a true hero.

This never changed, Why must they punish those who do good and reward or hide (as the torturers)those who do evil?