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chelsea manning released from prison
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I'm ready for the impending shitstorm, but I don't give a fuck because one of my personal heroes was just released from a cruel and unjust imprisonment for the crime of sharing US imperialism with the world

https://twitter.com/xychelsea/status/864840675220754436

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/17/chelsea-manning-is-a-free-woman-her-heroism-has-expanded-beyond-her-initial-whistle-blowing/

she has shown more bravery and compassion than I can even fathom

I'm ready for the impending shitstorm, but I don't give a fuck because one of my personal heroes was just released from a cruel and unjust imprisonment for the crime of sharing US imperialism with the world

https://twitter.com/xychelsea/status/864840675220754436

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/17/chelsea-manning-is-a-free-woman-her-heroism-has-expanded-beyond-her-initial-whistle-blowing/

she has shown more bravery and compassion than I can even fathom
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http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/732/170/796.jpg

[img]http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/732/170/796.jpg[/img]
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good stuff, maybe trump will pardon snowden now???

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prolly not

edit: also why would there be a shitstorm over this? I thought there was huge popular support for freeing manning

good stuff, maybe trump will pardon snowden now???
[spoiler]prolly not[/spoiler]
edit: also why would there be a shitstorm over this? I thought there was huge popular support for freeing manning
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the people replying to that tweet have less followers than my left and some how get verified so they seem important

the people replying to that tweet have less followers than my left and some how get verified so they seem important
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Adnurakgood stuff, maybe trump will pardon snowden now???
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prolly not
edit: also why would there be a shitstorm over this? I thought there was huge popular support for freeing manning

trump has repeatedly called snowden a criminal, and mike pompeo has called for him to be executed

that would not happen ever

[quote=Adnurak]good stuff, maybe trump will pardon snowden now???
[spoiler]prolly not[/spoiler]
edit: also why would there be a shitstorm over this? I thought there was huge popular support for freeing manning[/quote]

trump has repeatedly called snowden a criminal, and mike pompeo has called for him to be executed

that would not happen ever
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mustardoverlordtrump has repeatedly called snowden a criminal, and mike pompeo has called for him to be executed

Yeah

http://i.imgur.com/9mBRiw9.gif

[quote=mustardoverlord]trump has repeatedly called snowden a criminal, and mike pompeo has called for him to be executed[/quote]
Yeah [img]http://i.imgur.com/9mBRiw9.gif[/img]
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woah I didnt know chelsea could be a guy name thats kind of gangster

edit OH GOD I READ THE TWITTER PAGE AND SEE THAT CHELSEA IS TRANS AND STUFF I DIDNT REALIZE THAT THIS IS AWKWRAD I JUST SAW THE TWITTER PROFILE PIC AND LITERALLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PERSON IM SORRY

woah I didnt know chelsea could be a guy name thats kind of gangster

edit OH GOD I READ THE TWITTER PAGE AND SEE THAT CHELSEA IS TRANS AND STUFF I DIDNT REALIZE THAT THIS IS AWKWRAD I JUST SAW THE TWITTER PROFILE PIC AND LITERALLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PERSON IM SORRY
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The article doesn't mention how she got released. I guess she was pardoned?

The article doesn't mention how she got released. I guess she was pardoned?
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commuted

commuted
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Spaceship Servers
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YeeHawThe article doesn't mention how she got released. I guess she was pardoned?

she was commuted by Obama in one of his last acts before leaving office

[quote=YeeHaw]The article doesn't mention how she got released. I guess she was pardoned?[/quote]
she was commuted by Obama in one of his last acts before leaving office
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Just waiting for space cadet to get on here and make this thread good

Just waiting for space cadet to get on here and make this thread good
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,
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All_Over_RSgood for her... idk why everyone call her a hero though isnt she the same as every other whistleblower ever??

the article explains this pretty well if you actually took the time to read it

[quote=All_Over_RS]good for her... idk why everyone call her a hero though isnt she the same as every other whistleblower ever??[/quote]
the article explains this pretty well if you actually took the time to read it
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All_Over_RSgood for her... idk why everyone call her a hero though isnt she the same as every other whistleblower ever??

http://i.imgur.com/KdbGfOy.png

because every whistleblower is a hero by definition
even more so when youre putting yourself at risk

[quote=All_Over_RS]good for her... idk why everyone call her a hero though isnt she the same as every other whistleblower ever??[/quote]

http://i.imgur.com/KdbGfOy.png

because every whistleblower is a hero by definition
even more so when youre putting yourself at risk
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All_Over_RSgood for her... idk why everyone call her a hero though isnt she the same as every other whistleblower ever??

Agreed, ANY idiot could blow a whistle

[quote=All_Over_RS]good for her... idk why everyone call her a hero though isnt she the same as every other whistleblower ever??[/quote]
Agreed, ANY idiot could blow a whistle
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an hero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H74cXrjcHVQ

an hero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H74cXrjcHVQ
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,

,
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All_Over_RSwell does that mean if i go work for the government then leak all the shady stuff they do i can be a hero too???

yes

what's your point

[quote=All_Over_RS]
well does that mean if i go work for the government then leak all the shady stuff they do i can be a hero too???[/quote]

yes

what's your point
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,

,
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mustardoverlordAll_Over_RSwell does that mean if i go work for the government then leak all the shady stuff they do i can be a hero too???
yes

what's your point

this is the point where u stop replying to the troll

[quote=mustardoverlord][quote=All_Over_RS]
well does that mean if i go work for the government then leak all the shady stuff they do i can be a hero too???[/quote]

yes

what's your point[/quote]
this is the point where u stop replying to the troll
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Spaceship Servers
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All_Over_RSgood for her... idk why everyone call her a hero though isnt she the same as every other whistleblower ever??

she exposed, among other things, that the united states was killing civilians in iraq.

can you expose something along those lines?

[quote=All_Over_RS]good for her... idk why everyone call her a hero though isnt she the same as every other whistleblower ever??[/quote]

she exposed, among other things, that the united states was killing civilians in iraq.

can you expose something along those lines?
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BBiA_duchessJust waiting for space cadet to get on here and make this thread good

Why does it matter what I think? He is entitled to his definition of "hero" and to the people he views as a hero the same as anyone else
I have no issues, it's a free country.

[quote=BBiA_duchess]Just waiting for space cadet to get on here and make this thread good[/quote]

Why does it matter what I think? He is entitled to his definition of "hero" and to the people he views as a hero the same as anyone else
I have no issues, it's a free country.
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Her tweets are so weird. Its like "hey im a world renowned figure of free speech and activism but im also gonna use =P and ^-^ unironically"

Her tweets are so weird. Its like "hey im a world renowned figure of free speech and activism but im also gonna use =P and ^-^ unironically"
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Yeah you go get them All_Over_RS

Yeah you go get them All_Over_RS
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Manning was an intelligence officer who had security clearance high enough to view and download various classified materials. Most of the politically effective leaked materials related to force reciprocity.

In an occupation, within the confines of international law, the occupied are allowed to resist the occupier with force of arms. The occupier is thereby allowed to respond to this in a reciprocal way - most of the leaked documents and videos related to war crimes committed by US forces within that context. Granted, occupiers are very rarely prosecuted for such crimes, but in the case of these particular leaks, it did give an amount of momentum to anti-war sentiment in the US, and made it extremely difficult politically for the Iraqi government to justify allowing US forces to stay in Iraq in numbers.

Manning was an intelligence officer who had security clearance high enough to view and download various classified materials. Most of the politically effective leaked materials related to force reciprocity.

In an occupation, within the confines of international law, the occupied are allowed to resist the occupier with force of arms. The occupier is thereby allowed to respond to this in a reciprocal way - most of the leaked documents and videos related to war crimes committed by US forces within that context. Granted, occupiers are very rarely prosecuted for such crimes, but in the case of these particular leaks, it did give an amount of momentum to anti-war sentiment in the US, and made it extremely difficult politically for the Iraqi government to justify allowing US forces to stay in Iraq in numbers.
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re: trump and free speech, don't hold your breath

"Alone in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump began the discussion by condemning leaks to the news media, saying that Mr. Comey should consider putting reporters in prison for publishing classified information, according to one of Mr. Comey’s associates."

[source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkd1ifvnrgo

re: trump and free speech, don't hold your breath

"Alone in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump began the discussion by condemning leaks to the news media, saying that [b]Mr. Comey should consider putting reporters in prison for publishing classified information[/b], according to one of Mr. Comey’s associates."

[source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkd1ifvnrgo
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Spaceship Servers
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mustardoverlordre: trump and free speech, don't hold your breath

"Alone in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump began the discussion by condemning leaks to the news media, saying that Mr. Comey should consider putting reporters in prison for publishing classified information, according to one of Mr. Comey’s associates."

[source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkd1ifvnrgo

this is not surprising in the least

[quote=mustardoverlord]re: trump and free speech, don't hold your breath

"Alone in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump began the discussion by condemning leaks to the news media, saying that [b]Mr. Comey should consider putting reporters in prison for publishing classified information[/b], according to one of Mr. Comey’s associates."

[source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkd1ifvnrgo[/quote]

this is not surprising in the least
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>she XD

>she XD
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congratulations to an american hero. very happy for her and I wish her all the best of life's pleasures

for those unaware, her disclosures of war crimes in Iraq directly helped lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq and the end (as it were) of the Iraq War:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DACIJOTUAAAtXzg.jpg

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/06/04/bradley_manning_trial_10_revelations_from_wikileaks_documents_on_iraq_afghanistan.html

congratulations to an american hero. very happy for her and I wish her all the best of life's pleasures

for those unaware, her disclosures of war crimes in Iraq directly helped lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq and the end (as it were) of the Iraq War:
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DACIJOTUAAAtXzg.jpg[/img]
[url]http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/06/04/bradley_manning_trial_10_revelations_from_wikileaks_documents_on_iraq_afghanistan.html[/url]
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