Chelsea Manning left Ft. Leavenworth prison today at 2 a.m. Central Time. She had served seven years of an extreme 35-year sentence for whistleblowing, a sentence President Obama commuted just before leaving office. In prison, the Army private, formerly known as Bradley Manning,…
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President Obama reduces Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence
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The White House announced Tuesday that President Obama has commuted whistleblower Chelsea Manning’s 35-year prison sentence, allowing her to be released from Fort Leavenworth on May 17, 2017. Manning’s sentence, wrote the New York Times, was “the longest ever handed down in…
Jon Stewart condemns unprecedented prosecutions of government whistleblowers
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Of the eleven government employees prosecuted under the Espionage Act, seven were prosecuted by the Obama administration for talking to reporters, although the law was created for use against spies, Daily Show host Jon Stewart pointed out last night. The…
Double standard for leaking endangers the nation
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Reportedly, investigators have recommended indictment of disgraced former Central Intelligence Agency Director, David Petraeus on charges of leaking classified information.