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Re:Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence by vkou on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @06:45PM (#13422654)
What part of it can be attributed to Manning..? And what part of it can be contributed to food insecurity, economic downturns, the despots running those countries tightening the screws, the CIA's involvement, a civil war in Iraq, the Department of State jumping on the opportunity to stick it to Putin by destabilizing Assad?

Are any other architects of these disasters serving 35 years?

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Re:Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence by hendersoon on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @10:55AM (#13427215)
That's impossible to measure quantitatively. It's very clear that the leaks contributed to some degree, much like the email leaks and FBI notes to congress contributed to the election results, but how much? Nobody will ever know.
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Re:Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence by vkou on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @01:03PM (#13428575)
My point is that if you want to crucify Manning for starting the Arab Spring, there's a long, long line of people, who were actually responsible for the problems she exposed.
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