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Re:Chelsea Manning Is Expected to Leave Prison, 28 Years Early by ionised on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @07:00AM (#14357268)
Manning exposed US war crimes.
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Re:Chelsea Manning Is Expected to Leave Prison, 28 Years Early by wtbob on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @08:46AM (#14357857)
No, no he didn't. None of the information he released revealed anything criminal whatsoever. All he did was violate his oath and the law, and for what?
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Re:Chelsea Manning Is Expected to Leave Prison, 28 Years Early by ionised on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @09:29AM (#14358180)
> No, no he didn't

Yes, yes he did.

> All he did was violate his oath and the law, and for what?

Public service. It's pretty much the best justification for doing what you mentioned.

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