Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence

[The Other Castro]

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/obama-commutes-bulk-of-chelsea-mannings-sentence.html?_r=0

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Horrible decision but not unexpected.

[Beet]

Woah, nice. This is the first time in Obama's entire presidency that he has genuinely surprised me, and with only 3 days left.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Bravo, President Obama.

I did not expect him to do this, but it is very well done.

The cynical part of me wonders if it was done because Obama now sees himself as being an active figure, opposing President Pussygraber instead  of quietly retiring, and desperately needs cred with the left.

Either way, I'm very glad to see this happen, and I hope Chelsea survives until her release.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The cynical part of me wonders if it was done because Obama now sees himself as being an active figure, opposing President Pussygraber instead  of quietly retiring, and desperately needs cred with the left.

Legacy building, bro.

[Santander]

What a disgrace.

[Silent Hunter]

Chelsea will still be facing a life sentence; who is going to give her a job?

[Blue3]

Chelsea will still be facing a life sentence; who is going to give her a job?

Lots of leftwing organizations.

[Illiniwek]

WAT? Cmon man...

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm literally about to walk across the street and get cheap champagne.

[Santander]

Chelsea will still be facing a life sentence; who is going to give her a job?

Lots of leftwing organizations.

Not any that care about the privacy of their information.

[Beet]

The best part of this is that Julian Assange said he would agree to be extradited now.

[Bojack Horseman]

*facepalm*

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The best part of this is that Julian Assange said he would agree to be extradited now.

Yeah, that's a plus, but you realize he's lying, I'm sure.

[The_Doctor]

So the Branch Trumpdians can't get too upset about this. After all Assange has been for Manning's release, ergo according to the high prophet of the Trump Cult, Obama did the right thing.

[The_Doctor]

A+ trolling, Obama

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Is a Snowden pardon coming next?

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

What a sick parody of a Presidential transition this has become. A traitor to allies and an ally to traitors.

[Gass3268]

Oscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican freedom fighter to be freed after spending 36 years in the U.S. prison will also be released

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Is a Snowden pardon coming next?

I doubt it. Supposedly Obama was open to it if Snowden returned to the US with the intel he stole, but Snowden wasn't willing to consider it unless he got the pardon first.

[The_Doctor]

What a sick parody of a Presidential transition this has become. A traitor to allies and an ally to traitors.

Which President are we talking about here?

[Gass3268]

Is a Snowden pardon coming next?

Looks like a no

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Oscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican freedom fighter to be freed after spending 36 years in the U.S. prison will also be released

The term you're looking for is "unrepentant violent terrorist".

Again, an utter disgrace as a President and a citizen. It's like he's determined to prove his most unhinged critics correct in his final days.

[BlueSwan]

Good call.

[Blue3]

I don't agree with everything Chelsea Manning did, I don't see her as a hero... but I also don't see her as some terrible person either. I could see jailtime, but not more than 5-10 years, and from reports I read she received poor treatment at least initially.