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"at a time when his acquittal was anything but a foregone conclusion." This is a laughable statement given the treatment of several other recent whistleblowers.
by miguelazo 3y ago
"at a time when his acquittal was anything but a foregone conclusion."
This is a laughable statement given the treatment of several other recent whistleblowers. The power of the security state is orders of magnitude greater now.
- Alex3917 3y agoThis. They were literally torturing Chelsea Manning at the time.
- aftbit 3y agoThey were? This is news to me. I mean, the US prison system is basically torture, but I assume you mean something worse than that?
- sneak 3y agoYes, they put her in solitary for extended periods of time and took away all her clothes and effects as punitive measures long before trial.
- askin4it 3y ago[flagged]
- jccc 3y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/31/chelsea-manning-us-torture-un-official-wikileaks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/31/chelsea-mann...