U.S. journalists continue to smugly deride Assange even as they pretend to show compassion for Manning. This is not a coherent position.
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You are assuming WL in 2017 has the same principles as in 2010.
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No indication to the contrary.
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Or maybe an acknowledgment 7 years is enough given Manning's acknowledgment of wrongdoing/fragile mental state at the time?
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Yes, an acknowledgment of that as well.
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You're reading too much into it. Chelsea as transgender had a lot to do with it. Also, Chelsea apologized. And clearly suffered.
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Justin is right.
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@StopFPTP whistleblowing is a form of patriotism whistleblowing is a form of patriotism whistleblowing is a form of patriotismThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It'd be nice if he could make it a bit more explicit for us, huh? That, or do something about Snowden, anyway. >.>
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or that Obama felt seven years in prison was long enough.
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I'm not sure Obama's commutation is any kind of approval tho. Just that Pres. thinks he's paid enough for his crimes.
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I think you're over analyzing the situation
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i'm sure he doesn't see it that way lol
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or Obama is caving to pressure. And giving his history of caving...
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"served" not "serves." Judith Millar wrote some great stuff too, pre-WMD.
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Ever stop to think this is not a political move? Decency is not a "position".
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Selectively leaking information fed to you by a foreign power to damage your political opponents is not "a valid journalistic func"
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Politics be damned! If the truth damages you then maybe a little introspection is in order.
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"valid journalistic function " ? -the same as the " journalistic utility" standard met by Buzzfeed's Trump piece ? - meaningless
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@SMoir99 While Assange is a hero, there is no way of knowing, yet, why he pardoned him.
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