At the New Republic, John Judis has a nice take on the not quite as outrageous as it could have been trial of Bradley Manning (no more than 64 years in the stockade instead of life), titled “Meanwhile, Cheney Goes Fishing.” Because, in the reign of Bush/Obama, those who expose the crime do the time.
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment: It’s getting to be a habit with us
Glenn Greenwald tells the massively depressing story of our government’s treatment of Bradley Manning: “Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old U.S. Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, has never been convicted of that crime, nor of any other crime. Despite that, he has been detained at the U.S. Marine brig in Quantico, Virginia for…