President Barack Obama announced his plan to free Chelsea Manning (who changed his name from Bradley) after leaking classified military documents to Wikileaks and being sentenced to 35 years in prison for his crimes.
Once in prison, Manning went on a hunger strike to demand sex change surgery in prison, which was granted by officials at the cost of American taxpayers.
Obama included Manning on a list of prisoner commutations announced late Tuesday afternoon, allowing him to be set free on May 17, 2017.
…Obama’s move was panned by Manning’s critics, including several prominent Republicans. House Speaker Paul Ryan called the move “just outrageous.”
“Chelsea Manning’s treachery put American lives at risk and exposed some of our nation’s most sensitive secrets,” said Ryan, R-Wis. “President Obama now leaves in place a dangerous precedent that those who compromise our national security won’t be held accountable for their crimes.”
Paul Ryan nailed it. It’s not only what Manning did; it’s also the precedent it sets. Obama’s latest destructive move sends a message to the military and the world that if you’re politically correct — a status presumably brought about by having sex change surgery — then you’re somehow immune from the obligation to side with the United States when you’re a member of the United States military.
How fascinating. On the one hand, we’re told that Donald Trump’s presidency is invalid. Why? Because the Russians hacked computers and made him president. What’s the evidence for this? Well none, really, but that’s not the point. Then we have Bradley-Chelsea Manning whose guilt for breaches of security was proven in a court of law. And yet he/she is innocent. What’s the logic here? Or is even elementary logic no longer a requirement?
If you ever had any doubts that Barack Obama isn’t merely a bad president, but a bad man — who isn’t on the side of the United States, and never was — then I don’t know what better evidence you can find than this decision.
During the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest noted the “stark” differences between Manning and Edward Snowden, who also leaked highly classified documents.
“Chelsea Manning is somebody who went through the military criminal justice process, was exposed to due process, was found guilty, was sentenced for her crimes, and she acknowledged wrongdoing,” he said during the White House press briefing.
Earnest added that Snowden “fled into the arms of an adversary,” and criticized him for seeking refuge from Russia, calling it “a country that most recently made a concerted effort to undermine confidence in our democracy.”
So let me get this straight. (1) Edward Snowden released secure documents showing wrongdoing by the government of the United States against its own citizens. This makes Snowden guilty of treason. (2) Bradley-Chelsea Manning released secure documents harming the ability of the United States government to defend its citizens against known wartime enemies. Yet inexplicably and without any justification required, Manning is innocent.
With only three miserable days to go in Obama’s presidency, the truth has never been plainer: Obama is on the other side. He always was. The other side is anyone or anything opposed to freedom and liberty as established by our original government and Constitution.
Obama still has three days to go. What do you think is coming next?
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