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1) Manning is not a whistleblower. She is a traitor that was convicted under the Espionage Act & endangered countless lives by leaking classified information.
2) Solitary confinement is not torture.
3) Manning is not being held in solitary confinement: thehill.com/homenews/house…
2) Solitary confinement is not torture.
3) Manning is not being held in solitary confinement: thehill.com/homenews/house…
Even if you want to argue that admin segregation is equivalent to solitary confinement, the whole reason she is being put there is clearly because she would be in danger w the general population (not as punishment). The idea that it constitutes torture is baseless nonsense.
AOC is arguing for Manning to just be released as if there is no justifiable reason for her to be held.
Manning is being held for refusing to testify against Assange, who she leaked documents to that outed foreign officials cooperating with America against the Taliban.
Manning is being held for refusing to testify against Assange, who she leaked documents to that outed foreign officials cooperating with America against the Taliban.
Manning's actions put the lives of all those people working with us in danger. In addition, it made it much less likely that others would cooperate with us in the future.
She betrayed our country, and any politician who defends that is not fit to serve in office.
She betrayed our country, and any politician who defends that is not fit to serve in office.
