Life in prison . Ohhhh , that'll leave a mark.

Don't worry, Manning, Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who just gave amnesty to 30,000 criminals (7,000 prisoners + 23,000 awaiting trial), including ALL Mafia thieves that stole the country's industrial base during privatization...he'll save you.

I agree with this. Put him in prison for the rest of his life. When he dies make o note on his death certificate that he could leave 112 days before that.

An American soldier who turns his back on his country and becomes a traitor deserves no civil rights. He has dis-owned his country and should not be given the privilage of it's protection. Plan and simple. Hang him.

'Manning has been held in pre-trial detention since May 29, 2010.' Why so long, and what has the total cost been thus far ?

There is no doubt in my mind that it is an act of treason. The evidence was laid out plain and simple. Not only that, but manning even admitted to doing so. They(our U.S.A) may not necessarily kill you for acts of treason any longer, but Manning should face life in prison.

Let that be a reminder to those that decide to join the military, once you sign the contract, you are hereby United States property. Your opinions do not matter, and your political affiliations do not matter. The people you answer to are your NCO's, your General's, and your President(Commander in Chief). Any Actions that disregard your commanding officers orders as well your duty to your country should be held accountable to the fullest extent.

I' am sorry but, going out on a limb here, I'll bet you that 99 percent of the people who are currently incarcerated would tell anyone who will listen or could who gives a dam, that they think their confinement is "inappropriate." I, for one, can not understand just how in the heck, does the condition of confinement have ANYTHING to do with the question of whether or not to dismiss all charges. Two completely separate, unrelated issues.

It is not a question of conscience. It is treason. It is giving aid and comfort to the enemy and it used to put you in front of a firing squad.

This little Weasel deserves to receive what any TRAITOR gets. Worrying about 112 days, is a joke! Do you think he worried about giving out life threatening info--to harm any other American that he could reach, was consequential to his motives? Let him put his "big-boy pants on" and face what he has so richly earned-- LIFE in the deepest bowels of a Military Prison--with NO Parole!! We cater to too many of these kinds of people! When you have someone like this--you don' give them a chance to burn you again--ever! He did his worst--let him face ALL the responsibilities for his actions!!

He exposed the crimes of George Bush and Dick Cheney. If he had been a civilian, the "whistle blower" law would keep him from jail. So you want to see him jailed for life? If there is a god, Who will find themselves in hell, and who will find heaven? This is the republican version of "support the troops". I hope when Obama is leaving office, that he pardons this man.

Lisa, the Iraqi people where not the enemy. the only thing he did was embarrass the Bush family who have betrayed America many times. I hope god shows you the same mercy that you show others.

As the wife of a career military man, I am outraged at the molly-coddling and pacification this little weasel gets! TREASON (and why are supposed "news" agencies so afraid to use this word?) is a crime against every single American- he played Russian roulette with our LIVES, it is a crime against the country itself, and a crime against the military.

Just get on with sending the little puke to Leavenworth so decent people can forget him. THAT will be his punishment- being totally ignored and forgotten. Also, I don't think he should be buried on American soil once his life ends. But that's just me, and possibly not a good way to think, but hey, it is only thinking that Manning himself caused.

Sorry the little traitorous bitch deserves a long, long prison sentence.

George pauljohn.... (what happened to Ringo??!!) We did not need this guy to show us the crimes of the Bush/Cheney regime. Anyone with half a brain could see what they were up to 10 years ago. However, we are dealing with militay law... you know...the uniform code of military conduct and all that good stuff. Military justice is much more strict and offers no "wiggle room" in interperatation, unlike civilian law. It doesn't matter what the information was. It could have been classified information on the recipe for Mrs. Field's cookies. He chose to break his oath and post classified information for the world.... including our enemies....to see. He has confessed to this crime. It is likely that he will will be given a life sentence, which is merciful compared to hanging or a firing squad.

So... if my being analytical shows a lack of compassion or mercy, I am sorry. We are dealing with the military criminal code. The military demands a much higher level of accountability.

The courts need to take 112 days off his death sentence or add it, either way death will not be fast enough.

Simple.......Hang Him Hang Him High for the world to see...........

If this were during the WW2 timeframe he would have been shot or hung already!!! Which is the way it should be!!!!

JUST shut up, I have never seen such a disgusting post in my life, you are an ignorant idiot and you probably pay no taxes as you are a moron and everyone knows it, why don't you live in a communist country or find a high cliff!! Treason, look it up DAss & Millions my as$, go live with that punk that needs a drone strike from wiki idiots, like Yo"Bama likes to drop!! Your comment is incredibly ignorant and you should not live in the US, if you do!!

Their is a lot to this. They must present a complete -case- THAT'S LIFE. I like your -post- & all. You are very introspective. It could work that way too. I THINK he should receive a freakin' very hard sentence, (at Todd-65).

No REAL true RANGER would EVER type what you did, unless you are the next puke like this punk!!!

The same right wing gun nuts who are afraid of our government are crying treason. FOX FED FOOLS ARE FUN TO FOLLOW. Ban semi-automatic weapons.

I am not right wing. I do not watch Fox news and I do not own a gun. By definition, what he did was an act of treason.

if your commander breaks the law, and you expose him for it. that is not "Treason". There is no enemy. People in iraq where murdered routinely and this kid exposed it. The leaders and then president broke the law. They also sent in mercenaries who shot people at random to get the insurgency started.

think back. when our tropops came into bagdad, the iraqi people where celebrating. a few weeks latter, they where shooting at us. what happened? men fromm Ageis (a security firm) and other companies, put on military uniforms, ran around in Milatary vehicles and shot people. maybe you remember the early days of that war. the news showed 4 people who had been burned to death and where being draged through the street. Those guys where the mercenaries and they where killed as they where murdering civilians,. the civilians fought back and be came the "insurgency".

People of the same company took over the operation at ABU Grab prison and the torcher began. Children raped in front of their fathers to get information was among the tactics. two american pfc's went to jail and the private security guys went home with cash filled bags. General karpinsky was blamed even though she was not allowed on her own base. and relieved of duty and rank. This guy exposed this kind of thing. God bless him. I hope the rest of you have a high tolerance for heat when you get to hell.

Geez People! I'm sorry if I offended you but I know a lot more about the details of this case than any of you. The government is going to have a very hard time proving he intentionally provided material support to the enemy for the simple fact that he could not have known what was in the 400,000+ documents that he "leaked", which is also the same reason he can't claim whistle blower protection. A vast majority of what he released was worthless old information that didn't hurt a fly other than the feelings of some diplomats who should have known better than to insult their counterparts in official email traffic.

@George- Huh?

@DirtyHarry- Sticks and Stones. What would you know about "Real Rangers" anyway? Did you watch Surviving the Cut and decide you were a Ranger? Your ignorance is only matched by your rudeness. If you are not capable of having a rational discussion without resorting to name calling you should probably just keep your thoughts to yourself. Everyone has a right to their opinion, and I'm basing mine on what I know about PFC Manning's situation. There is very little doubt that he is guilty of providing classified documents to Wikileaks, and he will no doubt get convicted on that alone. However, the government's case is pretty weak about the most serious charge, and couple that with the Judge's ruling that he was mistreated at Quantico, Manning stands a good chance of winning on appeal of any guilty verdict. Accepting his plea deal will send him to jail for a few more years and ensure that he cannot profit on his crime when he gets out. If the case is thrown out on appeal, he stands to make millions for his criminal acts and will be treated as a hero by many left wing anti establishment folks. We are approaching 17 trillion in national debt, spending millions more on the chance of getting a few more years in jail just for the sake of saving face is not worth the cost or the risk of losing everything.

There are some people who honestly believe everything that the government says, even while they admit that they don't trust the government. The far scarier people, however, are those who seem to derive some satisfaction from the idea of the government lying constantly to us as if this were a normal, expected, and laudable thing to be doing. It's very disturbing.

WISH IT WERE --ME-- President, so then, I could take YOU into conference, and we sit at round table with a few others who, like-wise, have some thoughts on this. HE HAS TO BE PUNISHED. But, you bring up something New (I'm here at this Post; AM NOT EXPERT)

Yes, Both LevTolstoy2 and Ranman87, Wow more village idiots, like you know anything, pretending to know anything, read the case, it is treason!!. It has been downloaded what he released and all military "swear to uphold the constitution" and the conduct of his position and can't even let ANY INFORMATION OUT, where do you idiots come from, obviously from the sewer or you have not an ounce of brains and your clueless comments and tweaked scribble is time for you both to see the doctor for medications...This will be over before it starts, it won't cost anything as all legal costs are part of the military, wake up and this puke and that little maggot wikileaks creep need a dirt nap and if you both can't see that, then move to another country!! Do you morons see the turds website, ah Leaks DAHHHH..

And your picture says it all!! Forgot to give that prop of ignorance on top of your lack of knowing life!! This is a joke and you are it!!

This guy deserves a Medal and lifetime pension(same as those crooked politicians)
Land of the free home of the brave,HA HA HA HA
There shouldn't be any @!$%#en secrets from the american public!
The lies will never stop if this guy goes to jail for life.
A 2X VN Jarhead

And your picture says it all!! Forgot to give that prop of ignorance on top of your lack of knowing life!! This is a joke and you are it!!

I'll properly address you once you can learn to stop throwing vulgarities like a monkey throwin' sh!t. Learn to make a point without insulting people.

Wow more village idiots, like you know anything, pretending to know anything, read the case, it is treason!!. It has been downloaded what he released and all military "swear to uphold the constitution" and the conduct of his position and can't even let ANY INFORMATION OUT

They are sworn on the Constitution to defend this country from enemies both foreign and DOMESTIC. Lots of people remember that last word but when someone properly implements its usage, oh my how the chickenhawks come out of the woodwork. For the past decade our constitutional rights have been trampled upon over and over. We are going bankrupt because of us fighting in two wars, one of which should have landed a bunch of the previous administration's tops in a court of law. There is an obvious disconnect between Washington and the common man, and if you had paid attention to any of these cables, you would have seen where Washington secret files did not match their actions.

Grow a damn brain and stop yapping like a fool. An organization that uses these files to foster true democracy and you're wanting them dead. I'm sorry, but I still believe in a government "for the people, by the people." Apparently, you don't.

Sometimes it is very dangerous to do the right thing. This man did the right thing. He probably knew that it would cost him dearly if he were caught. He'll probably die a lonely death, because he did the right thing for humanity... for us all.

one of which should have landed a bunch of the previous administration's tops in a court of law, So, lanman87, please, tell us all why the previous war should have never happened under Bush and why Obumas wars were justified? Let me guess, under Bush, he sent us to invade Iraq because of a personal agenda? It had nothing to do with 7 UN Treaty violations where the UN swore to support a US lead attack into Iraq because of the stockpile of WMD's? Ah yes, you must be one of the thousands of fools following the liberal flute who think that under Bush it was "oil for blood" or some demented fabricated liberal lie.....How bout this, if you do think the way I figure you do, visit your local VA hospital and please bring a friend to record said confrontation when you confront one of the 4000+ disabled vets who now have to have their lungs pumped out every 18-26 months due to direct exposure to WMD's during the IRaq invasion via March 2003...............After call all those vets liars, Bush lovers, neoconic warmongers etc....please post video on You Tube so the rest of us can get a good laugh at your ignorance. You know it's funny, several months ago liberal hero Chris Matthews on his show "Hardball" sat in his "Obuma leg tingle chair" making fun of Syrian Army folk who could not tell UN weapons inspectors where all those extra chemical/biological weapons came from. Chris even joked about the big painted letters that spelled "IRAQ" that was on the sides of several of the biological WMD's that, as you liberals claim, never existed in Iraq, even though in Feb of 2003 every US News agency was playing NSA satellite video feed of NBCTU's in one of the largest convoys I have personally seen heading from Iraq to Syria as well as Damascus but hey, I wouldn't expect you or any of those fools to recall facts. You can post all your snide comments, your attempts at posting your liberal gibberish and personal attacks all you want. What many of us see however is that your posting the same ol song of the liberal ideology, lies, gibberish and more lies....... Do you have any clue what the UCMJ is? I would think not because your ignorance concerning your post pretty much spells that out. Have any idea what your standard military jail is like? When I was serving in the US Marine Corps, we had a nice walk through the Camp LeJeune Brig where it was explained to us that what happened above, you know, that horrible treatment? well, that's standard in military brigs. IF you are a threat to yourself or anyone you are stripped and put in isolation. Medical staff can tell you how they disagree with conditions all day but unless it is a direct threat to the physical well being of the individual or the psychological well being, then the threat of self harm or harm to others trumps your violin for a criminal. Yes this kid swore an oath against foreign and domestic but he also swore to uphold the US Constitution and as a servicemen who handled classified intel, he swore to protect and keep all material from every getting into the hands of enemies, foreign and domestic as well. It's funny reading from a bunch of people who have never served a day in the Military try to act like they have a clue about how things work in that lifestyle. Just so you know, consider it a little FYI, once you are sworn in as a member of the US Military, you know those rights you love to stand on and make a soap box out of while the rest of us are willing to give our lives for and some actually do give that ultimate price? Well, we do not have those same "rights"........... :) Society today has created this whole mantra where criminals seem to have better living conditions in prison than many Americans do in the free world. Human rights activists seem to think air conditioning, heat, nice thick blankets, clothing, 3 meals per day with snacks and TV time, a gym with games and more weights to work out with than any $400 per year membership in the outside world gyms would ever have is something criminals should have. On a last note, this individual who violated not only the trust of his fellow soldiers but also showed the world he has not a single trace of integrity, commitment, honor, etc.... this person has attempted every which way to squeeze out of any punishment and had even went as far as playing the "gay" card.......LMAO! Ooop's sorry , the "gay" card doesn't quite work like it does in the civ div life. No special treatment due to your sexuality choice., Being gay doesn't entitle a man to have female living quarters like it may in a college etc...... In other words if you have followed this case over any period of time you would simply see that here we have a "soldier" who disgraced the Untied States by being a traitor, a liar, and thief. He committed the act of Treason which alone is bad enough....Anyhow, just try to get a better grip on the subject before trying to act like your some educated big shot. The use of big words works for people who have Aspergers because it makes them feel better than everyone else., however, trying to act more educated than you truly are make you look like a fools and just a little hint for the next rant you post, try reading up on your use of vocab and make sure ti all fits together when forming an sentence.... I know, I know.........you can always go to the obvious side of the house that all those who loose the ability to debate go to..............heck, I'll even help you, I'll go through my post and misspell some words, use improper punctuation so you can feel good about yourself and show the rest of us that in realty your an English Scholar :)

You're a liar Rob. Chris Matthews never said anything close to what you're reporting. If part of what you say is a lie, it all is. Shut up.

Ranman. you hit the nail right on the head buddy.

Rob, the UN had already taken and secured any Wmd's from the gulf war. One of the few things left where the super high explosives kept locked in a warehouse waiting for trasnport out of Iraq. Those explosives where ignored by the Bush people and where latter used to make IED's. So tell me again how this war was for WMD's. Please. "Obumas" didn't start that war, or the other one. So your post makes no real sense. You refuse to believe that our elected officials committed crimes, and so people like you want to see this guy punished just so you can keep running from the truth.

your whole tirade on keeping info from the enemy is also flawed. Number one, the Iraqi people where not the enemy. Second, the enemy already had the info. the enemy was the ones who this kid exposed. the enemy was the Bush administration. I hope god treats Bush and you the way you treat this guy. Now go give Cheney a kiss on the forehead and say good night.

You cannot argue with a liberal on any topic. You are so brainwashed in your liberal beliefs that you truly believe the Maddow Meme huh?. I just don't get it. I disagree with a lot of the posters view that "all information should be accessible to everyone". BS. We all know how stuff gets twisted in this world. Certain people take information differently than others and what could be a simple matter turns into more when ignorant people conclude something is wrong or bad about what they heard. As far as this case it is fairly straight forward. Despite what manning felt about DADT, despite what manning felt about anything to do with the war, HE did not have the right to release confidential documents to the world. Pfc Manning is not bigger than the US Military or the US Government. Calling this weasel a hero is a slap in the face to all the patriots in our country. A Pfc in the Army does not have the authority to release info and then try and justify it based on personal and political beliefs. He deserves life in Leavenworth breaking rocks.

Have any of you Hang Him people ever gone to any of the BS wars that america loves to have?
America is the only country in the world that is in the war mode 24/7.
More people like manning are needed if the country is to survive!

Julian Assange is an Australian national. I think you're confused as to what Wikileaks does. Wikileaks is an open source that accepts undisclosed information, meaning they don't name their sources or request it to be published. It's meant so that people in countries where governments attempt to restrict information can do so without threat of persecution.

-star- Ranman!

kinda like American journalists used to do back in the day.

Not curious, reality.

If MSN posts an article about some celebrity doing something scandalous, you call it news. If they post something about YOU doing something scandalous, you call it invading your privacy, right?

Same difference.

They are not in the military. Any country that has a military would have already hung or shot him. The problem is guy signed up to the military and agreed to the clearance from the military. If you think this is ok to do, then think of what damage and how many people he could put at risk by leaking information.

If they post something about YOU doing something scandalous, you call it invading your privacy, right?

There's a huge difference between disclosure of the PUBLIC sector of government versus the PRIVATE lives of citizens. I suggest reading over the Fourth Amendment more closely and learn the difference.

I can't believe people are defending this scum. He should not even be allowed to wear that uniform its a disgrace. When you join the military you swear an oath. I just think some of you people don't understand. When you stand there and take that oath it means something deep inside. I know when I stood on the deck of the Enterprise during Vietnam I was proud to serve. You don't have to agree with our government or our wars but as a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine we don't have that luxury because we swore to serve and follow the orders of ou Commander in chief. This man betrayed his country. He gave away classified information that could have cost Americans their lives. He is a traitor pure and simple and should be shot at a firing squad.

This man betrayed his country. He gave away classified information that could have cost Americans their lives

And the people who use this argument haven't shown one god damn case where an American life was put in danger. I bet my life savings you haven't even read any of the cables he disclosed yourself. Just another "pro-military" asshat who spends 99% of his time swearing distrust of the government, but in the case of Wikileaks, you're their biggest kiss-ass. Give me a break.

Ranman makes the cut/ divide ----- perfectly ------ But, I 'get' you on this "common".

but, deeper, anyone can decied to change teams. Their has to be a reason why.

Peter E you said, “when a Chinese activist publishes secret government documents showing the embarrassing, often illegal activities of his government, we call him a freedom fighter, a hero, a champion for peace…ETC” Then you said,” When one of our guys publishes secret government documents showing the embarrassing, often illegal activities of our government, we call him a traitor, …ETC”

And I say what do you think The Chinese government is calling this Chinese Activist? And what do you think the Chinese Government is calling “our guy”?

This guy did wrong no matter what you call him.

Vincent..................This guy didn't do wrong if he was protecting his country from enemies foreign and DOMESTIC. You don't know what you're talking about.

When he signed up for the military, he signed to follow the "uniform code of military justice". The people he exposed broke the laws of that code. So why are they not also being tried for crimes? dee dee dee

soSickofthegop, since when does a PRIVATE FIRST CLASS have the authority to give out information before checking with the “higher-ups” in his command?

2Ranman87 1) You tell DirtyHarry101 not to use vulgarities and insults, but use both in your two sentence reply. (That has to be some sort of record for hypocricy.) 2) Have you ever taken the oath you so lightly mention? I did 5 times. We are not "Sworn on the Constittion", we swear to defend the constitution. We also promise to uphold the orders of the officers placed above us.(As a Pfc. there are not many people who are not over you.) That is the part that the private violated. 3) There are no violations of constitutional rights involved, in the released information, as far as I have seen. 4) Less than 20% of the budget is spent on defence.(a constitutionaly mandated expense.) We are in the financial mess we are in because DC spends over half of the budget on people who do not produce as much as they use.(Not a constitutionaly mandated expense.) Please do nat start ranting. I did not say those people are bums, lazy, evil, etc ad nauseam. I simply stated a fact. 5) Please provide evidence that specific laws were violated by the previous administration. Not opinion, not hyperbole, not "Well..They said something like..." I want specific dates, statements, facts that support your statement. 5) You end your rebuttal with another self proscribed insult.

All in all, I'd have to grade your paper as a C-.

MYSELF, I WOULD NOT EVEN ---JOKE--- "Saying" I was a --GAY--/ THOUGH, I WILL --LAUGH--/ "Of Course". : ) ("at all homos"! --don't them dirt-bags -know- they have the smell of dead body covering THEM?)

my bad... my comment below should probably be upped to 15%....

yeah that is actually a decent example. but please learn English before you make more incredibly weak logical implications.

yo momma

"Trader," "Asturnats" LOLOLOL.

u no gud @ lyfe

I tend to notice the people who cry out for the deaths of Assange and Manning have the worst spelling and grammar that I've seen in quite some time.

@ranman87

yea , like their spell check is broken & they can't get it fixed ...

Geo. W. Bush is a traitor. He took us into a war claiming weapons of mass destruction when he knew there weren't any, just to be able to tell daddy he got the bad man. And how many of our young men died for that a$$hole. Hang that devil from a tree if you want to kill someone.

Ranman87---and I tend to notice that the people who defend worthless scum like Assange and Manning have the smallest set of b__s that I've seen in quite some time.

funny thing is i agree our justice system is a joke. but for much, much different reasons than you. look we can agree on something.

Proper grammar does not require a teaching position. Eight out of nine people agree that proper grammar helps you out a lot in comment sections and discussion boards. The ninth person has a writing style loosely similar to yours. Sadly, this means that a whopping eleven percent of posters will not even capitalize except for in short spurts for added emphasis. What a world...

i never said you were stupid but if you took my time travel comment any other way than an idealistic impossibility than yes... you are a little slow.

also your logic is weak. ask anyone with a mathematical background. english is the least of your problems.

rafaellaua............Yeah, he's saying your logic is weak and you're stupid. Do you get it now?

point proven again. I think you would probably prefer a public stoning, no? Unfortunately we haven't conquered time travel yet. May have to just resort to moving to the middle east. But that isn't really fair. You shouldn't have to move for having these desires. We really just need to accomplish time travel so everyone wins!

Please I would beat the living crap out of you if I needed to defend myself. Have years of training in wrestling and martial arts. Thankfully repeating the word pussy had nothing to do with what is ingrained in my muscle memory.

The military sounds perfect for your neanderthal ass. Me--it's not much, but I do read these things called books, so I guess I'm already miles ahead of you in the "worthwhile human being" department.

Like most Marines I know; a big mouth and an illiterate hand. I see the Marines were a perfect fit for you.

@ ranman87

you shouldn't put down the marines like that ! by the way he interacts w/ everyone that disagrees w/ him proves that he isn't military at all .... they have a lot more respect than this dirt bag shows .... also the last thing someone from the military should want to do is prove how tough he/she is like this idiot is trying to do ... nope he isn't from my military he has proved that already

Ranman87--sorry you father let you play with dolls instead of trucks. The Marines are real men. You're not.