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Thread #146468   Message #3392212
Posted By: artbrooks
19-Aug-12 - 10:29 AM
Thread Name: BS: Ecuador
Subject: RE: BS: Ecuador
Bradley Manning, a member of the US Army, has been legally held in military confinement facilities in Virginia and Kansas since his arrest. He has never been in Cuba. The most likely outcome of his upcoming trial is a 'diminished mental capacity' verdict.

The US has not executed anyone for treason or espionage in over three generations - nearly 70 years. The last ones were the Rosenbergs in 1953. Mr. Asinage is hardly important enough to overcome that precedent. Regardless of what Ms. Clinton may or may not have said, he is not subject to a treason charge, since he is not a US citizen or legal resident. Espionage is certainly a possibility, and what he and his organization allegedly did meets the legal definition of espionage, but (political rhetoric aside) why would he be worth the effort? Let the Swedes try him on sex crimes, if there is enough evidence to justify it.