Obama on Manning: “He Broke the Law.” So Much for that Trial?

April 24th, 2011

Via: Firedog Lake:

President Barack Obama made stunning accusations about accused Wikileaks whistleblower PFC Bradley Manning, directly asserting that Manning “broke the law.” Apparently the President of the United States of America and a self-described Constitutional scholar does not care that Manning has yet to be tried or convicted for any crime.

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More: President Obama Speaks on Manning and the Rule of Law

Via: Salon:

The impropriety of Obama’s public pre-trial declaration of Manning’s guilt (“He broke the law”) is both gross and manifest. How can Manning possibly expect to receive a fair hearing from military officers when their Commander-in-Chief has already decreed his guilt?

Research Credit: anothernut

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2 Responses to “Obama on Manning: “He Broke the Law.” So Much for that Trial?”

  1. tochigi says:
    April 24, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    has he perfected the fake Texas drawl yet?

  2. williamspd says:
    April 25, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    Is this Obama trying to give Manning an ‘out’ by prejudicing the trial?

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