Originally Posted by
jon1959
Interesting and provocative as always from John Pilger.
If he's only waited a few days he could have avoided writing this (although he is right about Manning's treatment):
Obama, the constitutional lawyer, prosecuted more whistleblowers than any other president in history, even though the US constitution protects them. He declared Chelsea Manning guilty before the end of a trial that was a travesty. He has refused to pardon Manning who has suffered years of inhumane treatment which the UN says amounts to torture.
Where does the 'druggy' allegation come from? Amongst all the other abuse I missed that one.