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Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence…

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President Barack Obama has shortened the prison sentence of former Army private and whistleblower Chelsea Manning, She will be released on May 17, instead of remaining in military custody until 2045 as originally sentenced. Manning had leaked to WikiLeaks thousands of US government documents that came to be known as the Iraq War Logs and…

Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out…

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With mere days left before President-elect Donald Trump takes the White House, President Barack Obama’s administration just finalized rules to make it easier for the nation’s intelligence agencies to share unfiltered information about innocent people…

Oman Accepts 10 Guantanamo Bay Detainees…

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Oman has accepted 10 inmates from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay in advance of President Barack Obama leaving office, the country’s foreign ministry announced. There was no immediate word from the US defence department about the transfer. Oman on Monday said it accepted the prisoners at Obama’s request. It did not name the prisoners…

After 15 Years, Prisoners at Guantánamo Face More Uncertainty Than Ever…

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“With respect to Guantánamo,” President Obama told reporters in November, “it is true that I have not been able to close the darn thing.” Wednesday marks the 15th anniversary of Guantánamo’s use as a detention facility for terrorism suspects. On Inauguration Day, the prison will pass to its third president, almost eight years after Obama […]

Chelsea Manning on Obama’s ‘Short List’ for Commutation…

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President Obama has put Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified material, on his short list for a possible commutation, a Justice Department source told NBC News…

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