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Tanuki

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16. This article mentions Manning expressing thanks via a tweet relayed by a friend.

Mon May 22, 2017, 06:55 AM

May 2017

It also says that Julian Assange reiterated a promise to come to the US voluntarily if Manning sentence was commuted.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/38667123

"Chelsea Manning, whose sentence was commuted by the outgoing president, thanked him "for giving me a chance".
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange weighed in on Thursday, insisting that he would stand by his offer to be offer to be extradited to the US as long as his rights were protected.
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"I stand by everything I said including the offer to go to the United States if Chelsea Manning's sentence was commuted," he said in a live online audio news conference on Thursday. It's not going to be commuted (until) May. We can have many discussions to that point," he added."..... (more)

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Chelsea Manning shares first picture of herself since release [View all] DonViejo May 2017 OP

Very nice photo. I wish her well secondwind May 2017 #1

Cute haircut mcar May 2017 #2

Good for her Egnever May 2017 #3

Beautiful. She looks a little bit like the actress Kirsten Dunst. Siwsan May 2017 #4

and a little bit like a young Mariette Hartley eShirl May 2017 #15

glad she is out Skittles May 2017 #5

Nice. nikibatts May 2017 #6

No appreciation for Obama springing her early? Blue_Tires May 2017 #7

. demmiblue May 2017 #8

Just askin' Blue_Tires May 2017 #9

She was quoted as thanking Obama in many news stories shortly after he commuted her sentence. n/t femmedem May 2017 #10

Fair enough.... Blue_Tires May 2017 #14

Obama's pardons were one of the many great things about his presidency. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #11

I was curious how this would get a negative spin. Voltaire2 May 2017 #12

Expand your curiosity.... Blue_Tires May 2017 #13

This article mentions Manning expressing thanks via a tweet relayed by a friend. Tanuki May 2017 #16