The Pentagon has shot back against Chelsea Manning’s claims that he is neither active-duty, nor has any access to government health care.
Since receiving a commutation from former President Barack Obama and leaving prison on May 17 for leaking more than 700,000 documents about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to WikiLeaks, Manning has insisted numerous times that he does not count as an active-duty soldier and also has been completely blocked from access to government health care.
However, the Pentagon told The Daily Caller News Foundation that not only is Manning still active-duty, but Manning explicitly acknowledged before leaving confinement that he has access to government care.
In a tweet dating August 26, Manning insisted: “im not active duty, this is some weird confusion caused by the fact i still have a court-martial appeal in the works.” – READ MORE
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