On: No clear answers why Snowden remains free despite U.S. request for his arrest

[altcognito]

Where is the absurd hyperbole? That he would be tortured? Look at the case of Manning. Look to what the three NSA whistleblowers said awaited him when he returned.

As a US citizen, I want to believe this is hyperbole and nonsense, but the fact is, this is exactly what we should be doing - turning the mirror upon ourselves and performing a real self-examination of who we are as a country.

[nknighthb → altcognito]

Manning is not dead (hence, not "tortured to death"), and he is also subject to the military justice system, which Snowden is not.

[mark_l_watson → nknighthb]

Manning was tortured. Sleep deprivation for many months is recognized as torture under international law, right?

[nknighthb → mark_l_watson]

If you stop looking for a reason to argue and instead read my words with dispassion, you'll realize I never said he wasn't tortured.