While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” judge Anthony J. Trenga, of the eastern district of the commonwealth of virginia (the “espionage court”), orders the release of former U.s. Army Private First Class Chelsea (a.k.a. Bradley) Manning (patriot-whistleblower) from prison as the Federal grand jury investigating Julian P. Assange, founder of Wikileaks, had adjourned.  During her time in prison Manning accrued 256,000 “dollars” in civil contempt fines, which Trenga refuses to discharge.

       NOTE: The eastern district is so named because it is home to some 25 military bases, in addition to headquarters for the Central Intelligence Agency and the “Pentagon” (Department of Defense (foreign military aggression).  The jury pool of this district is the most sympathetic to the warfare state, resulting in nearly 100% convictions in national security cases.

       [updated 6/13/2025] Thanks to Truthout for this entry.