There were other telltale signs. He complained someone was eavesdropping on his conversations, and \u201che indicated he was very paranoid,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Once, she said, she pointed to the U.S. flag decal on the shoulder of her Army uniform and he responded that \u201cthe flag meant nothing to him and that he did not believe himself to have allegiance to this country or its people.\u201d He told her he joined the Army to earn money for college and to learn more about computers, she said.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

She said she had been awakened and told to report back to the unit to investigate why Manning was still there.<\/p>\n

Once she arrived, they shouted, a table tumbled and he hit her in the face, she said. On the ground, she wrestled him into submission. \u201cHe should never had messed with me,\u201d said Showman, who used to play football. \u201cBack then, I had 15-inch biceps.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, and he had a 15-inch waist. I can’t wait to hear how his commander explains why he didn’t do something about Manning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"