> I find it very hard to believe that the U.S. Government will pay for sex change meds and procedures for a convicted traitor
Manning was not convicted of treason.
> when I can't even get them to buy me an aspirin.
Presumably, the US government isn't actively denying you the liberty to actively seek a living on your own, or to get your own medical treatments as a result of imprisoning you, so it isn't obligated to provide for your medically necessary treatments. If that was the case, OTOH, and the government still wasn't providing you with medical necessities, then the situations would actually be parallel such that your complaint might be meaningful.
Manning was not convicted of treason.
> when I can't even get them to buy me an aspirin.
Presumably, the US government isn't actively denying you the liberty to actively seek a living on your own, or to get your own medical treatments as a result of imprisoning you, so it isn't obligated to provide for your medically necessary treatments. If that was the case, OTOH, and the government still wasn't providing you with medical necessities, then the situations would actually be parallel such that your complaint might be meaningful.