I don't see that Bradley Manning is the problem at all. He acted when he expected a US President to end the atrocities in Iraq. Bradley put a lid on the "Wars of Bush/Cheney." He said enough and provided the truth to back it up. When the truth is revealed that is Whistleblowing. If Bradley Manning simply put documents on the web through Wikileaks to commit treason that is an entirely different problem. But, that is not what occurred here. Bradley and other reasonable people looked at the records and decided the people had a right to know.
RIGHT TO KNOW.
This decision to publish on Wikileaks went through a process to DECIDE if it was treason for the sake of destroying the USA or was it Whistleblowing. The USA military was egregious in their handling of the leaks and leaned heavily on the idea this was a private gone mad. This is the most hideous circumstance the world has ever witnessed. Americans and an Australian have to leak information to keep people safe from those that are power hungry seeking enormous financial returns for Wall Street.
The Wars of Bush/Cheney are all blood money and the stink proves it.
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
...Assange accused (click here) the United States of trying to set an example by its treatment of Manning, who supplied anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks with hundreds of thousands of confidential US documents.
Assange said Manning had been given a minimum sentence of 5.2 years and that the "hard-won minimum term represents a significant tactical victory for Bradley Manning's defense, campaign team and supporters."
The Australian did not explain how he calculated the minimum sentence.
He added: "While the defence should be proud of their tactical victory, it should be remembered that Mr Manning's trial and conviction is an affront to basic concepts of Western justice."
Assange called on donors and supporters to continue backing the US army private while his defence team tried to further reduce his sentence....
RIGHT TO KNOW.
This decision to publish on Wikileaks went through a process to DECIDE if it was treason for the sake of destroying the USA or was it Whistleblowing. The USA military was egregious in their handling of the leaks and leaned heavily on the idea this was a private gone mad. This is the most hideous circumstance the world has ever witnessed. Americans and an Australian have to leak information to keep people safe from those that are power hungry seeking enormous financial returns for Wall Street.
The Wars of Bush/Cheney are all blood money and the stink proves it. (AFP) – 1 hour ago
...Assange accused (click here) the United States of trying to set an example by its treatment of Manning, who supplied anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks with hundreds of thousands of confidential US documents.
Assange said Manning had been given a minimum sentence of 5.2 years and that the "hard-won minimum term represents a significant tactical victory for Bradley Manning's defense, campaign team and supporters."
The Australian did not explain how he calculated the minimum sentence.
He added: "While the defence should be proud of their tactical victory, it should be remembered that Mr Manning's trial and conviction is an affront to basic concepts of Western justice."
Assange called on donors and supporters to continue backing the US army private while his defence team tried to further reduce his sentence....
