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Those whose jobs it is 'to decide' have shown themselves untrustworthy and unwilling to uphold justice.

So fuck 'em, time for others to take on the responsibility.

Manning, Snowden and whoever else in future has access to information that would serve public interest and decides to risk their lives and their freedom to make it known.

They have my full support.

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The documents regarding that incident were pulled from an Inspector General's folder regarding an open investigation. That hadn't shown themselves to be anything. They were actively looking in to the incident. If anything Manning tainted the investigation and may have even prevented justice from being served.

There is a difference between releasing data that is strictly related to the public interest and taking massive amounts of data, including information about very sensitive operations and diplomatic discussions and releasing them without regards to the damage they may cause. It's reckless.

> They were actively looking in to the incident. If anything Manning tainted the investigation and may have even prevented justice from being served.

Let's be realistic. This never would have seen the light of day and those involved would never have faced justice.

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