Fine, you love Edward Snowden and are ready to put his face on Mount Rushmore

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57. Kiriakou wasn't prosecuted for being a whistleblower. Indeed, he wasn't charged at all when he

spoke publicly about water boarding, confirming it's use and technique. He wasn't prosecuted for writing his book about his time at the CIA. He wasn't prosecuted initially for lying to CIA about the book, nor for bragging to editors about his lying and attempting to get over on the agency. He was prosecuted for revealing the identity of a CIA agent (though he had identified many). The identity of an agent to a reporter who within hours had relayed the information to defense attorneys at Gitmo. The individuals name didn't have anything to do with whistle blowing. The water boarding was already made public. According to his emails, he was attempting to increase his income from speaking engagements and interest in his book. Manning is not a whistle blower because he didn't just reveal illegal activities. He dumped everything he could get his hands on. He had no interest in showing the public just the illegal activities, or else he would have stopped there.