President Obama & Secretary Clinton Called as Witnesses for Bradley Manning by Matt Gratz

[Swede Atlanta]

2. I agree there is something wrong with this picture.

If it can be established that he knowingly released government documents without permission he should be held accountable for his acts.

What concerns me more than the acts of this young man is how he could have access to such a volume of highly classified documents. There is something wrong with a system that doesn't treat those documents on an "need to know" basis and, based on my understanding of his job, he didn't need access to the massive amount of data he is then accused of having leaked.

Obama should be ashamed for saying he broke the law, especially for someone who has taught constitutional law. He would be justified in saying that the young man, allegedly broke the law but that due process will determine his guilt or innocence. Given he has been held in solitary confinement I would say he has not gotten due process and for that Attorney General Holder should be fired.