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In reply to the discussion: Like it or Not, Bradley Manning is a Traitor [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)I don't remember the words in it, but it starts with the Constitution. I don't know if any other nation has an oath to its founding document.
It indicated profound thinking and serious intent. I don't think if I'd said those words I would have broken them.
But people's minds are not all the same. I don't see Manning as having a sound mind despite IQ, because of isolation and possibly abuse / neglect growing up.
Not all poeple react that way to neglect / abuse, but it breaks some. I'd hate to live the life she has been living and it's incomprehensible to me.
So I don't want to judge, but I respect your beliefs. And yes it was a crime. No amount of hype will take away the danger that it could pose to fellow soldiers, who count on that data being kept safe.