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WooWooWoo

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2. is there any realistic alternative to prosecuting him?

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 09:02 AM

Dec 2012

he broke the law - in a severe way. whether it was to do some sort of greater good is irrelevant. He had to have known the consequences before he did it. That whole process of getting a security clearance kind of makes that clear.

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Blanking Bradley Manning: NYT and AP Launch Operation Amnesia [View all] unhappycamper Dec 2012 OP

Journalism used to champion the little guy Ligyron Dec 2012 #1

is there any realistic alternative to prosecuting him? WooWooWoo Dec 2012 #2

Unfortunately DoD's treatment of him has turned him into a martyr and muddied the case Recursion Dec 2012 #3