Reply #24: The President of the United States

[plantwomyn]

derives his authority from the Constitution as do all Officers and enlisted troopers. There is no military without the Constitution.

Failing to report a war crime once you become aware that one has been committed is collusion and at minimum conspiracy after the fact. There can be no standing order nor can anyone be "ordered" to take part in a crime. The smoke and mirrors the media and the government has spewed has diverted everyone's attention in an attempt to cover up a war crime.

Most of the information Manning gave Wikileaks is bureaucratic or "diplomatic" "he said she said" and should not be labeled as "classified" in the first place.

It could easily be argued that Manning was upholding his oath to "defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" emphasis on the domestic.