Reply #54: The "we" is the United States

[Still a Democrat]

As for the newspapers, their role is more a reporting function, while Assange is more involved in the actual harvesting and distribution of the information. There are also more political and diplomatic constraints to pursuing newspapers, they tend to exercise discretion, and they are really after the fact.

The earlier in the food chain, the more aggressive you are. People like Manning are the root of the problem and are dealt with most vigorously. I would associate Assange more with him than the mainstream media outlets.