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In reply to the discussion: Pfc. Bradley Manning offers guilty plea in Wikileaks case [View all]glacierbay
(2,477 posts)Here's my defense of the law, the military is a highly organized entity, discipline and order are the bedrock of the military, Manning knew what the penalties were when he signed the secrecy agreement, yet he released those classified doc. to a foreign entity w/o, IMO, reviewing what he was releasing. He had other avenues he could have utilized but chose not to.
The US govt. cannot tolerate that. What happens if the next time, someone else took it upon themselves to release classified docs because they think it's their solemn duty to do so and it truly damages national security? The govt. cannot allow someone in a trusted position to get away with this.
The bottom line is that Manning unlawfully released classified docs., violating the secrecy oath he took and now, if convicted, he's going to pay a very heavy price for his unlawful action.
And until the law is changed or amended, I support it.