This article is about things Manning had done before, and may help someone understand the disclosure to Wikileaks in the context of the individual's other actio

This article is about things Manning had done before, and may help someone understand the disclosure to Wikileaks in the context of the individual's other actions. Do you think the leak should be judged in isolation? It seems very difficult to judge any one act in isolation, as one cannot interpret whether the action was motivated by justice, loyalty, attention-seeking, or other motives.