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I know what you mean but i am not sure how much he knew about the things manning leaked. Considering what he did before i want to believe that he had a good rea

I know what you mean but i am not sure how much he knew about the things manning leaked. Considering what he did before i want to believe that he had a good reason why he did it. Maybe he really thought people were in danger

celticninja 9y ago
As I recall he did it so he didn't get in trouble himself if anyone found out he new.
- jakear 9y ago
  His stated reason was that Manning was putting lives in danger due to not filtering the documents released whatsoever. This included revealing the identities of Afghan nationals which had been friendly with the counterinsurgency. These nationals were then targeted by Taliban. See my sibling comment for more.
- deltic 9y ago
  That's a generous take. A less generous take is that he fancied having his name in Wired again.
VectorLock 9y ago
According to him he did it as a matter of conscience given the broad and indiscriminate nature of what Manning was releasing, potentially putting the lives of US servicemen and those that work with them at risk.
jakear 9y ago
People really were put in danger. The Taliban targeted Afgan nationals revealed in the documents to be associating with the US. From a Taliban spokesperson: "We will investigate through our own secret service whether the people mentioned are really spies working for the U.S. If they are U.S. spies, then we know how to punish them." [1] I like freedom of information, but what Manning did was simply irresponsible. There was no filter on the documents released. Release all the reports of us torturing and murdering, sure. But don't go around telling the Taliban exactly which families risked their lives to help the counterinsurgency. [1]: http://www.newsweek.com/taliban-says-it-will-target-names-exposed-wikileaks-74257 http://www.newsweek.com/taliban-says-it-will-target-names-ex...
- VectorLock 9y ago
  This is exactly why Adrian did what he did.
- mmjaa 9y ago
  Hundreds of thousands of innocent people are put in danger, really in harms way, because of the American publics' reticence for reigning in their military masters. You might think that American lives are worth more, but I happen to think that childrens' lives are worth more - of any nation - than any American. Or have you forgotten the innocent children that were murdered in cold blood by Americans', as revealed in the video that Manning brought to the light? They mean nothing to you, right, because .. they're not your team?
  - jakear 9y ago
    Troll somewhere else. If you read even the first line of my comment you’d know I’m talking about protecting Afghan nationals. If you continued reading, you’d see that I agree with leaks exposing the evils committed.
    - mmjaa 9y ago
      Protecting Afghan nationals - if they're on your side. Ignoring, all the while, the absolute incorrectness of America being there in the first place. It was the USA who put those peoples lives in danger by starting a cold-blooded war against innocents. You wouldn't care a damn for the Afghans' slaughtered by the Taliban, if the actions of the USA hadn't put those Taliban in power in the first place.
  - dang 9y ago
    This comment crosses into ideological flamewar and personal attacks, which are destructive on HN regardless of how correct your underlying views may be. Please don't do those things here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - 9y ago

celticninja 9y ago

As I recall he did it so he didn't get in trouble himself if anyone found out he new.

jakear 9y ago
His stated reason was that Manning was putting lives in danger due to not filtering the documents released whatsoever. This included revealing the identities of Afghan nationals which had been friendly with the counterinsurgency. These nationals were then targeted by Taliban. See my sibling comment for more.
deltic 9y ago
That's a generous take. A less generous take is that he fancied having his name in Wired again.

VectorLock 9y ago

According to him he did it as a matter of conscience given the broad and indiscriminate nature of what Manning was releasing, potentially putting the lives of US servicemen and those that work with them at risk.

jakear 9y ago

People really were put in danger. The Taliban targeted Afgan nationals revealed in the documents to be associating with the US. From a Taliban spokesperson: "We will investigate through our own secret service whether the people mentioned are really spies working for the U.S. If they are U.S. spies, then we know how to punish them." [1] I like freedom of information, but what Manning did was simply irresponsible. There was no filter on the documents released. Release all the reports of us torturing and murdering, sure. But don't go around telling the Taliban exactly which families risked their lives to help the counterinsurgency. [1]: http://www.newsweek.com/taliban-says-it-will-target-names-exposed-wikileaks-74257 http://www.newsweek.com/taliban-says-it-will-target-names-ex...

VectorLock 9y ago
This is exactly why Adrian did what he did.
mmjaa 9y ago
Hundreds of thousands of innocent people are put in danger, really in harms way, because of the American publics' reticence for reigning in their military masters. You might think that American lives are worth more, but I happen to think that childrens' lives are worth more - of any nation - than any American. Or have you forgotten the innocent children that were murdered in cold blood by Americans', as revealed in the video that Manning brought to the light? They mean nothing to you, right, because .. they're not your team?
- jakear 9y ago
  Troll somewhere else. If you read even the first line of my comment you’d know I’m talking about protecting Afghan nationals. If you continued reading, you’d see that I agree with leaks exposing the evils committed.
  - mmjaa 9y ago
    Protecting Afghan nationals - if they're on your side. Ignoring, all the while, the absolute incorrectness of America being there in the first place. It was the USA who put those peoples lives in danger by starting a cold-blooded war against innocents. You wouldn't care a damn for the Afghans' slaughtered by the Taliban, if the actions of the USA hadn't put those Taliban in power in the first place.
- dang 9y ago
  This comment crosses into ideological flamewar and personal attacks, which are destructive on HN regardless of how correct your underlying views may be. Please don't do those things here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - 9y ago