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What he did is not even close to whistle blowing and you know it.
by maukdaddy 16y ago
What he did is not even close to whistle blowing and you know it.
- patrickaljord 16y ago“EVERY attack now made on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange was made against me and the release of the Pentagon Papers at the time.” http://www.ellsberg.net/archive/public-accuracy-press-release http://www.ellsberg.net/archive/public-accuracy-press-releas...
- jbooth 16y agoWhistleblowing would be if the things he was leaking about were illegal activities that need to be stopped. You could sort of make an argument about war crimes for some of the leaks but it'd be a huge stretch to call it whistleblowing when he dumps a bunch of mostly-innocent cables en masse. And I love wikileaks and what they're doing. But if you're the military here, you have to throw the book at the guy.
- tzs 16y agoWhat does this have to do with what Manning (allegedly) did?
- anthonyb 16y agoDid you even read the link? Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, having watched Iraqi police abuses, and having read of similar and worse incidents in official messages, reportedly concluded, “I was actively involved in something that I was completely against.” Rather than simply go with the flow, Manning wrote: “I want people to see the truth … because without information you cannot make informed decisions as a public,” adding that he hoped to provoke worldwide discussion, debates, and reform.
- tzs 16y ago@anthonyb: no, I did not read the link. I assumed that the relevant part was the quote, and the link was just a citation to the source.
- anthonyb 16y agoSo go read it already.
- tptacek 16y agoIt means something thast Ellsburg supports Manning's actions, but it doesn't decide the question of whether he's a whistleblower (I don't think he remotely is either).