This is what I wonder the most. Bradley Manning was/is basically tortured so US has made it clear that the punishment for leaking any information, especially em

This is what I wonder the most. Bradley Manning was/is basically tortured so US has made it clear that the punishment for leaking any information, especially embarrassing, will result in torture. And now they are making comments that by leaving Snowden showed that he is a 'defector/spy'. If he stays he would be tortured, if he leaves his stories are discredited, though they would be discredited in any case. Are those that claim he is defecting totally serious? That he should endure torture?