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Yes, because war crimes need to be hidden.
by IsTom 13y ago
Yes, because war crimes need to be hidden.
- batemanesque 13y agoexcept that he didn't leak only specific evidence of war crimes so much as a vast, unfiltered amount of secret (& potentially dangerous) information
- officemonkey 13y agoYes, because blunt analysis of the Mexican government is a war crime. >U.S. Ambassador Carlos Pascual left Mexico in May 2011 amid furor over leaked cables that angered the Mexican government. Mexican President Felipe Calderon had publicly criticized a cable in which Pacual complained about inefficiency and infighting among Mexican security forces in the campaign against drug cartels. [http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130801/NATION/308010053#ixzz2b0MzYVBF http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130801/NATION/308010053...] I would actually care what happened to Manning if he just released war crime stuff. But he's a goofball who deserves what he got.
- Khaine 13y agoIf Manning only released information about war crimes then he would be a true whistle-blower. Instead he released a whole bunch of information, mostly diplomatic cables which had no relevance to war crimes. He has set back protection for genuine whistleblowers because of his actions.