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No, Manning is being charged because he broke military law.

• pstuart 13y ago
  Laws get broken all the time. They pick and choose what they enforce.
  • mpyne 13y ago
    But on the other hand, the most far-reaching and extensive leak of classified material in the nation's history is not exactly jaywalking. If the government was ever again going to charge anybody with espionage or improperly handling classified material they had to charge Manning.
    • proksoup 13y ago
      Reminds me of "nations largest network".