@trelayne First off, Adrian did the right thing. Class act.
Manning may have had a valid reason for wanting this outed. I don't know for sure. He should be punished regardless. If a private citizen got their hands on this, I would have expected no less. He is under contract not to divulge this information. If I did the same with secret company information where I work, I would be fired and prosecuted. He deserves no less.
Lastly, I don't see how you can hold wikileaks responsible. They are under no obligation to filter anything, other than fear of lawsuit. They weren't under contract to protect this or even should they have needed to check for it's legality. I wouldn't have done it but it's more of an ethical thing than legal.
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