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RE: U.S. military files charges against Wikileaks suspect

satellite_boss@... 7th Jul 2010

@johnpall@... The only problem is that PFC Manning made an oath to protect the sensitive information of the US Government. That is a requirement for his position. If he was disturb by what he was seeing, he should have contacted his representative at the US House or Senate, and provide the evidence to support his claims. They have the responsibility to ensure the agencies are following the law, and can take the necessary actions to end these practices. What Manning did was to expose operational procedures to those who could develop methods to counter-act them. This can lead to the unnecessary deaths of his fellow servicemen and women who are in harms way. I do not condone the deliberate killing of non-combatants, although that does occur at times in a war-zone. But there is a proper route to handle these situations, and the one he chose is not it. From what I have read in the press he seemed guided more by arrogance to show what he could get away with.