WikiLeaks

[skysidhe]

The 'how' of this has gotten my attention.


The underlying plot thickens.

Manning, the private who apparently copied the documents confesses online to a hacker.
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/gl...6/18/wikileaks

Many of the bizarre aspects of this case, at least as conveyed by Lamo and Wired, are self-evident. Why would a 22-year-old Private in Iraq have unfettered access to 250,000 pages of diplomatic cables so sensitive that they "could do serious damage to national security?" Why would he contact a total stranger, whom he randomly found from a Twitter search, in order to "quickly" confess to acts that he knew could send him to prison for a very long time, perhaps his whole life? And why would he choose to confess over the Internet, in an unsecured, international AOL IM chat, given the obvious ease with which that could be preserved, intercepted or otherwise surveilled? These are the actions of someone either unbelievably reckless or actually eager to be caught.

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Yes, I've heard they have a soldier under arrest and he will probably be tried.

Not everything is treason, but it's a label that gets thrown about.
That is, the "embarrassed party" views everything in worst possible case scenario (to them self).

But keep in mind there's a difference between public exposure and giving "secrets" to an enemy.
As discussed in the interview, once both sides know a "secret" it loses it's importance to both sides.

Treason? He was working for the Army at the time he copied the documents.Didn't he take an oath to protect the interests of the U.S. and her allis? Public exposure is a pretty soft word. Should we all start copying information from the hard-drives of where we work and expose them?

[xoxoxoBruce]

After 9-11, so much was made of the lack of communication between various arms of the government, they hooked everything together with access by even lowly clerks.

People say all kinds of things on the internet they wouldn't say in person. When you have something that's bugging you, and have to talk to someone, a stranger on the net seems to be a safe option after you've developed some kind of rapport.

[glatt]

Think of all the hobos we've admitted to killing.

[Lamplighter]

Sky, I'd say yes to copying and whistle-blowing if what a company is doing is illegal.
I doubt many wrong-doers will publicize their own wrong-doings.

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Sky, I'd say yes to copying and whistle-blowing if what a company is doing is illegal.
I doubt many wrong-doers will publicize their own wrong-doings.

The only time I like to see this, though, is in Hollywood, or maybe a good book. I suppose that makes me shallow.




I am also loyal to a fault, which also pegs me as having no scruples.
ah, well

If this guy Manning had access to these documents, I am sure other people did too. Why should we ( you ) pat this guy on the back when all of the others decided to stay true to their government, and die in the line of duty too.

I wouldn't have done it. For their sakes. For the sake of being a team.For those who I would have considered my brothers and sisters, in arms. I wouldn't have done it.