For too long now Governments the world over have got away with lie upon lie and secrets after secrets, within all cases have had an effect on mostly innocent people who have no way of getting redress.

I for one support Manning.

George Bush — along with former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and several other top Bush administration officials — were convicted of war crimes in absentia by a special war crimes tribunal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In February 2011, Bush was forced to cancel a scheduled appearance in Geneva, Switzerland after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint charging him with violating international treaties against torture.

They can be arrested if they go to the wrong country, it is about time the Hypocrites had the tables turned on them.

The list of wrongs done by the USA is long also the almost all are hypocritical in nature "do as I say not as I do."

Just in case you still disagree with the concept of wiki leaks.

From a just released story

"The major parties have united to increase secrecy around the running of Federal Parliament, with a new law set to prevent revelations about some perks enjoyed by politicians.

Three departments that oversee Parliament - with an annual budget of $170 million - will be given a blanket exemption from freedom-of-information laws."

This sounds like people scared of what might come out and the only way now for there potential crimes to be revealed would be if someone like Manning were to make illegal activities public.

Politicians trying to except them self from public scrutiny.

Individual, The invasion of Australia and North and south America South Africa etc was done in a past era. We would like to think today that imperialism is a savagery of the past.

The same 300 yr old attitudes still exist and a few want to own the planet.Do you think an unelected "New World Order" run by a few private elites will be in your best interest? If they can invade and murder one million Iraqis it can happen here if we too decide to have monetary sovereignty or take control of our resources.

The reasons for Western invasions are the theft of energy, resources and take over of independent banking systems.ie mostly Govt.

Arjay,
Apologies for failing to state it more clearly. What I actually meant to draw attention to was not the invasion of a continent which due to ignorance by the invaders was simply claimed. What I meant was the invasion that is going on now with the water taxi service provided by our Navy & Customs.

I don't think it was a drone Ajay, but American troops in a chopper?
And yes, one can absolutely agree with this type of information being made public, along with the abuses carried out in Abu Grebe.
One losses all moral authority, when one becomes as bad or worse than the miscreants one confronts.
Nor are we served by autocratic govts, winding back our rights and or liberties, and becoming more reprehensible and or worse than those we face.
However, Bradley lost virtually all credibility and most public sympathy, with the release of mountainous minutia of little moment, or public need to know; and diplomatic private conversations/thoughts and personal commentary, never ever intended for publication.
And with that tell all, his heroic whistle blowing degenerated into a tawdry scandal rag expose!
I was raised to believe, you should do as you see fit, or follow your conscience in all matters, always providing you were ready to wear any and all possible consequences, or any moral dilemma!
Bradley, in full possession of all his faculties, made his choices, some of it heroic and highly moral, the rest no better than mere scandal mongering for notoriety, and must now face the consequences.
Cheers, Rhrosty.

Marilyn, Bradley released highly confidential information the put thousands of real lives at real risk.
Namely, the very informants who provided said information/intell.
And it was not just these human resources suddenly flung in the path of murderous reprisals, but their often entirely innocent and unaware families as well!
If you can say with absolute surety, that none of these individuals or any member of their various family members; has not been hurt or harmed; or lost their lives or personal liberty, as a direct consequence of the unvalidated release of said information, then you may well be able to validate your rumbustious combative claim, that Bradley did no harm?
He may well have acted from the most noble motives, (initially) and may not have intended any actual physical harm or hurt?
But nobody with your level of knowledge or security clearance, could ever say with any confidence, that he did, or caused no harm.
Particularly when his personally released and entirely unvalidated revelations, quite literally put untold thousands in harms way! Coincidently, Cowards very rarely have bullets removed from their bodies, or walk/wobble about on legs, literally pock marked with shrapnel scars.
Take care, Rhrosty.