By: Valerie

In reply to Tonya.

I agree with you so much! PFC Manning has been glorified for treasonous acts; the divulging of military secrets. Where people get all confused is that they assume the military is in some huge conspiracy that they hide things in classifications. No. I’ll say that again, No. The military classifies things to protect sources (how the information was gotten, usually people’s lives who are actively fighting against a hostile enemy) or to protect men and women from possible attack by keeping troop movements and the like out of the public sphere all together.

PFC Manning knew that the government was placing trust in him to protect its information. If he truly thought it was over classified (which happens) then an originator can de-classify the material. Believe it or not, all classified documentation eventually becomes public, ALL OF IT, just with enough of a time gap to allow events that the information could have affected to become moot. And the reason he had no clothes was because he made threats to kill himself, so yes, he had his clothes taken away.

The fact that he is trying to sweep his issues under the rug stating that DADT caused him such mental anguish that he felt the need to leak classified information is enough to rate multiple life sentences. He is deplorable and his attempts to argue DADT brings discredit to any gay/lesbian service member.