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In reply to the discussion: Pfc Bradley Manning Must Be Pilloried to Maintain the USofA’s Authoritarian Rule [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)Bradley took an oath, and was granted a security clearance, he got to look behind it daily.
What seems never to be considered here is what is classified information and do we need it? People seem to make Bradley a hero just because he released classified information, as though classified information is some evil the government is pulling over our eyes, all of itself.
That information is classified is not some evil plot against us. It can be abused, and the whistle blown on that, but that means finding or coming across the specific information. Releasing it willy nilly is not right - other people can be harmed. Not everyone who works for the government is an evil bastard. If that were the case, it would include Bradley too, who chose to go into the military of all things.