Capitol Hill Blue Forums Misc. Topics The Media Bradley Manning: A Window Into The American Soul

NW,
I fail to see any crime at all. The only treason one can really commit is that of betraying one's humanity. What Manning did was expose the lies and atrocities that are the result of one country's attempt to ruthlessly, and with malice of intent and forethought, dominate and subjugate another.
The Americans that might (and I have seen no proof that there actually were "consequences", as you say) have been affected were soldiers and were there to kill. The still uncounted civilian dead of that conflict were the ONLY TRUE VICTIMS. And if Manning's actions saved one of those lives (and in the process American lives as well) he is indeed a hero and not a villain.

As for the Rosenbergs, well, please get your facts straight. What exactly were they guilty of? Your assumption of their guilt belies jingoism that I would not expect of you.
The fact that they helped get atomic information "out", as it were, probably represents the main reason we are still here. By allowing a cruel and crazed government to monopolize such technology -
I mean the government that perpetrated these acts:

- would have led to destruction beyond our wildest imagination. If there ever really was a "balance of power" and the inability to initiate a nuclear war, we all have the Rosenbergs to thank. (But only in part, seeing as how their participation could hardly be considered pivotal.)
Not, however, in the way the U.S. government thanked its own scientists. I mean, of course, Dr. Oppenheimer who was driven to despair and suicide by his "grateful nation" because he too had second thoughts about using the fruits of his labor. He also discovered that he was lied to when told that the Nazis were close to developing similar technology.
No sir, history will condemn (and to some extent already has) the ogre that this country has become.
The actions of true patriots, those who would attempt to save lives and stop senseless killing, should be rewarded, but, alas, here we have a history of destroying those who would save us from ourselves.