Ok first off...this stuff wasn't just "laying around" you dolt.
If you'd actually READ how exactly Private First Class Bradley manning was able to access these documents then you'd actually have a clue as to what you're talking about.
He was an soldier in the Intel Branch. He had the security clearances to access this stuff on the DoD top secret computer nets.
For what ever ****ed up reason he decided to violate a myriad of U.S. laws....DoD policies an Army Regulations...he did it. He had the proper access to the places where this stuff was. And what he couldn't get at automatically...he asked around on how to get to it. Including reaching out to the hacking world.
So this shit wasn't just "laying around" as you said. It took someone of his MOS and the willingness to turn on his country to do this.
DaT...in actuality what got this puke busted WAS his bragging about having the State Department Cables. He made the boast to a hacker in IIRC Portland who...having been busted by the Feds previously on hacking charges and not desiring to have them kick in his door again...told them about Manning and helped in the sting that got him arrested. At one point Manning hinted that he had gotten help from people at WikiLeaks on how to find ways around the firewalls to get this info.
Julian Assange is an egomaniacal jackass that needs to be brought to justice in the swiftest and hopefully painful way we can as soon as possible.
If it can be proven that the Taliban have murdered anyone that has helped us here BECAUSE of what Manning stole from DoD computers...then he should have the charge of treason and the charge of premeditated murder added to those already pending against him.
Thank you for the bit of information, we as civilians and even those in politics have little knowledge of the doing in our different service's pecking order etc.
Unfortunately most of us have been Hollywooded to our expection of our military. We sit in shock to hear when a service man or woman turn coats us. We sit listening to all the damage they have done to us and wait for them to be dealt with harshly, --hung or shot.
Here comes the kicker, outside of imprisonment with 3 squares a day, all the insane people that write them fan letters, more people interested in them then when they were on the outside, and the really weird fact at how little they were paid to sell out their country, these traitors become folk hero's to others with the same mind set. And They are alive to enjoy their notoriety and fame as a SPY.
Oh how exciting, notes and information left at drop offs, midnight meetings and skulking about .
If you think I am off the rails here, on this, one of DC's favorite site to visit is the SPY museum containing the most interesting collection of divices used in the last 100 years. There is even a replica of James Bond's car to inspect.
OO7 license to kill.
We have glamorised the life of a SPY, check out the Russian woman that was found and sent home to a hero's welcome and now is somekind of celebrity in her country.
Mind you She is a glamorous woman, had she looked like someones grandma, well we would never hear about her again.
Foreign SPYS are one thing, but, American citizens that turn against their country for money or fame need to end their carear at the end of a rope, televised and done in the middle of a large stadium full of people that are willing to pay $500.00 bucks for a seat.
Not just the SPY, but his direct supervisors and those that ignored the accessibility to what ever they are stealing.
We are at firkin WAR, if commanders are held responsible for the actions of those under them, like the captain of a ship is responsible if the cook gives the crew food poisoning or his officers are lax, just threaten their retirement and wake up the watch dogs that are sleeping.
With super secret files are stolen by someone Hang him and the supervisors that ignored the warning signs, low ranking people that own expensive homes or cars, those that hang out at the serviceman's clubs talking to those only in their field.
I have a darn good reason for feeling this way. We had a retired Officer that haunted the O club at Portsmouth VA. and he was a radio operator on the subs. --He socialised with everyone but he spent most of his time with active duty Radio men. A good old boy who had a son and daughter in the Navy. Few noticed that he spent little time at home, he hopped from club to club ---a good old boy.
He hung out with the Chiefs on the different boats who were in Radio positsion, no one noticed as he seldom drank and was up for golf with anyone in the radio field.
It was his daughter and wife that turned him in when he refused to support the wife and drove about in an expensive car. Dumb shit could have got away with his traderest actions had he used his head and supported the wife.
What damage did he do---- he supplied a foreign country with all the movements of our SSBN on both coast. His son on an aircraft in an office position let his dad know about their ships moveme
Damn we never know who is the Enemy, the monster or only the Shadow knows what lives in a persons heart.
We spent years having the gay servicemen and woman tracked , that time spent on a a real and serious problem finding the rats that are the actual real and present danger to our country was of more benefit.
I hate this man, my kids father was on a boomer at the time he started his for money and must have having fun and expecting money , also been having fun to break up the boreoom, a threat to all the men aboard the subs. He put the sub service in grave danger. He was a punk that had to be doing this for the fun and excitement's told he received less then $100,000 in all the years he sold us out. little money to receive over 5-10 years .
All this has to interest the people that want to be part of the Spy circle, those that need money and enjoy the excitement of living a double life. Not a great amount of money to pay for information that can kill and destroy our Military, we are not talking of Millions of dollars for the information.
DRAMA, midnight calls, drop offs, secret symbols left on buildings or phone poles----- there is no belief or feeling of a freedom fighter---this is just a plain old fun and a small amount of money for some people.
Singapore, we need to call in the the people that rule that place. Call in the floggers that are the punishers of those that threaten us.
Yes I know this is a fact of history from the past, the town whipping post, the stocks and what not to publically shame those that break the law.------Hang the tradertors and beat the hell out of the supervisors that gave a **** to what their people were doing.
