I'd say this is a good choice.

Ehhh he gets lumped with Snowden a lot but really the two are not very similar. Manning did not leak information in an effort to expose the US govts behavior, wasn't like that. Did you learn anything from the Manning leaks? Did it affect your knowledge of what your govt does?

I'd say this is a good choice.

What Snowden did was much worse.

I dont think Snowden is a hero but he did a service to the American people.

Manning wasn't getting enough attention from his superiors and felt disrespected so he decided to leak a bunch of diplomatic cables and operational reports that had very few pieces of relevant information for the voting public. All Manning did was put people at risk for no real benefit, at least Snowden exposed the NSA.

Transitioned to a woman while in a man's prison. Attempted suicide twice last year. Not a good look to keep up imprisonment.

We could have this conversation if Snowden didn't run directly to the enemy and aid them afterwards.

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I dont think Assange thought they'd do it.

I won't use the word hero. Part of me feels that way, but BRick is right about him fleeing. Still, he ruined his life by exposing illegal behavior. If he doesn't do that, then how does that stuff ever get exposed. If my recollection is correct, he tried to go through the proper channels first.

Transitioned to a woman while in a man's prison. Attempted suicide twice last year. Not a good look to keep up imprisonment.

I remain firmly in the Snowden is a whistle-blower camp. If he worked for Microsoft, exposed illegal behavior, quit, and then went to work for Google, the law would protect him. I don't like the fleeing to Russia, but based upon what he knew and had, it was a good shot he would have disappeared to never be heard from again. And the bad behavior by our spies would have continued unabated.

Now maybe due process would have worked in his case, but those spies don't seem to believe in due process. Quite the paradox. Like when they don't want to follow the Geneva Conventions, they just ship a terrorist to a country that doesn't follow the Conventions. Or keep suspects in Cuba without trial for years on end.

He simply had to walk into any media network office at the same time and he couldn't be disappeared.

He would be at the hell prison in Colorado, which is not a fate he should be looking forward to.

What Snowden did was much worse.

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Didn't he just commute the sentence and not pardon her? She'd still be a felon with a dishonorable discharge so things aren't going to go too great for her. Beats prison for sure though.

Do you think Assange should be done up for treason too?