Originally posted on 07/31/2013:

Agree with Manning or not, the guy deserves credit for doing something. Nothing he leaked was of enough significance to jeopardize national security in any way. All he did was expose our militarys abuse of power. Whistle blowers are a keystone of our national history and are much needed. Sometimes the only way to expose the truth is to get it to the people and not go up the chain of command so it can be swept under a rug. Good for Manning and Snowden.