tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post9155054535898313372..comments2023-07-17T02:33:39.109-07:00Comments on The Lion of the Left Speaks: THOUGHTS WHILE SHAVING (With all due respect to Herb Caen)...Lion of the Lefthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452320468745423207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post-10165627795015125702011-04-01T12:24:42.181-07:002011-04-01T12:24:42.181-07:00I have mixed feelings about Manning. I agree that ...I have mixed feelings about Manning. I agree that he should either be charged or released and that he shouldn't be subjected to the hardships you say he is. I also believe that there's a time and place for whistleblowing and that some state secrets should be disclosed. <br /><br />However, I'm not sure that Manning's actions qualify. I guess I need to know more about the information he turned over to Wikileaks and think about it more.<br /><br />In the meantime, I confess that I'm having a difficult time mustering enough sympathy for Manning to take action on his behalf, and I suspect that other Americans feel a similar ambivalence about him.<br /><br />After all, does every intelligence officer have the right to decide for himself which military or other state secrets should be disclosed to the public against the wishes of his superiors? Might this not be a road to ruin? And if it is, doesn't the reportedly harsh treatment of Manning make it less likely that this dangerous road will ever be built?<br /><br />Yet, even if it does, does the end justify the means? Like I said, I'm ambivalent about this whole story.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.com