How do you define a traitor? One definition is clear: a military officer violated his security clearance as a us soldier to release classified intel to the world that put us lives at risks as well as Afghanistan and other citizen assets at risk.
Unfortunately for Bradley Manning when somebody thought he is right, then he can do anything. Even to the point of releasing military secrets. And that is not a traitorous act, according to the convicted traitor.
This is exactly what the point of the transgender former military man after he told a crowd at a "creative thinkers" conference in Nantucket last 17 September that he is not an "American traitor" as her critics have claimed and he did what he thought was the right thing to do.
"He did what he thought was the right thing to do," that is the main thought of Manning’s words. Similar to the words of a robber or a kidnapper who thought that they are doing the right thing and should not be put in jail.
Manning attended the annual conference for “The Nantucket Project” in Massachusetts. The Nantucket Project is a venture founded to bring together creative thinkers to uncover the ideas that matter most. Organizers say about 600 people attended.
This was one of Manning's first public appearances since being released from a military prison in May. The Associated Press was the only media outlet in attendance.
"I believe I did the best I could in my circumstances to make an ethical decision," he told the crowd when asked by the moderator if she was a traitor.
The 29-year-old Manning is a transgender who was known as Bradley Manning when he was CONVICTED in 2013 of leaking a trove of classified documents. He was prematurely released from a military prison in May after serving seven years of a 35-year sentence by the former President Barrack Obama.
It should be noted that Harvard University reversed its decision to name Manning a visiting fellow, a day after CIA Director Mike Pompeo scrapped a planned appearance over the title for Manning. Pompeo called Manning an "American traitor."
Unfortunately for Bradley Manning when somebody thought he is right, then he can do anything. Even to the point of releasing military secrets. And that is not a traitorous act, according to the convicted traitor.
This is exactly what the point of the transgender former military man after he told a crowd at a "creative thinkers" conference in Nantucket last 17 September that he is not an "American traitor" as her critics have claimed and he did what he thought was the right thing to do.
"He did what he thought was the right thing to do," that is the main thought of Manning’s words. Similar to the words of a robber or a kidnapper who thought that they are doing the right thing and should not be put in jail.
Manning attended the annual conference for “The Nantucket Project” in Massachusetts. The Nantucket Project is a venture founded to bring together creative thinkers to uncover the ideas that matter most. Organizers say about 600 people attended.
This was one of Manning's first public appearances since being released from a military prison in May. The Associated Press was the only media outlet in attendance.
"I believe I did the best I could in my circumstances to make an ethical decision," he told the crowd when asked by the moderator if she was a traitor.
The 29-year-old Manning is a transgender who was known as Bradley Manning when he was CONVICTED in 2013 of leaking a trove of classified documents. He was prematurely released from a military prison in May after serving seven years of a 35-year sentence by the former President Barrack Obama.
It should be noted that Harvard University reversed its decision to name Manning a visiting fellow, a day after CIA Director Mike Pompeo scrapped a planned appearance over the title for Manning. Pompeo called Manning an "American traitor."