<story><title>Bradley Manning Takes &quot;Full Responsibility&quot; for Giving WikiLeaks Government Data</title><url>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/02/bradley-manning/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>bdcravens</author><text>I can&apos;t deny that he violated the trust placed in him by the military. That&apos;s a scary game, and one that I can&apos;t honestly take a position in, as I&apos;ve never served.&lt;p&gt;However, I feel that service is more than to your branch, commander, or unit. What is a soldier? Someone willing to sacrifice themselves for a greater, to defend those who can&apos;t defend themselves, to bring honor to their service. A US soldier serves the people first, the government second. Manning realized the risk he was placing his life in, and like a true soldier, he didn&apos;t let that knowledge deter him. In taking responsibility, he&apos;s holding his head high, not cowering behind attorneys and HTTP proxies.&lt;p&gt;I can&apos;t say if he&apos;s right or wrong, but I can say that he showed courage befitting his title.</text></comment>
<story><title>Bradley Manning Takes &quot;Full Responsibility&quot; for Giving WikiLeaks Government Data</title><url>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/02/bradley-manning/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>austingunter</author><text>Full responsibility.  Let&apos;s break that down.&lt;p&gt;Full responsibility, on the surface, means that Manning is taking full responsibility under the law, and is not shying away from the legal consequences of his actions. He knows that according to the laws and the power structure, he&apos;s accountable for his actions which threaten said laws and power structure. Those self-interested parties will react in the appropriate way to defend the status quo.&lt;p&gt;Full responsibility to history means something else entirely.&lt;p&gt;Full responsibility to history means that Manning doesn&apos;t shy away from the responsibility he has in challenging a corrupt power structure, and fighting for the rule of law. He&apos;s accepting responsibility for standing up for truth, in spite of the legal consequences. He&apos;s accepting full responsibility for being part of something bigger than himself.&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Salutes&lt;/i&gt;</text></comment>