Blown Whistle

What the Manning verdict means

By Michael Scherer Monday, Aug. 12, 2013
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    The motivations of Manning and Snowden fall under the Ideology/Identification subset of the FBI's insider-threat category: "a desire to help an 'underdog' or a particular cause." That cause is open government, and to its champions, Manning and Snowden are heroes whose leaks are a public service. What matters next may have less to do with the punishment that is meted out than with how many people with security clearances decide to follow in their footsteps.

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