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by paulddraper 2398 days ago
What is the difference between those two? Whistleblowers are happy?
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Whistleblowers are intentionally exposing a wrong.

Manning was copying any and all classified content and exposing it indiscriminately.

Like, maybe it was important that certain things were exposed, but it wasn't a whistleblower act, it was a spiteful soldier acting out.