What was going through the mind of Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private who allegedly leaked classified documents to secrets-sharing website Wikileaks? Could it be a plan to transition from living as a man to living as a woman?
It may be that Manning was worrying about change—not just from military to civilian life, but from public life as a man, to public life as a woman. Boing Boing’s Xeni Jardin examined the chat logs between Manning and Lamo, the hacker/”journalist” who turned Manning over to the government and gave the story to Wired.com writer Kevin Poulsen, and found a series of not-particularly-veiled references to “transition” and gender:
But, assuming the speculation is well-founded, Manning’s pre-transition transgender identity does provide us with some sense of his mind state at the time. As Jardin’s source says, “all of it suggests the profile of a person who is clearly at a crossroads in life. And they’ve unfortunately taken a very troubling path.” Not to mention the gap it may fill in our knowledge of the whole situation—if, say, Manning contacted Lamo because Lamo is visibly active in the LGBT community.
http://gawker.com/5568351/is-wikileaker-bradley-manning-pre+transition-transgendered
Hmm? I think this kid wanted some attention no doubt. In the same way an immature Lewinsky saved the blue dress this kid probably told his gay buddies about his important job and that if he leaked this info he could cause a big stink. One think lead to another and he’s hooked up with WikiLeaks. Or! he and his buddies planned this whole thing from the begining.
>> What was going through the mind of Bradley Manning,
I’m wondering what his parents are thinking.
How many families will suffer for this #up?