It’s odd that people focus only on Assange - Who gave him the documents?
You hit on something profound. The PFC was allowed access. There has to be higher ups who allowed this. Follow the trail. Many on here with security clearances say this is not possible. Hmmm!
You're right, he's what, Australian? Why should we expect any non-American to be bound by American laws outside America? I've got no particular beef with Assange, other than he is playing a dangerous game releasing information that may endanger our people. If I were in his shoes I think discretion and common decency would lead me to not release that information.
Now, who-ever it is that released the information to him, they ought to be hung. Literally and publicly.
Exactly right. Assange is the scapegoat. The real problem is the person/people giving him the information.