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Wikileaks Leaker: I'm Sorry That I Hurt The United States
2013-08-15
[Ynet] US soldier Bradley Manning apologized on Wednesday for handing state secrets over to the WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified data in US history.

"I'm sorry I hurt people. I'm sorry that I hurt the United States," the 25-year-old Army private said. "I'm apologizing for the unexpected results of my actions. The last three years have been a learning experience for me."
"Consequences are real! And they hurt!!"
Manning faces up to 90 years in prison for providing more than 700,000 documents, to WikiLeaks, hurling the website and its founder, Julian Assange, into the world spotlight.
Posted by:trailing wife

#14  4:1 Obama imprisons him for life, but approves a sex change.
Posted by: Beau   2013-08-15 23:30  

#13  CF, and he'd had a fight with his boyfriend right before he did the deed. I mean, who wouldn't want to betray his country after an ordeal like that?
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-08-15 21:43  

#12  I suspect he's hoping for a presidential pardon.

After all he was 'gender confused' at the time. If you don't think he should get a pardon then obviously your a homophobe....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-08-15 15:44  

#11  and = as :-(
Posted by: Barbara   2013-08-15 15:19  

#10  My thought exactly, #3 Frank.

Sorry, Bradley - no do-overs. Enjoy Leavenworth (or Super Max, and the case may be).
Posted by: Barbara   2013-08-15 15:08  

#9  If he'd leaked while Bush was president he'd have all the democrats frothing in his defense. Bad timing Manning, exposing things while the One was in power.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2013-08-15 15:03  

#8  StevE, my thoughts exactly. If all he wanted to do was to expose things he disapproved of, he could have just released those documents. That might have been bad enough. Instead, he released everything he could get his grubby little paws on, including diplomatic cables, names of people who helped the US, and on and on
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-08-15 13:50  

#7   "I'm apologizing for the unexpected results of my actions.

The 'unexpected results of my actions'? WTF, Brad? I gotta ask, what exactly did you think would happen?
Posted by: SteveS   2013-08-15 13:22  

#6  Manning will have plenty of time to think about his wrongs and watch his boobs not grow.
Posted by: airandee   2013-08-15 11:45  

#5  Stick a plantain up his bum and hang him very slowly. He'll enjoy the thrill and the object lesson will be inescapable.

I apologize for the visual.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-08-15 09:40  

#4  Hopefully he will have ninety years in prison to reflect on how stupid he was.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-08-15 09:32  

#3  "I'm sorry I got caught"
Posted by: Frank G   2013-08-15 09:28  

#2  His apology is really SO DUUUUHHHH.
retard.
Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823   2013-08-15 08:36  

#1  Your apology is REJECTED. You miserably confused little fa**ot.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-08-15 07:28  

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