"Official Washington still glorifies George W. Bush’s 'successful surge' in Iraq while ignoring the wanton slaughter inflicted on Iraqis. So, there remains a high-level desire to harshly punish Pvt. Bradley Manning for exposing the  horrific truth  about that and other war crimes, writes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern."

http://consortiumnews.com/2013/06/03/moral-imperative-of-bradley-manning/

Due to the current work of the author, Ray McGovern, a former 27 year CIA analyst, biblical scholars will find this article of particular interest.

"Ray McGovern works with Tell the Word, a publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour in inner-city Washington. He teaches a course called 'Biblical Justice: Is It an Un-American Activity?' at the Servant Leadership School. Earlier, he was an intelligence analyst for almost 30 years."