The passion of Bradley Manning

By Chase Madar

Subjects: Defense information, classified, Biography, Leaks (Disclosure of information), WikiLeaks (Organization), Transparency in government, Case studies, Computer crimes, United states, army, United States, Classified Defense information, United States. Army, Soldiers, Official secrets

Description: "In May 2010, a soldier in the U.S. Army's famed 10th Mountain Division was arrested on suspicion of leaking nearly half a million classified government documents. Who is Private First Class Bradley Manning? Is he a traitor, or a defender of the most traditional American values? The Passion of Bradley Manning examines disturbing trends in America -- increasing use of torture both at home and abroad; the pervasive sense of paranoia at high government levels; the fanatical secrecy of our foreign policy elite" -- Publisher's description.