Ill considered? No way. Manning give a two hour long review of his motivations.
He did a crime, but he exposed THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF HORRENDOUS CRIMES. Every single person cooperating with what the government is doing IS A CORRUPTED MIND COMPLETELY SOLD OUT TO THE MONSTERS OF GREED. The complicity of those who know -- condemns them utterly. I'll take Manning's morality and gender choices as sanity compared to what those who stay silent call their conscientiousness. http://www.filmsforaction.org/news/travesty_of_justice_bradley_manning_sentenced_to_35_years/