at least Snowden performed a public service -to some,(not me) Snowden will be looked at as a patriot that exposed government criminal activity.....thats not the case with Manning.....
Snowden could and should have went about it in some other manner than he did.....running to the Russians was the wrong way.
even Obama was forced to say it's time to take another look at the 4th Amendment in the light of a digital -not paper world.
I imagine Snowden is simply protecting his butt from espionage charges - I can't fault him forthat
I have no idea of Manning motives. Whatever they were it got a lot of Afghanis killed
Assange is an equal opportunity publisher of leaks. It's his way of forcing transparency into the secrets world of governing.
I watch the Hannity interview - i can't say it better then he did even though i tried.