The Paris Hilton of leakers

Edward Snowden seems more concerned with fame than transparency

Standing with "The Paris Hilton of hackers"?
(Image credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew)

It is no secret that I don't much like Bradley Manning. I consider his behavior, if he is indeed guilty of the secret-spilling crimes he's charged with, to constitute serious breaches of the moral, ethical, and legal duties that he accepted when he joined the military.

But as deplorable as Private Manning's betrayal of his country was, at least he was sincere. The same cannot be said of the 29-year-old leaker who so proudly announced his identity from Hong Kong, and is now on the run hoping to find any country misguided enough to mistake his behavior with an act of bravery or free speech.

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Jeb Golinkin is an attorney from Houston, Texas. You can follow him on twitter @jgolinkin.