Re: Assange
No, manning used authorized access to a system to exfiltrate information which assange published.
No hacking was required, as the motion to quash, admits the provision of thousands of classified documents to wiki leaks, well before the "password hacking" allegedly took place.
http://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Manning-motion-to-quash.pdf
The password nonsense is to turn up the heat, even the description is nonsense. "Part of a password hash".
It's typical of the US legal system, throw any old shite at the defendant, so they take a plea.
To Manning's credit, she admitted her part and served her time.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
