http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1307/S00168.htm Catching WikiLeaks: Australian Diplomats & the Manning Trial Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 5:58 pm Article: Binoy Kampmark Catching WikiLeaks: Australian Diplomats and the Manning Trial by Binoy Kampmark July 23, 2013 With the Australian election stuttering towards its hideous climax (we hope with a hideousness moderated by the effects of smaller parties), it is worth noting what has been happening in terms of perceptions of the Manning trial. There are, of course, numerous. Within the United States, reports suggest indifferent, tepid reaction, mixed with good doses of hostility. In many countries, sympathy for Manning is warm and engaged. In Australia, the reaction, at least in official circles, is muddled. [....]