And if Bradley Manning really did as he is accused, he is a hero, an example to us all and one of the world's foremost political prisoners.

So when Putin goes out to buy a Coke, thirty seconds later it is known in Washington DC.

As editor of WikiLeaks, I am very proud of three things. Number one, we have never got it wrong in terms of what we say. A document is what it is. Number two, we have never revealed one of our sources ever. Number three, what are we proud of? We are proud that there is not a single instance of anyone coming into physical harm as a result of our publication.

Don’t damage computer systems you break into (including crashing them); don’t change the information in those systems (except for altering logs to cover your tracks); and share information.

The Iraq War was the biggest issue for people of my generation in the West. It was also the clearest case, in my living memory, of media manipulation and the creation of a war through ignorance.

The Obama administration has attempted to prosecute more journalists and journalistic sources under the same Espionage Act she was being investigated under in all previous presidencies combined.

Reality is an aspect of property. It must be seized. And investigative journalism is the noble art of seizing reality back from the powerful.