What is the source of the leaks?

Ahh, exactly. Manning? WikiLeaks and Julian Assange have never said it was Manning. And they continue to claim that no source has ever been compromised. And of course a fall guy is always needed. So let us assume for a moment that this was not Manning. But a much higher level within the U.S. DoD. And let us assume that these massive leaks (or deliberate security vulnerability) were “leaked” via WikiLeaks in order to achieve a few clear objectives: