> As a potential source, wouldn't this make one less confident in wikileaks' ability to protect their sources?
No because in this particular case, Manning has bragged and got himself caught. It wasn't Wikileaks. But I believe he is persecuted and held in isolation in order to pressure him to implicate Wikileaks. Because of this, one would trust Wikileaks as they clearly do not have a buddy-buddy relationship with the US govt. I wouldn't be able to say the same thing about WSJ.
No because in this particular case, Manning has bragged and got himself caught. It wasn't Wikileaks. But I believe he is persecuted and held in isolation in order to pressure him to implicate Wikileaks. Because of this, one would trust Wikileaks as they clearly do not have a buddy-buddy relationship with the US govt. I wouldn't be able to say the same thing about WSJ.