This is something that the New York Times has perfected over the years; turning a perp into a victim.Nothing really subtle about it. Instead of journalism, we get soap opera. Instead of analysis, we get an emotion-laden jag designed to elicit feelings of sympathy for someone who doesn't deserve it.Still, it is interesting to examine the latest effort in this genre - especially since it's mildly amusing to see what lengths the Times reporter, Ginger Thompson, has to extend the meme of victimhood in order to cover the extraordinary betrayal of PFC Bradley Manning: He spent part of his childhood with his father in the arid plains of central Oklahoma, where classmates made fun of him for being a geek. He spent another part with his mother in a small, remote corner of southwest Wales, where classmates made fun of him for being gay. Then he joined the Army, where, friends said, his social life was defined by the need to conceal his sexuality under "don't ask, don't tell" and he...(Read Full Post)