Some Questions About Wiki Leaks Source: Pfc Bradley Manning

U.S. Army Pfc (Private first class) Bradley Manning is accused of being the source for the WikiLeaks of secret U.S. diplomatic and other secret memos and assorted material.
Some questions:
1. According to Wales online, Bradley faces 52 years in prison for the release of the documents. 52 years??? Private Bradley Manning, 23, is facing 52 years in prison for allegedly passing hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and releasing military logs to the WikiLeaks website.Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/12/05/welsh-schoolboy-at-the-centre-of-wikileaks-row-91466-27768763/#ixzz17IHJYgpv
2. It is reported by many different sources that Manning is gay. Why hasn't that been an issue and it could be different issues involved. An issue maybe the abuse that Manning got from fellow soldiers because he was gay. Another issue could be how this would relate to Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Still another issue could be the wisdom of giving top secret clearance to gays.
These are issues that should be discussed, one way or another- not hidden like they are now. I would think that gays would want these issues to be discussed to disprove the fear of getting rid of DADT.
3. According to Wales online: His family, including his mum Susan who suffers ill health after a series of strokes, is understood to have flown out from Wales to the US to visit him. However, despite their trip, it is understood the request to visit the 23-year-old soldier, who is being held in solitary confinement, was turned down. I am no fan of Manning, obviously, but he can't even have a visit with his mother under close supervision?
4. The friends told Channel 4 news that, as a teenager in Pembrokeshire, he had been determined to “right a big wrong” and was picked on in school If his friends in school thought he could right a big wrong, what kind of security investigation did the military do to give Manning a top secret clearance? Obviously, there were some signs that Manning had some issues growing up. Seems like the people who investigate people who want top secret clearances need to asked questions as well. Did these investigators know he was gay and that he was bullied in school? Did they know or ask about is mental stability? Did the investigators go to Wales, in the United Kingdom and investigate Manning?
These are some questions that need to asked and investigated. But I fear, because Manning is gay, the politically correct media will side step the issues and ignore things that need to be investigated.