You have good points (especially about what they decide to reveal); I don’t know what the answer is. For decades our government (under both parties) has conspired to sell the American people out for profit, destroying our middle class and a good part of our way of life. I don’t trust them, but I also question the motives of those who oppose them.
I think we’ll see what types of groups and individuals line up to support Assange, Manning, et al. Here is an eager one: