Did Manning get treated more harshly because his leaks were via computer?

This guy argues that he did:

http://personalliberty.com/2013/07/31/bradley-manning-faced-harsher-prosecution-merely-because-his-leaks-involved-a-computer/

If so, might one retort that the punishment should fit the crime... and the Internet allows for much bigger crimes?

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