Leaking US military files was ‘responsibility to public’ – Manning in first interview after release

Published time: 9 Jun, 2017 17:19 It was her responsibility to reveal classified military documents to the public, Chelsea Manning told ABC in her first interview after leaving prison, adding that she was unaware that the leaks could threaten US national security. “I’m just me. It’s as simple as that,” Manning told ABC Nightline co-anchor […]

Chelsea Manning, Condemning Trump Affiliates, a ‘Carol’ Cult: This Week’s Recommended Reading

Here at Flavorwire, we pride ourselves on not only writing some of the best content on the internet, but keeping an eye on all of the great writing that other folks on the ‘net are doing, too. This week, Trump was looking even more barefacedly inept and impeachable than usual; an Atlantic article by the […]

Chelsea Manning Released From Prison

Chelsea Manning, a private first class soldier in the US Army who leaked more than 700,000 military intelligence reports and documents to WikiLeaks in 2010, was released from military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on Wednesday. An Army spokesperson at Fort Leavenworth confirmed to BuzzFeed News that Manning was released at 2 a.m. CT. They […]

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning freed from US military prison after 7 years

Chelsea Manning, the whistleblower who leaked documents to WikiLeaks on US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was released from military prison on Wednesday. Her 35-year sentence for espionage was commuted by President Barack Obama after seven years served. A media spokesperson for the Fort Leavenworth military prison confirmed to RT that Manning was released in […]

WikiLeaks releases video of Lady Gaga & Assange discussing ‘hero’ Manning

Published time: 16 May, 2017 13:02 A day before US army whistleblower Chelsea Manning is due to be released from prison, WikiLeaks has released new footage of Editor Julian Assange discussing her case with pop icon Lady Gaga. The 12-minute video, recorded in October 2012 before Manning stood trial for leaking classified US documents, is […]