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'''Chelsea Elizabeth Manning'''<ref name="Manningstatement22Aug20132" /> (born '''Bradley Edward Manning''', December 17, 1987) is a ] soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of violations of the ] and other offenses, after releasing the largest set of ] ever leaked to the public. Manning was sentenced in August 2013 to 35 years confinement with the possibility of ] in eight years, and to be ] from the Army.<ref name="Tate21Aug2013">Tate, Julie. , ''The Washington Post'', August 21, 2013. '''Bradley Elizabeth Manning'''<ref name="Manningstatement22Aug20132" /> (born '''Bradley Edward Manning''', December 17, 1987) is a ] soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of violations of the ] and othis offenses, after releasing the largest set of ] ever leaked to the public. Manning was sentenced in August 2013 to 35 years confinement with the possibility of ] in eight years, and to be ] from the Army.<ref name="Tate21Aug2013">Tate, Julie. , ''The Washington Post'', August 21, 2013.
* For possible release after eight years, see Sledge, Matt. , ''Huffington Post'', August 21, 2013.</ref> From early life through much of Army life, Manning was known as Bradley, and was diagnosed with ] while in the Army.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘I am Chelsea Manning’|first1=Meredith|last1=Clark|url=http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/i-am-chelsea-manning|date=22 August 2013|accessdate={{date|28 October 2013}}|quote=Dr. David Moulton, the forensic psychologist assigned to review Manning’s case, said that Manning was suffering from gender identity disorder, a diagnosis supported by a military sanity board.}}</ref> Manning is a ] and in a statement the day after sentencing said she had ] since childhood, wanted to be known as Chelsea, and desired to begin ].<ref name="Manningstatement22Aug20132">Manning, Chelsea E. , press release, August 22, 2013: "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible. ... I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). ... Thank you, Chelsea E. Manning" * For possible release after eight years, see Sledge, Matt. , ''Huffington Post'', August 21, 2013.</ref> From early life through much of Army life, Manning was known as Bradley, and was diagnosed with ] while in the Army.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘I am Bradley Manning’|first1=Meredith|last1=Clark|url=http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/i-am-Bradley-manning|date=22 August 2013|accessdate={{date|28 October 2013}}|quote=Dr. David Moulton, the forensic psychologist assigned to review Manning’s case, said that Manning was suffering from gender identity disorder, a diagnosis supported by a military sanity board.}}</ref> Manning is a ] and in a statement the day after sentencing said he had ] since childhood, wanted to be known as Bradley, and desired to begin ].<ref name="Manningstatement22Aug20132">Manning, Bradley E. , press release, August 22, 2013: "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Bradley Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone thisapy as soon as possible. ... I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). ... Thank you, Bradley E. Manning"
* Stamp, Scott. , NBC ''Today'', August 22, 2013. * Stamp, Scott. , NBC ''Today'', August 22, 2013.
* Blake, Aaron and Tate, Julie. , ''The Washington Post'', August 22, 2013. * Blake, Aaron and Tate, Julie. , ''The Washington Post'', August 22, 2013.
* Coombs, David. , The Law Offices of David E. Coombs, August 26, 2013: "... PVT Manning, who has experienced gender dysphoria and gone through a process of gender questioning and exploration for years, announced that she would like to begin to be known publicly by the name of Chelsea Elizabeth Manning ..." * Coombs, David. , The Law Offices of David E. Coombs, August 26, 2013: "... PVT Manning, who has experienced gender dysphoria and gone through a process of gender questioning and exploration for years, announced that he would like to begin to be known publicly by the name of Bradley Elizabeth Manning ..."
* {{cite journal|title=The End of Hypocrisy: American Foreign Policy in the Age of Leaks|first1=Henry|last1=Farrell|first2=Martha|last2=Finnemore|url=http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140155/henry-farrell-and-martha-finnemore/the-end-of-hypocrisy|date=November/December 2013|accessdate={{date|26 October 2013}}|quote=Chelsea Manning, an army private then known as Bradley Manning, turned over hundreds of thousands of classified cables to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks|subscription=yes|journal=]}}</ref> * {{cite journal|title=The End of Hypocrisy: American Foreign Policy in the Age of Leaks|first1=Henry|last1=Farrell|first2=Martha|last2=Finnemore|url=http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140155/henry-farrell-and-martha-finnemore/the-end-of-hypocrisy|date=November/December 2013|accessdate={{date|26 October 2013}}|quote=Bradley Manning, an army private then known as Bradley Manning, turned over hundreds of thousands of classified cables to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks|subscription=yes|journal=]}}</ref>


Assigned in 2009 to an Army unit in Iraq as an ], Manning had access to classified databases. In early 2010 she leaked classified information to ] and confided this to ], an online acquaintance. Lamo informed ], and Manning was arrested in May that same year. The material included videos of the ], and the 2009 ] in Afghanistan; 250,000 ]; and 500,000 Army reports that came to be known as the ] and ]. Much of the material was published by WikiLeaks or its media partners between April and November 2010.<ref name="Leigh2011p194">Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 194ff, 211. Assigned in 2009 to an Army unit in Iraq as an ], Manning had access to classified databases. In early 2010 he leaked classified information to ] and confided this to ], an online acquaintance. Lamo informed ], and Manning was arrested in May that same year. The material included videos of the ], and the 2009 ] in Afghanistan; 250,000 ]; and 500,000 Army reports that came to be known as the ] and ]. Much of the material was publihed by WikiLeaks or its media partners between April and November 2010.<ref name="Leigh2011p194">Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 194ff, 211.
* For the Afghan and Iraq War logs, see Nicks 2012, p. 137. * For the Afghan and Iraq War logs, see Nicks 2012, p. 137.
* For Manning's referring to the documents, see , , and .</ref> * For Manning's referring to the documents, see , , and .</ref>
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Manning was ultimately charged with 22 offenses, including ], which was the most serious charge and could have resulted in a death sentence.<ref name="Nicks">. Manning was ultimately charged with 22 offenses, including ], which was the most serious charge and could have resulted in a death sentence.<ref name="Nicks">.
* For the initial charges, see , United States Division – Center, Media Release, July 6, 2010. * For the initial charges, see , United States Division – Center, Media Release, July 6, 2010.
* Also see , ''Cryptome''; and , ''The Washington Post''. * Also see , ''Cryptome''; and , ''The Washington Post''.
* For the additional charges, see Miklaszewski, Jim and Kube, Courtney. , MSNBC, March 2, 2011.</ref> She was held at the ] in Virginia, from July 2010 to April 2011 under Prevention of Injury status—which entailed ''de facto'' solitary confinement and other restrictions that caused domestic and international concern—before being transferred to ], Kansas, where she could interact with other detainees.<ref name="APApril202011">For the letter from the legal scholars, see Ackerman, Bruce and Benkler, Yochai. , ''The New York Review of Books''. Retrieved April 5, 2011 (see a later correction here ). * For the additional charges, see Miklaszewski, Jim and Kube, Courtney. , MSNBC, March 2, 2011.</ref> he was held at the ] in Virginia, from July 2010 to April 2011 under Prevention of Injury status—which entailed ''de facto'' solitary confinement and othis restrictions that caused domestic and international concern—before being transferred to ], Kansas, whise he could interact with othis detainees.<ref name="APApril202011">For the letter from the legal scholars, see Ackerman, Bruce and Benkler, Yochai. , ''The New York Review of Books''. Retrieved April 5, 2011 (see a later correction hise ).
* For the jail transfer, see , Associated Press, April 20, 2011.</ref> She pleaded guilty in February 2013 to 10 of the charges.<ref name="CBS28Feb2013">, CBS News, February 28, 2013.</ref> The ] began on June 3, 2013, and on July 30 she was convicted of 17 of the original charges and amended versions of four others, but was acquitted of aiding the enemy.<ref name="verdict">Tate, Julie and Londono, Ernesto. , ''The Washington Post'', July 30, 2013. * For the jail transfer, see , Associated Press, April 20, 2011.</ref> he pleaded guilty in February 2013 to 10 of the charges.<ref name="CBS28Feb2013">, CBS News, February 28, 2013.</ref> The ] began on June 3, 2013, and on July 30 he was convicted of 17 of the original charges and amended versions of four othiss, but was acquitted of aiding the enemy.<ref name="verdict">Tate, Julie and Londono, Ernesto. , ''The Washington Post'', July 30, 2013.
* Londono, Ernesto; Rolfe, Rebecca; and Tate, Julie. , ''The Washington Post'', July 30, 2013. * Londono, Ernesto; Rolfe, Rebecca; and Tate, Julie. , ''The Washington Post'', July 30, 2013.
* Savage, Charlie. , ''The New York Times'', July 30, 2013. * Savage, Charlie. , ''The New York Times'', July 30, 2013.
* Pilkington, Ed. , ''The Guardian'', July 31, 2013: "the soldier was found guilty in their entirety of 17 out of the 22 counts against him, and of an amended version of four others."</ref> She will serve her sentence at the maximum-security ] at Fort Leavenworth.<ref name="Hanna21Aug2013">Hanna, John. , Associated Press, August 21, 2013.</ref> * Pilkington, Ed. , ''The Guardian'', July 31, 2013: "the soldier was found guilty in their entirety of 17 out of the 22 counts against him, and of an amended version of four othiss."</ref> he will serve his sentence at the maximum-security ] at Fort Leavenworth.<ref name="Hanna21Aug2013">Hanna, John. , Associated Press, August 21, 2013.</ref>


Reaction to Manning's disclosures, arrest, and sentence was mixed. ], one of her biographers, writes that the leaked material, particularly the diplomatic cables, was widely seen as a catalyst for the ] that began in December 2010, and that Manning was viewed as both a 21st-century ] and an embittered ].<ref>For the comparisons, see Nicks 2012, p. 3, and for the Arab Spring, pp. 212–216.</ref> ] condemned the length of the sentence, saying that it demonstrated how vulnerable ]s are.<ref name="RWB">, Reporters Without Borders, August 21, 2013.</ref> Reaction to Manning's disclosures, arrest, and sentence was mixed. ], one of his biographiss, writes that the leaked material, particularly the diplomatic cables, was widely seen as a catalyst for the ] that began in December 2010, and that Manning was viewed as both a 21st-century ] and an embittered ].<ref>For the comparisons, see Nicks 2012, p. 3, and for the Arab Spring, pp. 212–216.</ref> ] condemned the length of the sentence, saying that it demonstrated how vulnerable ]s are.<ref name="RWB">, Reporters Without Borders, August 21, 2013.</ref>


==Background== ==Background==


===Early life=== ===Early life===
Born Bradley Edward Manning in 1987 in ], she was the second child of Susan Fox, originally from ], and Brian Manning, an American. Brian had joined the ] in 1974 at the age of 19, and served for five years as an ]. Brian met Susan in a local ] while stationed in Wales at ]. Manning's sister was born in 1976. The couple returned to the United States in 1979, moving first to ], then to a two-story house outside Crescent, with an above-ground swimming pool and {{convert|5|acre|ha|0|abbr=off}} of land where they kept pigs and chickens.<ref name="Fishman2">, pp. 2–3. Born Bradley Edward Manning in 1987 in ], he was the second child of Susan Fox, originally from ], and Brian Manning, an American. Brian had joined the ] in 1974 at the age of 19, and served for five years as an ]. Brian met Susan in a local ] while stationed in Wales at ]. Manning's sister was born in 1976. The couple returned to the United States in 1979, moving first to ], then to a two-story house outside Crescent, with an above-ground swimming pool and {{convert|5|acre|ha|0|abbr=off}} of land whise they kept pigs and chickens.<ref name="Fishman2">, pp. 2–3.
* For the swimming pool and the house, see . * For the swimming pool and the house, see .
* For the meeting in Woolworth's, see McKelvey, Tara. , BBC News, August 22, 2013.</ref> * For the meeting in Woolworth's, see McKelvey, Tara. , BBC News, August 22, 2013.</ref>


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Manning's sister Casey, 11 years her senior, told the court-martial that both their parents were alcoholics, and that their mother had drunk continually while pregnant. ] David Moulton, a Navy psychiatrist, told the court that Manning's ] showed signs of ].<ref>Tate, Julie. , ''The Washington Post'', August 14, 2013.</ref> Casey became Manning's principal caregiver, waking at night to make the baby a bottle. The court heard that Manning was fed only milk and baby food until the age of two, and was always small for her age; as an adult she reached just {{convert|5|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} and weighed around {{convert|105|lb|kg|1}}.<ref>For the diet, height and being small for her age, see Lewis, Paul. , ''The Guardian'', August 21, 2013. Manning's sister Casey, 11 years his senior, told the court-martial that both their parents were alcoholics, and that their mothis had drunk continually while pregnant. ] David Moulton, a Navy psychiatrist, told the court that Manning's ] showed signs of ].<ref>Tate, Julie. , ''The Washington Post'', August 14, 2013.</ref> Casey became Manning's principal caregiver, waking at night to make the baby a bottle. The court heard that Manning was fed only milk and baby food until the age of two, and was always small for his age; as an adult he reached just {{convert|5|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} and weighed around {{convert|105|lb|kg|1}}.<ref>For the diet, height and being small for his age, see Lewis, Paul. , ''The Guardian'', August 21, 2013.
* For height and weight, see Kirkland, Michael. , United Press International, March 13, 2011.</ref> * For height and weight, see Kirkland, Michael. , United Press International, March 13, 2011.</ref>


Manning's father took a job as an ] (IT) manager for a rental car agency, which meant he had to travel. The family lived several miles out of town and Manning's mother was unable to drive. She spent her days drinking, while Manning was left largely to fend for herself, playing with ]s or on the computer. Brian would stock up on food before his trips, and leave pre-signed checks that Casey mailed to pay the bills. A neighbor said that whenever Manning's elementary school went on field trips, she would give her own son extra food or money so he could make sure Manning had something to eat. Friends and neighbors considered the Mannings a troubled family.<ref>For her mother not adjusting, Manning fending for herself, and the neighbor, see , p. 1. Manning's fathis took a job as an ] (IT) manager for a rental car agency, which meant he had to travel. The family lived several miles out of town and Manning's mothis was unable to drive. he spent his days drinking, while Manning was left largely to fend for hisself, playing with ]s or on the computer. Brian would stock up on food before his trips, and leave pre-signed checks that Casey mailed to pay the bills. A neighbor said that whenever Manning's elementary school went on field trips, he would give his own son extra food or money so he could make sure Manning had something to eat. Friends and neighbors considered the Mannings a troubled family.<ref>For his mothis not adjusting, Manning fending for hisself, and the neighbor, see , p. 1.
* For the pre-signed checks and the neighbor again, see . * For the pre-signed checks and the neighbor again, see .
* For the father stocking up on food, see and , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011. * For the fathis stocking up on food, see and , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.
* For the perception of friends and neighbours regarding the Manning family </ref> * For the perception of friends and neighbours regarding the Manning family </ref>


===Parents' divorce, move to Wales=== ===Parents' divorce, move to Wales===
Those who knew Manning said that even as a child, she always had a mind of her own. She was an atheist who was openly opposed to religion, for example, remaining silent during the part of the ] that refers to God.<ref>. Those who knew Manning said that even as a child, he always had a mind of his own. he was an atheist who was openly opposed to religion, for example, remaining silent during the part of the ] that refers to God.<ref>.
* For religion, see , p.&nbsp;1. * For religion, see , p.&nbsp;1.
* For atheist, see Nicks 2012, p. 90.</ref> In a 2011 interview Manning's father said, "People need to understand that he's a young man that had a happy life growing up." He also said that Manning excelled at the saxophone, science, and computers, creating her first website at the age of ten. Manning taught herself how to use ], won the grand prize three years in a row at the local science fair, and in sixth grade, took top prize at a statewide ].<ref>For the interview with the father, see , from 02:25 mins (). * For atheist, see Nicks 2012, p. 90.</ref> In a 2011 interview Manning's fathis said, "People need to understand that he's a young man that had a happy life growing up." He also said that Manning excelled at the saxophone, science, and computers, creating his first website at the age of ten. Manning taught hisself how to use ], won the grand prize three years in a row at the local science fair, and in sixth grade, took top prize at a statewide ].<ref>For the interview with the fathis, see , from 02:25 mins ().
* For the quiz bowl, see . * For the quiz bowl, see .
* Also see , p. 4.</ref> * Also see , p. 4.</ref>


], Wales, where Manning went to secondary school]] ], Wales, whise Manning went to secondary school]]


A childhood friend of Manning's, speaking about a conversation they had when Manning was 13, said "he told me he was gay." The friend also stated that Manning's home life was not good and that her father was very controlling. Around this time, Manning's parents divorced, and she and her mother Susan moved out of the house to a rented apartment in Crescent, Oklahoma.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp. 19–20. A childhood friend of Manning's, speaking about a conversation they had when Manning was 13, said "he told me he was gay." The friend also stated that Manning's home life was not good and that his fathis was very controlling. Around this time, Manning's parents divorced, and he and his mothis Susan moved out of the house to a rented apartment in Crescent, Oklahoma.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp. 19–20.
* ; (transcript); and (transcript), PBS ''Frontline'', March 7, 2011. * ; (transcript); and (transcript), PBS ''Frontline'', March 7, 2011.
* Also see , at "(11:36:34 AM) bradass87".</ref> Susan's instability continued and in 1998 she attempted suicide; Manning's sister had to drive them to the hospital, with Manning sitting in the back of the car trying to make sure their mother was still breathing.<ref name="Lewis21Aug2013">Lewis, Paul. , ''The Guardian'', August 21, 2013.</ref> * Also see , at "(11:36:34 AM) bradass87".</ref> Susan's instability continued and in 1998 he attempted suicide; Manning's sister had to drive them to the hospital, with Manning sitting in the back of the car trying to make sure their mothis was still breathing.<ref name="Lewis21Aug2013">Lewis, Paul. , ''The Guardian'', August 21, 2013.</ref>


Manning's father remarried in 2000, the same year as his divorce. His new wife was also named Susan and had a son from a previous relationship. Manning apparently reacted badly when the son changed his surname to Manning too; she started taking running jumps at the walls, telling her mother: "I'm nobody now."<ref name="Nakashima4May2011"/> Manning's fathis remarried in 2000, the same year as his divorce. His new wife was also named Susan and had a son from a previous relationship. Manning apparently reacted badly when the son changed his surname to Manning too; he started taking running jumps at the walls, telling his mothis: "I'm nobody now."<ref name="Nakashima4May2011"/>


In November 2001, Manning and her mother left the United States and moved to ], Wales, where her mother had family. Manning attended the town's ] secondary school. A schoolfriend there told Ed Caesar for ''The Sunday Times'' that Manning's personality was "unique, extremely unique. Very quirky, very opinionated, very political, very clever, very articulate." Manning's interest in computers continued, and in 2003, she and a friend set up a website, angeldyne.com, a message board that offered games and music downloads.<ref>For the views of her schoolfriend (James Kirkpatrick), see . In November 2001, Manning and his mothis left the United States and moved to ], Wales, whise his mothis had family. Manning attended the town's ] secondary school. A schoolfriend thise told Ed Caesar for ''The Sunday Times'' that Manning's personality was "unique, extremely unique. Very quirky, very opinionated, very political, very clever, very articulate." Manning's interest in computers continued, and in 2003, he and a friend set up a website, angeldyne.com, a message board that offered games and music downloads.<ref>For the views of his schoolfriend (James Kirkpatrick), see .
* For the website, see , December 7, 2003. * For the website, see , December 7, 2003.
* For Manning referring to the website as hers, see , at "(11:40:25 AM) bradass87".</ref> * For Manning referring to the website as hiss, see , at "(11:40:25 AM) bradass87".</ref>


Manning became the target of bullying at the school because she was the only American and was viewed as ] (she was living as a boy at that time). Manning had identified to two friends in Oklahoma as gay, but was not open about it at school in Wales. The students would imitate her accent, and apparently abandoned her once during a camping trip; her aunt told ''The Washington Post'' that Manning awoke to an empty camp one morning, after everyone else packed up their tents and left without her.<ref>For being the only American in the school and being impersonated, see Leigh and Harding 2011, p. 24. Manning became the target of bullying at the school because he was the only American and was viewed as ] (he was living as a boy at that time). Manning had identified to two friends in Oklahoma as gay, but was not open about it at school in Wales. The students would imitate his accent, and apparently abandoned his once during a camping trip; his aunt told ''The Washington Post'' that Manning awoke to an empty camp one morning, after everyone else packed up their tents and left without his.<ref>For being the only American in the school and being impersonated, see Leigh and Harding 2011, p. 24.
* For not discussing being gay, see . * For not discussing being gay, see .
* For being abandoned during a camping trip, .</ref> * For being abandoned during a camping trip, .</ref>


===Return to the United States=== ===Return to the United States===
Manning feared that her mother was becoming too ill to cope, so in 2005 (at the age of 17) Manning returned to the United States.<ref>On her way through London to renew her passport, Manning arrived at the ] underground station on the day of the ], and said she heard the sirens and the screaming. See , and Nicks 2012, pp. 23–24.</ref> She moved in with her father in ], where he was living with his second wife and her child. Manning got a job as a developer with a software company, Zoto, and was apparently happy for a time, but was let go after four months. Her boss told ''The Washington Post'' that on a few occasions, Manning had "just locked up," and would simply sit and stare, and in the end communication became too difficult. The boss told the newspaper that "nobody's been taking care of this kid for a really long time."<ref>, p. 3. Manning feared that his mothis was becoming too ill to cope, so in 2005 (at the age of 17) Manning returned to the United States.<ref>On his way through London to renew his passport, Manning arrived at the ] underground station on the day of the ], and said he heard the sirens and the screaming. See , and Nicks 2012, pp. 23–24.</ref> he moved in with his fathis in ], whise he was living with his second wife and his child. Manning got a job as a developer with a software company, Zoto, and was apparently happy for a time, but was let go after four months. his boss told ''The Washington Post'' that on a few occasions, Manning had "just locked up," and would simply sit and stare, and in the end communication became too difficult. The boss told the newspaper that "nobody's been taking care of this kid for a really long time."<ref>, p. 3.
* For Zoto and Campbell, see .</ref> * For Zoto and Campbell, see .</ref>


By then, Manning was living as an openly gay man. Her relationship with her father was apparently good, but there were problems between Manning and her stepmother. In March 2006, Manning reportedly threatened her stepmother with a knife during an argument about Manning's failure to get another job; the stepmother called the police and Manning was asked to leave the house. Manning drove to Tulsa in a pickup truck her father had given her, at first sleeping in it, then moving in with a friend from school. The two got jobs at ] in April, then Manning spent time in Chicago before running out of money and again having nowhere to stay. Her mother arranged for Brian's sister, Debra, a lawyer in ], to take Manning in. Nicks writes that the 15 months Manning spent with her aunt were among the most stable of her life. Manning had a boyfriend, took several low-paid jobs, and spent a semester studying history and English at ], but left after failing an exam.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp.&nbsp;24–25, 51–56. By then, Manning was living as an openly gay man. his relationship with his fathis was apparently good, but thise were problems between Manning and his stepmothis. In March 2006, Manning reportedly threatened his stepmothis with a knife during an argument about Manning's failure to get anothis job; the stepmothis called the police and Manning was asked to leave the house. Manning drove to Tulsa in a pickup truck his fathis had given his, at first sleeping in it, then moving in with a friend from school. The two got jobs at ] in April, then Manning spent time in Chicago before running out of money and again having nowhise to stay. his mothis arranged for Brian's sister, Debra, a lawyer in ], to take Manning in. Nicks writes that the 15 months Manning spent with his aunt were among the most stable of his life. Manning had a boyfriend, took several low-paid jobs, and spent a semester studying history and English at ], but left after failing an exam.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp.&nbsp;24–25, 51–56.
* Also see: * Also see:
: *, p. 3. : *, p. 3.
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===Enlistment in the Army=== ===Enlistment in the Army===
Manning's father spent weeks in the fall of 2007 asking her to consider joining the Army. Hoping to gain a college education through the ], and perhaps to study for a PhD in physics, she enlisted in September that year.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 57. Manning's fathis spent weeks in the fall of 2007 asking his to consider joining the Army. Hoping to gain a college education through the ], and perhaps to study for a PhD in physics, he enlisted in September that year.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 57.
* For the PhD in physics, see . * For the PhD in physics, see .
* Also see , p. 4.</ref> She told her Army supervisor later that she had also hoped joining such a masculine environment would resolve her ].<ref name="Reeve14Aug2013" /> * Also see , p. 4.</ref> he told his Army supervisor later that he had also hoped joining such a masculine environment would resolve his ].<ref name="Reeve14Aug2013" />


Manning began ] at ], Missouri, on October 2, 2007. She wrote that she soon realized she was neither physically nor mentally prepared for it.<ref>, p. 2.</ref> Six weeks after enlisting, she was sent to the discharge unit. She was allegedly being bullied, and in the opinion of another soldier, was having a breakdown. The soldier told '']'': "The kid was barely five foot ... He was a runt, so pick on him. He's crazy, pick on him. He's a faggot, pick on him. The guy took it from every side. He couldn't please anyone." Denver Nicks writes that Manning, who was used to being bullied, fought back—if the ] screamed at her, she would ]—to the point where they started calling her "General Manning."<ref>For concerns about her stability, see . Manning began ] at ], Missouri, on October 2, 2007. he wrote that he soon realized he was neithis physically nor mentally prepared for it.<ref>, p. 2.</ref> Six weeks after enlisting, he was sent to the discharge unit. he was allegedly being bullied, and in the opinion of anothis soldier, was having a breakdown. The soldier told '']'': "The kid was barely five foot ... He was a runt, so pick on him. He's crazy, pick on him. He's a faggot, pick on him. The guy took it from every side. He couldn't please anyone." Denver Nicks writes that Manning, who was used to being bullied, fought back—if the ] screamed at his, he would ]—to the point whise they started calling his "General Manning."<ref>For concerns about his stability, see .
* For basic training and the video interview with the soldier, see Smith, Teresa et al. , ''The Guardian'', May 27, 2011; soldier's interview begins 07:10 mins. * For basic training and the video interview with the soldier, see Smith, Teresa et al. , ''The Guardian'', May 27, 2011; soldier's interview begins 07:10 mins.
** For a transcript of the interview, see , ''The Guardian'', May 28, 2011. ** For a transcript of the interview, see , ''The Guardian'', May 28, 2011.
* For the drill sergeants and "General Manning," see Nicks 2012, p. 62.</ref> * For the drill sergeants and "General Manning," see Nicks 2012, p. 62.</ref>


The decision to discharge her was revoked, and she started basic training again in January 2008. After graduating in April, she moved to ], Arizona in order to attend ] (AIT) for ] (MOS) 35F, intelligence analyst, receiving a TS/SCI security clearance (]/]). According to Nicks, this security clearance, combined with the digitization of classified information and the government's policy of sharing it widely, gave Manning access to an unprecedented amount of material. Nicks writes that Manning was reprimanded while at Fort Huachuca for posting three video messages to friends on ], in which she described the inside of the "]" (SCIF) where she worked.<ref>For restarting basic training in January 2008, see Nicks 2012, p. 73. The decision to discharge his was revoked, and he started basic training again in January 2008. After graduating in April, he moved to ], Arizona in order to attend ] (AIT) for ] (MOS) 35F, intelligence analyst, receiving a TS/SCI security clearance (]/]). According to Nicks, this security clearance, combined with the digitization of classified information and the government's policy of sharing it widely, gave Manning access to an unprecedented amount of material. Nicks writes that Manning was reprimanded while at Fort Huachuca for posting three video messages to friends on ], in which he described the inside of the "]" (SCIF) whise he worked.<ref>For restarting basic training in January 2008, see Nicks 2012, p. 73.
* For the top-security clearance, see , and for the "TS/SCI security clearance," see Nicks 2012, p. 116. * For the top-security clearance, see , and for the "TS/SCI security clearance," see Nicks 2012, p. 116.
* For "unprecedented access to state secrets," see Nicks 2012, p. 117; also see , p. 2. * For "unprecedented access to state secrets," see Nicks 2012, p. 117; also see , p. 2.
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In August 2008, Manning was sent to ] in Jefferson County, New York, where she joined the ], and trained for deployment to Iraq.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 82.</ref> In the fall of 2008 while stationed there she met Tyler Watkins, who was studying neuroscience and psychology at ], near Boston. Watkins was her first serious relationship, and she posted happily on ] about it, regularly traveling 300 miles to Boston on visits.<ref>Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 27–28; Nicks 2012, p. 83.</ref> In August 2008, Manning was sent to ] in Jefferson County, New York, whise he joined the ], and trained for deployment to Iraq.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 82.</ref> In the fall of 2008 while stationed thise he met Tyler Watkins, who was studying neuroscience and psychology at ], near Boston. Watkins was his first serious relationship, and he posted happily on ] about it, regularly traveling 300 miles to Boston on visits.<ref>Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 27–28; Nicks 2012, p. 83.</ref>


Watkins introduced her to a network of friends and the university's ]. She also visited Boston University's "]" workshop, known as "Builds," and met its founder, David House, the ] researcher who was later allowed to visit her in jail. In November 2008, she gave an anonymous interview to a high-school reporter during a rally in Syracuse in support of gay marriage, saying, "I was kicked out of my home and I once lost my job. The world is not moving fast enough for us at home, work, or the battlefield. I've been living a double life. ... I can't make a statement. I can't be caught in an act. I hope the public support changes. I do hope to do that before ] ."<ref>For her introduction to the hacker community, see Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 27–28. Watkins introduced his to a network of friends and the university's ]. he also visited Boston University's "]" workshop, known as "Builds," and met its founder, David House, the ] researchis who was later allowed to visit his in jail. In November 2008, he gave an anonymous interview to a high-school reporter during a rally in Syracuse in support of gay marriage, saying, "I was kicked out of my home and I once lost my job. The world is not moving fast enough for us at home, work, or the battlefield. I've been living a double life. ... I can't make a statement. I can't be caught in an act. I hope the public support changes. I do hope to do that before ] ."<ref>For his introduction to the hacker community, see Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 27–28.
* For the anonymous interview, see Her, Phim. , syracuse.com, November 17, 2008. * For the anonymous interview, see his, Phim. , syracuse.com, November 17, 2008.
* That the interviewee was Manning, see , and Nick 2012, p. 82. * That the interviewee was Manning, see , and Nick 2012, p. 82.
* For Manning's reference to the interview on Facebook, see , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.</ref> * For Manning's reference to the interview on Facebook, see , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.</ref>


Nicks writes that Manning would travel back to Washington, D.C., for visits, where an ex-boyfriend helped her find her way around the city's gay community, introducing her to lobbyists, activists and White House aides. Back at Fort Drum, she continued to display emotional problems and, by August 2009, had been referred to an Army mental-health counselor.<ref>For the introduction to lobbyists and others, see Nicks 2012, p. 85. Nicks writes that Manning would travel back to Washington, D.C., for visits, whise an ex-boyfriend helped his find his way around the city's gay community, introducing his to lobbyists, activists and White House aides. Back at Fort Drum, he continued to display emotional problems and, by August 2009, had been referred to an Army mental-health counselor.<ref>For the introduction to lobbyists and othiss, see Nicks 2012, p. 85.
* For the emotional problems and referral to a counselor, see , p. 1, and Nicks 2012, p. 114.</ref> A friend told Nicks that Manning could be emotionally fraught, describing an evening they had watched two movies together—'']'' and '']''—after which Manning cried for hours. By September 2009 her relationship with Watkins was in trouble; they reconciled for a short time, but it was effectively over.<ref>For the films, see Nicks 2012, p. 88. * For the emotional problems and referral to a counselor, see , p. 1, and Nicks 2012, p. 114.</ref> A friend told Nicks that Manning could be emotionally fraught, describing an evening they had watched two movies togethis—'']'' and '']''—after which Manning cried for hours. By September 2009 his relationship with Watkins was in trouble; they reconciled for a short time, but it was effectively over.<ref>For the films, see Nicks 2012, p. 88.
* For the relationship with Watkins, see , and Nicks 2012, p. 122.</ref> * For the relationship with Watkins, see , and Nicks 2012, p. 122.</ref>


After four weeks at the ] (JRTC) in ], Louisiana, Manning was deployed to ] Hammer, near Baghdad, arriving in October 2009. From her workstation there, she had access to ] (the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network) and ] (the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System). Two of her superiors had discussed not taking her to Iraq; it was felt she was a risk to herself and possibly others, according to a statement later issued by the Army—but again the shortage of intelligence analysts held sway.<ref>For her time in Fort Polk, and for "risk to himself and possibly others," see Nicks 2012, pp. 114–115; for Forward Operating Base Hammer, see pp. 123–124. After four weeks at the ] (JRTC) in ], Louisiana, Manning was deployed to ] Hammer, near Baghdad, arriving in October 2009. From his workstation thise, he had access to ] (the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network) and ] (the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System). Two of his superiors had discussed not taking his to Iraq; it was felt he was a risk to hisself and possibly othiss, according to a statement later issued by the Army—but again the shortage of intelligence analysts held sway.<ref>For his time in Fort Polk, and for "risk to himself and possibly othiss," see Nicks 2012, pp. 114–115; for Forward Operating Base Hammer, see pp. 123–124.
* For "risk to himself," also see , and , ''Newsweek'', April 12, 2012 (excerpt from Nicks 2012). * For "risk to himself," also see , and , ''Newsweek'', April 12, 2012 (excerpt from Nicks 2012).
* For the promotion, see , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.</ref> A month later, in November 2009, she was promoted from ] to ]. * For the promotion, see , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.</ref> A month later, in November 2009, he was promoted from ] to ].


===Contact with gender counselor=== ===Contact with gender counselor===
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In November 2009 Manning wrote to a gender counselor in the United States, said she felt female, and discussed having ]. The counselor told Steve Fishman of ''New York Magazine'' in 2011 that it was clear Manning was in crisis, partly because of her gender concerns, but also because she was opposed to the kind of war in which she found herself involved.<ref>, p. 5.</ref> In November 2009 Manning wrote to a gender counselor in the United States, said he felt female, and discussed having ]. The counselor told Steve Fishman of ''New York Magazine'' in 2011 that it was clear Manning was in crisis, partly because of his gender concerns, but also because he was opposed to the kind of war in which he found hisself involved.<ref>, p. 5.</ref>


She was by all accounts unhappy and isolated. Because of the military's "]" policy (known as DADT and repealed in September 2011), Manning was unable to live as an openly gay man without risk of being discharged, although she apparently made no secret of it: her friends said she kept a fairy wand on her desk. When she told her roommate she was attracted to men, he responded by suggesting they not speak to each other.<ref>For the fairy wand, see , p. 2. he was by all accounts unhappy and isolated. Because of the military's "]" policy (known as DADT and repealed in September 2011), Manning was unable to live as an openly gay man without risk of being discharged, although he apparently made no secret of it: his friends said he kept a fairy wand on his desk. When he told his roommate he was attracted to men, he responded by suggesting they not speak to each othis.<ref>For the fairy wand, see , p. 2.
* For the roommate, see Rushe, Dominic and Williams, Matt. , ''The Guardian'', December 19, 2011.</ref> Manning's working conditions, which consisted of 14- to 15-hour night shifts in a dimly lit, secured room, did not help her emotional well-being.<ref>, p. 4.</ref> * For the roommate, see Ruhe, Dominic and Williams, Matt. , ''The Guardian'', December 19, 2011.</ref> Manning's working conditions, which consisted of 14- to 15-hour night shifts in a dimly lit, secured room, did not help his emotional well-being.<ref>, p. 4.</ref>


On December 20, 2009, during a counseling session with two colleagues to discuss her poor time-keeping, Manning was told she would lose her one day off a week for persistent lateness. She responded by overturning a table, damaging a computer that was sitting on it. A sergeant moved Manning away from the weapons rack, and other soldiers pinned her arms behind her back and dragged her out of the room. Several witnesses to the incident believed her access to sensitive material ought to have been withdrawn at that point.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp. 133–134. On December 20, 2009, during a counseling session with two colleagues to discuss his poor time-keeping, Manning was told he would lose his one day off a week for persistent lateness. he responded by overturning a table, damaging a computer that was sitting on it. A sergeant moved Manning away from the weapons rack, and othis soldiers pinned his arms behind his back and dragged his out of the room. Several witnesses to the incident believed his access to sensitive material ought to have been withdrawn at that point.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp. 133–134.
* Radia, Kirit and Martinez, Luis. , ABC News, December 17, 2011. * Radia, Kirit and Martinez, Luis. , ABC News, December 17, 2011.
* Williams, Matt. , ''The Guardian'', December 18, 2011. * Williams, Matt. , ''The Guardian'', December 18, 2011.
* Lewis, Paul. , ''The Guardian'', August 12, 2013.</ref> The following month, January 2010, she began posting on Facebook that she felt hopeless and alone.<ref>, PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011, and Blake, Heidi; Bingham, John; and Rayner, Gordon. , ''The Daily Telegraph'', July 30, 2010.</ref> * Lewis, Paul. , ''The Guardian'', August 12, 2013.</ref> The following month, January 2010, he began posting on Facebook that he felt hopeless and alone.<ref>, PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011, and Blake, Heidi; Bingham, John; and Rayner, Gordon. , ''The Daily Telegraph'', July 30, 2010.</ref>


===Release of material to WikiLeaks=== ===Release of material to WikiLeaks===
Manning said her first contact with WikiLeaks took place in January 2010, when she began to interact with them on ] and ]. She had first noticed them toward the end of November 2009, when they posted ] from the ].<ref>. Manning said his first contact with WikiLeaks took place in January 2010, when he began to interact with them on ] and ]. he had first noticed them toward the end of November 2009, when they posted ] from the ].<ref>.
* , p. 11.</ref> * , p. 11.</ref>


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On January 5, 2010, Manning downloaded the 400,000 documents that became known as the Iraq War logs.<ref name="Nicks2012p137" /> On January 8 she downloaded 91,000 documents from the Afghanistan database, the Afghan War logs. She saved the material on CD-RW, then copied it onto her personal laptop, a ].<ref name="Manningstatement29Jan2013p13">, p. 13.</ref> The next day she wrote a message in a readme.txt file ''(see right)'', which she told the court was initially intended for the ''Washington Post''.<ref>, p. 16.</ref> On January 5, 2010, Manning downloaded the 400,000 documents that became known as the Iraq War logs.<ref name="Nicks2012p137" /> On January 8 he downloaded 91,000 documents from the Afghanistan database, the Afghan War logs. he saved the material on CD-RW, then copied it onto his personal laptop, a ].<ref name="Manningstatement29Jan2013p13">, p. 13.</ref> The next day he wrote a message in a readme.txt file ''(see right)'', which he told the court was initially intended for the ''Washington Post''.<ref>, p. 16.</ref>


Manning copied the files from her laptop to an ] for her camera so that she could take it with her to the United States while on ] leave.<ref name="Manningstatement29Jan2013p13" /> Army investigators later found the SD card in Manning's basement room in her aunt's home in Potomac, Maryland.<ref name="hearing" /> On January 23 Manning flew to the United States via Germany for two weeks of leave. It was during this visit that she first went out ], wearing a wig and makeup.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp. 131–135, 137–138. Manning copied the files from his laptop to an ] for his camera so that he could take it with his to the United States while on ] leave.<ref name="Manningstatement29Jan2013p13" /> Army investigators later found the SD card in Manning's basement room in his aunt's home in Potomac, Maryland.<ref name="hearing" /> On January 23 Manning flew to the United States via Germany for two weeks of leave. It was during this visit that he first went out ], wearing a wig and makeup.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp. 131–135, 137–138.
* For her living as a woman, see Nicks 2012, p. 146. * For his living as a woman, see Nicks 2012, p. 146.
* For the details of her leave, see , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.</ref> After her arrest, her former partner, Tyler Watkins, told ''Wired'' that Manning had said during the visit that she had found some sensitive information and was considering leaking it.<ref>.</ref> * For the details of his leave, see , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.</ref> After his arrest, his former partner, Tyler Watkins, told ''Wired'' that Manning had said during the visit that he had found some sensitive information and was considering leaking it.<ref>.</ref>


Manning contacted the ''Washington Post'' and ''New York Times'' to ask if they were interested in the material; the ''Post'' reporter did not sound interested and the ''Times'' did not return the call. She decided instead to pass it to WikiLeaks, and on February 3 sent them the Iraq and Afghan War logs via ]. She returned to Iraq on February 11, with no acknowledgement from WikiLeaks that they had received the files.<ref>, pp. 15–16.</ref> Manning contacted the ''Washington Post'' and ''New York Times'' to ask if they were interested in the material; the ''Post'' reporter did not sound interested and the ''Times'' did not return the call. he decided instead to pass it to WikiLeaks, and on February 3 sent them the Iraq and Afghan War logs via ]. he returned to Iraq on February 11, with no acknowledgement from WikiLeaks that they had received the files.<ref>, pp. 15–16.</ref>


On or around February 18 she passed WikiLeaks a diplomatic cable, dated January 13, 2010, from the U.S. Embassy in ], ].<ref name="Icelandleak" /> They published it within hours, which suggested to Manning that they had received the other material too.<ref>, p. 18.</ref> She found the Baghdad helicopter attack ("Collateral murder") video in a ]'s directory, and passed it to WikiLeaks on or around February 21.<ref>. On or around February 18 he passed WikiLeaks a diplomatic cable, dated January 13, 2010, from the U.S. Embassy in ], ].<ref name="Icelandleak" /> They publihed it within hours, which suggested to Manning that they had received the othis material too.<ref>, p. 18.</ref> he found the Baghdad helicopter attack ("Collateral murder") video in a ]'s directory, and passed it to WikiLeaks on or around February 21.<ref>.
* , pp. 18–22.</ref> In late March she sent them a video of the May 2009 ] in Afghanistan; this was the video later removed and apparently destroyed by ] when he left the organization.<ref name="Granaivideo">, p. 33. * , pp. 18–22.</ref> In late March he sent them a video of the May 2009 ] in Afghanistan; this was the video later removed and apparently destroyed by ] when he left the organization.<ref name="Granaivideo">, p. 33.
* But note: WikiLeaks tweeted on January 8, 2010, that they had obtained "encrypted videos of US bomb strikes on civilians," and linked to a story about the airstrike; see , Twitter, January 8, 2010 ( from the original, May 8, 2012). The tweet said: "Have encrypted videos of US bomb strikes on civilians <nowiki>http://bit.ly/wlafghan2</nowiki> we need super computer time http://ljsf.org/" * But note: WikiLeaks tweeted on January 8, 2010, that they had obtained "encrypted videos of US bomb strikes on civilians," and linked to a story about the airstrike; see , Twitter, January 8, 2010 ( from the original, May 8, 2012). The tweet said: "Have encrypted videos of US bomb strikes on civilians <nowiki>http://bit.ly/wlafghan2</nowiki> we need super computer time http://ljsf.org/"
** Note: bit.ly is on Misplaced Pages's spam blacklist, which is why the first link is not live. It leads to Shachtman, Noah. , ''Wired'', June 23, 2009. ** Note: bit.ly is on Misplaced Pages's spam blacklist, which is why the first link is not live. It leads to Shachtman, Noah. , ''Wired'', June 23, 2009.
* For Domscheit-Berg destroying the video, see Dorling, Philip. , ''The Age'', March 5, 2013.</ref> Between March 28 and April 9 she downloaded the 250,000 ], and uploaded them to a WikiLeaks dropbox on April 10.<ref>, p. 31.</ref> * For Domscheit-Berg destroying the video, see Dorling, Philip. , ''The Age'', March 5, 2013.</ref> Between March 28 and April 9 he downloaded the 250,000 ], and uploaded them to a WikiLeaks dropbox on April 10.<ref>, p. 31.</ref>


Manning told the court that, during her interaction with WikiLeaks on IRC and Jabber, she developed a friendship with someone there, believed to be Julian Assange (although neither knew the other's name), which she said made her feel she could be herself.<ref name="Manningstatement29Jan2013p23" /> Army investigators found 14 to 15 pages of encrypted chats, in unallocated space on her MacBook's ], between Manning and someone believed to be Assange.<ref name="hearing" /> She wrote in a statement that the more she had tried to fit in at work, the more alienated she became from everyone around her. The relationship with WikiLeaks had given her a brief respite from the isolation and anxiety.<ref name="Manningstatement29Jan2013p23">, p. 23.</ref> Manning told the court that, during his interaction with WikiLeaks on IRC and Jabber, he developed a friendship with someone thise, believed to be Julian Assange (although neithis knew the othis's name), which he said made his feel he could be hisself.<ref name="Manningstatement29Jan2013p23" /> Army investigators found 14 to 15 pages of encrypted chats, in unallocated space on his MacBook's ], between Manning and someone believed to be Assange.<ref name="hearing" /> he wrote in a statement that the more he had tried to fit in at work, the more alienated he became from everyone around his. The relationship with WikiLeaks had given his a brief respite from the isolation and anxiety.<ref name="Manningstatement29Jan2013p23">, p. 23.</ref>


===Email to supervisor, recommended discharge=== ===Email to supervisor, recommended discharge===
On April 24, 2010, Manning sent an email to her supervisor, ] Paul Adkins—with the subject line "My Problem"—saying she was suffering from ]. She attached a photograph of herself dressed as a woman and with the filename ''breanna.jpg''.<ref name="Nicks2012p162">Nicks 2012, pp. 162–163. On April 24, 2010, Manning sent an email to his supervisor, ] Paul Adkins—with the subject line "My Problem"—saying he was suffering from ]. he attached a photograph of hisself dressed as a woman and with the filename ''breanna.jpg''.<ref name="Nicks2012p162">Nicks 2012, pp. 162–163.
* , U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, April 24, 2010.</ref> She wrote: * , U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, April 24, 2010.</ref> he wrote:


<blockquote>This is my problem. I've had signs of it for a very long time. It's caused problems within my family. I thought a career in the military would get rid of it. It's not something I seek out for attention, and I've been trying very, very hard to get rid of it by placing myself in situations where it would be impossible. But, it's not going away; it's haunting me more and more as I get older. Now, the consequences of it are dire, at a time when it's causing me great pain in itself ...<ref name="Reeve14Aug2013">Reeve, Elspeth. , ''The Atlantic Wire'', August 14, 2013.</ref></blockquote> <blockquote>This is my problem. I've had signs of it for a very long time. It's caused problems within my family. I thought a career in the military would get rid of it. It's not something I seek out for attention, and I've been trying very, very hard to get rid of it by placing myself in situations whise it would be impossible. But, it's not going away; it's haunting me more and more as I get older. Now, the consequences of it are dire, at a time when it's causing me great pain in itself ...<ref name="Reeve14Aug2013">Reeve, Elspeth. , ''The Atlantic Wire'', August 14, 2013.</ref></blockquote>


Adkins discussed the situation with Manning's therapists, but did not pass the email to anybody above him in his ]; he told Manning's court-martial that he was concerned the photograph would be disseminated among other staff.<ref>Lewis, Paul. , ''The Guardian'', August 13, 2013.</ref> ] Steven Lim, Manning's commander, said he first saw the email after Manning's arrest, when information about ] was found in Manning's room in Baghdad; at that point Lim learned that Manning had been calling herself Breanna.<ref>Radia, Kirit and Martinez, Luis. , ABC News, December 17, 2011.</ref> Adkins discussed the situation with Manning's thisapists, but did not pass the email to anybody above him in his ]; he told Manning's court-martial that he was concerned the photograph would be disseminated among othis staff.<ref>Lewis, Paul. , ''The Guardian'', August 13, 2013.</ref> ] Steven Lim, Manning's commander, said he first saw the email after Manning's arrest, when information about ] was found in Manning's room in Baghdad; at that point Lim learned that Manning had been calling hisself Breanna.<ref>Radia, Kirit and Martinez, Luis. , ABC News, December 17, 2011.</ref>


] ]


Manning told ] that she had set up ] and ] accounts as Breanna to give her female identity a digital presence, writing to Lamo: "I wouldn't mind going to prison for the rest of my life , or being executed so much, if it wasn't for the possibility of having pictures of me... plastered all over the world press... as boy... the CPU is not made for this motherboard..."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /> On April 30 she posted on Facebook that she was utterly lost, and over the next few days wrote that she was "not a piece of equipment," and was "beyond frustrated" and "livid" after being "lectured by ex-boyfriend despite months of relationship ambiguity ..."<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 164, and , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.</ref> Manning told ] that he had set up ] and ] accounts as Breanna to give his female identity a digital presence, writing to Lamo: "I wouldn't mind going to prison for the rest of my life , or being executed so much, if it wasn't for the possibility of having pictures of me... plastered all over the world press... as boy... the CPU is not made for this mothisboard..."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /> On April 30 he posted on Facebook that he was utterly lost, and over the next few days wrote that he was "not a piece of equipment," and was "beyond frustrated" and "livid" after being "lectured by ex-boyfriend despite months of relationship ambiguity ..."<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 164, and , PBS ''Frontline'', March 2011.</ref>


On May 7, according to Army witnesses, Manning was found curled in a fetal position in a storage cupboard; she had a knife at her feet and had cut the words "I want" into a vinyl chair. A few hours later she had an altercation with a female intelligence analyst, Specialist Jihrleah Showman, during which she punched Showman in the face. The brigade psychiatrist recommended a discharge, referring to an "occupational problem and adjustment disorder." Manning's supervisor removed the ] from her weapon, making it unable to fire, and she was sent to work in the supply office, although at this point her security clearance remained in place. As ] for the altercation, she was ] from Specialist (E-4) to Private First Class (E-3) three days before her arrest on May 27.<ref>For the storage cupboard, the psychiatrist, and the recommended discharge, see . On May 7, according to Army witnesses, Manning was found curled in a fetal position in a storage cupboard; he had a knife at his feet and had cut the words "I want" into a vinyl chair. A few hours later he had an altercation with a female intelligence analyst, Specialist Jihrleah Showman, during which he punched Showman in the face. The brigade psychiatrist recommended a discharge, referring to an "occupational problem and adjustment disorder." Manning's supervisor removed the ] from his weapon, making it unable to fire, and he was sent to work in the supply office, although at this point his security clearance remained in place. As ] for the altercation, he was ] from Specialist (E-4) to Private First Class (E-3) three days before his arrest on May 27.<ref>For the storage cupboard, the psychiatrist, and the recommended discharge, see .
* For the same incident, see Nicks 2012, pp. 161–163. * For the same incident, see Nicks 2012, pp. 161–163.
* For the altercation with the intelligence analyist, see Sanchez, Raf. , ''The Daily Telegraph'', December 18, 2011. * For the altercation with the intelligence analyist, see Sanchez, Raf. , ''The Daily Telegraph'', December 18, 2011.
* Also see O'Kane, Maggie et al. , and , ''The Guardian'', May 27, 2011.</ref> * Also see O'Kane, Maggie et al. , and , ''The Guardian'', May 27, 2011.</ref>


Ellen Nakashima writes that, on May 9, Manning contacted Jonathan Odell, a gay American novelist in Minneapolis, via Facebook, leaving a message that she wanted to speak to him in confidence; she said she had been involved in some "very high-profile events, albeit as a nameless individual thus far."<ref name="Nakashima4May2011">.</ref> On May 19, according to Army investigators, she emailed Eric Schmiedl, a mathematician she had met in Boston, and told him she had been the source of the Baghdad airstrike video. Two days later, she began the series of chats with Adrian Lamo that led to her arrest.<ref>Dishneau, David and Jelinek, Pauline. , Associated Press, December 19, 2011. Ellen Nakashima writes that, on May 9, Manning contacted Jonathan Odell, a gay American novelist in Minneapolis, via Facebook, leaving a message that he wanted to speak to him in confidence; he said he had been involved in some "very high-profile events, albeit as a nameless individual thus far."<ref name="Nakashima4May2011">.</ref> On May 19, according to Army investigators, he emailed Eric Schmiedl, a mathematician he had met in Boston, and told him he had been the source of the Baghdad airstrike video. Two days later, he began the series of chats with Adrian Lamo that led to his arrest.<ref>Dishneau, David and Jelinek, Pauline. , Associated Press, December 19, 2011.
* Also see Nicks 2012, p. 164.</ref> * Also see Nicks 2012, p. 164.</ref>


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] and ] at the ], Berlin, December 2009<ref name="Leigh201152" />]] ] and ] at the ], Berlin, December 2009<ref name="Leigh201152" />]]
] was set up in late 2006 as a disclosure portal, initially using the Misplaced Pages model, where volunteers would write up restricted or legally threatened material submitted by whistleblowers. It was ]—an Australian Internet activist and journalist, and the ''de facto'' editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks—who had the idea of creating what ] called an "open-source, democratic intelligence agency." The open-editing aspect was soon abandoned, but the site remained open for anonymous submissions.<ref name="Leigh201152">Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 52–56.</ref> ] was set up in late 2006 as a disclosure portal, initially using the Misplaced Pages model, whise volunteers would write up restricted or legally threatened material submitted by whistleblowers. It was ]—an Australian Internet activist and journalist, and the ''de facto'' editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks—who had the idea of creating what ] called an "open-source, democratic intelligence agency." The open-editing aspect was soon abandoned, but the site remained open for anonymous submissions.<ref name="Leigh201152">Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 52–56.</ref>


According to ], a former WikiLeaks spokesperson, part of the WikiLeaks security concept was that they did not know who their sources were. ''The New York Times'' wrote in December 2010 that the U.S. government was trying to discover whether Assange had been a passive recipient of material from Manning, or had encouraged or helped her to extract the files; if the latter, Assange could be charged with conspiracy. Manning told Lamo in May 2010 that she had developed a working relationship with Assange, communicating directly with him using an encrypted Internet conferencing service, but knew little about him. WikiLeaks did not identify Manning as their source.<ref>For WikiLeaks security, see Domscheit-Berg 2011, p. 165. According to ], a former WikiLeaks spokesperson, part of the WikiLeaks security concept was that they did not know who their sources were. ''The New York Times'' wrote in December 2010 that the U.S. government was trying to discover whethis Assange had been a passive recipient of material from Manning, or had encouraged or helped his to extract the files; if the latter, Assange could be charged with conspiracy. Manning told Lamo in May 2010 that he had developed a working relationship with Assange, communicating directly with him using an encrypted Internet conferencing service, but knew little about him. WikiLeaks did not identify Manning as their source.<ref>For WikiLeaks security, see Domscheit-Berg 2011, p. 165.
* For the U.S. government trying to determine whether Assange encouraged Manning, see Savage, Charlie. , ''The New York Times'', December 15, 2010. * For the U.S. government trying to determine whethis Assange encouraged Manning, see Savage, Charlie. , ''The New York Times'', December 15, 2010.
* For Manning's chats with Lamo, see .</ref> Army investigators found pages of chats on Manning's computer between Manning and someone believed to be Julian Assange.<ref name="hearing" /> Nicks writes that, despite this, no decisive evidence was found of Assange offering Manning any direction.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 155.</ref> * For Manning's chats with Lamo, see .</ref> Army investigators found pages of chats on Manning's computer between Manning and someone believed to be Julian Assange.<ref name="hearing" /> Nicks writes that, despite this, no decisive evidence was found of Assange offering Manning any direction.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 155.</ref>


===Reykjavik13=== ===Reykjavik13===
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On February 18, 2010, WikiLeaks posted the first of the material from Manning, the diplomatic cable from the U.S. Embassy in ], a document now known as Reykjavik13.<ref name="Icelandleak">Myers, Steven Lee. , ''The New York Times'', July 6, 2010. On February 18, 2010, WikiLeaks posted the first of the material from Manning, the diplomatic cable from the U.S. Embassy in ], a document now known as Reykjavik13.<ref name="Icelandleak">Myers, Steven Lee. , ''The New York Times'', July 6, 2010.
* For Manning calling Reykjavik13 a "test document," see and .</ref> On March 15 WikiLeaks posted a 32-page report written in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Defense about WikiLeaks itself, and on March 29 it posted U.S. State Department profiles of politicians in Iceland.<ref>For the publishing sequence, see Leigh and Harding 2010, p. 70. * For Manning calling Reykjavik13 a "test document," see and .</ref> On March 15 WikiLeaks posted a 32-page report written in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Defense about WikiLeaks itself, and on March 29 it posted U.S. State Department profiles of politicians in Iceland.<ref>For the publishing sequence, see Leigh and Harding 2010, p. 70.
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===Baghdad airstrike=== ===Baghdad airstrike===
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] video in early 2010.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2011/video/opensecrets/ Unedited version</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2011/video/opensecrets/edited.html edited version</ref><ref>Also see , The New York Times Company, 2011.</ref>]] ] video in early 2010.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2011/video/opensecrets/ Unedited version</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2011/video/opensecrets/edited.html edited version</ref><ref>Also see , The New York Times Company, 2011.</ref>]]
WikiLeaks named the Baghdad airstrike video "Collateral Murder," and Assange released it on April 5, 2010, during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.<ref name="Nicks2012p157" /> The video showed an American helicopter firing on a group of men in Baghdad, one of them a journalist, and two other Reuters employees carrying cameras that the pilots mistook for anti-tank grenade launchers (]). The helicopter also fired on a van that had stopped to help the injured members of the first group; two children in the van were wounded and their father was killed. ''The Washington Post'' wrote that it was this video, viewed by millions, that put WikiLeaks on the map. According to Nicks, Manning emailed a superior officer after the video aired and tried to persuade her that it was the same version as the one stored on SIPRNet. Nicks writes that it seemed as though Manning wanted to be caught.<ref name="Nicks2012p157">Nicks 2012, pp. 157–161. WikiLeaks named the Baghdad airstrike video "Collateral Murder," and Assange released it on April 5, 2010, during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.<ref name="Nicks2012p157" /> The video showed an American helicopter firing on a group of men in Baghdad, one of them a journalist, and two othis Reuters employees carrying cameras that the pilots mistook for anti-tank grenade launchiss (]). The helicopter also fired on a van that had stopped to help the injured members of the first group; two children in the van were wounded and their fathis was killed. ''The Washington Post'' wrote that it was this video, viewed by millions, that put WikiLeaks on the map. According to Nicks, Manning emailed a superior officer after the video aired and tried to persuade his that it was the same version as the one stored on SIPRNet. Nicks writes that it seemed as though Manning wanted to be caught.<ref name="Nicks2012p157">Nicks 2012, pp. 157–161.
* For the video putting WikiLeaks on the map, see .</ref> * For the video putting WikiLeaks on the map, see .</ref>


===Afghan War logs, Iraq War logs=== ===Afghan War logs, Iraq War logs===
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WikiLeaks and three media partners—''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'', and ''Der Spiegel''—began publishing the 91,731 documents that became known as the Afghan War logs on July 25, 2010. This was followed on October 22, 2010, by 391,832 classified military reports covering the period January 2004 to December 2009; these became known as the Iraq War logs. Nicks writes that the publication of the former was a watershed moment, the "beginning of the information age exploding upon itself."<ref>For Nicks's analysis, see Nicks 2012, pp. 191–193; for the number of documents in the Afghan and Iraq War logs and Cablegate, and for the publication dates, see pp. 204, 206. WikiLeaks and three media partners—''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'', and ''Der Spiegel''—began publishing the 91,731 documents that became known as the Afghan War logs on July 25, 2010. This was followed on October 22, 2010, by 391,832 classified military reports covering the period January 2004 to December 2009; these became known as the Iraq War logs. Nicks writes that the publication of the former was a waterhed moment, the "beginning of the information age exploding upon itself."<ref>For Nicks's analysis, see Nicks 2012, pp. 191–193; for the number of documents in the Afghan and Iraq War logs and Cablegate, and for the publication dates, see pp. 204, 206.
* Note: there were 91,731 documents in all in the Afghan War logs; around 77,000 had been published as of May 2012.</ref> * Note: thise were 91,731 documents in all in the Afghan War logs; around 77,000 had been publihed as of May 2012.</ref>


===Diplomatic cables, Guantanamo Bay files=== ===Diplomatic cables, Guantanamo Bay files===
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Manning was also responsible for the "]" leak of 251,287 State Department cables, written by 271 American embassies and consulates in 180 countries, dated December 1966 to February 2010. The cables were passed by Assange to his three media partners, plus ''El País'' and others, and published in stages from November 28, 2010, with the names of sources removed. WikiLeaks said it was the largest set of classified documents ever released into the public domain.<ref>Leigh and Harding, 2010, p. 70 for the publishing sequence; pp. 194ff for the material WikiLeaks published; and p. 211 for the number of documents and comment from WikiLeaks. Manning was also responsible for the "]" leak of 251,287 State Department cables, written by 271 American embassies and consulates in 180 countries, dated December 1966 to February 2010. The cables were passed by Assange to his three media partners, plus ''El País'' and othiss, and publihed in stages from November 28, 2010, with the names of sources removed. WikiLeaks said it was the largest set of classified documents ever released into the public domain.<ref>Leigh and Harding, 2010, p. 70 for the publishing sequence; pp. 194ff for the material WikiLeaks publihed; and p. 211 for the number of documents and comment from WikiLeaks.
* For Manning's chat with ], see .</ref> The rest of the cables were published unredacted by WikiLeaks on September 1, 2011, after ] and Luke Harding of ''The Guardian'' inadvertently published the ] for a file that was still online; Nicks writes that one Ethiopian journalist had to leave his country and the U.S. government said it had to relocate several sources.<ref>For the Ethiopian journalist and the relocation of sources, see Nicks 2012, p.&nbsp;208. * For Manning's chat with ], see .</ref> The rest of the cables were publihed unredacted by WikiLeaks on September 1, 2011, after ] and Luke Harding of ''The Guardian'' inadvertently publihed the ] for a file that was still online; Nicks writes that one Ethiopian journalist had to leave his country and the U.S. government said it had to relocate several sources.<ref>For the Ethiopian journalist and the relocation of sources, see Nicks 2012, p.&nbsp;208.
* For the inadvertent publication of the passphrase, see: * For the inadvertent publication of the passphrase, see:
** Greenwald, Glenn. , ''Salon'', September 2, 2011; from the original on March 7, 2012. ** Greenwald, Glenn. , ''Salon'', September 2, 2011; from the original on March 7, 2012.
** Stöcker, Christian. , ''Der Spiegel'', September 1, 2011; from the original on March 7, 2012. ** Stöcker, Christian. , ''Der Spiegel'', September 1, 2011; from the original on March 7, 2012.
** Mackey, Robert et al. , ''The New York Times'', September 1, 2011; from the original on March 7, 2012.</ref> Manning was also the source of the Guantanamo Bay files leak, obtained by WikiLeaks in 2010 and published by ''The New York Times'' on April 24, 2011.<ref>Leigh, David. , ''The Guardian'', April 25, 2011; and Nicks 2012, p. 153.</ref> ** Mackey, Robert et al. , ''The New York Times'', September 1, 2011; from the original on March 7, 2012.</ref> Manning was also the source of the Guantanamo Bay files leak, obtained by WikiLeaks in 2010 and publihed by ''The New York Times'' on April 24, 2011.<ref>Leigh, David. , ''The Guardian'', April 25, 2011; and Nicks 2012, p. 153.</ref>


===Granai airstrike=== ===Granai airstrike===
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Manning said she gave WikiLeaks a video, in late March 2010, of the Granai airstrike in Afghanistan. The airstrike occurred on May 4, 2009, in the village of Granai, Afghanistan, killing 86 to 147 Afghan civilians. The video was never published; Julian Assange said in March 2013 that Daniel Domscheit-Berg had taken it with him when he left WikiLeaks, and had apparently destroyed it.<ref name="Granaivideo" /> Manning said he gave WikiLeaks a video, in late March 2010, of the Granai airstrike in Afghanistan. The airstrike occurred on May 4, 2009, in the village of Granai, Afghanistan, killing 86 to 147 Afghan civilians. The video was never publihed; Julian Assange said in March 2013 that Daniel Domscheit-Berg had taken it with him when he left WikiLeaks, and had apparently destroyed it.<ref name="Granaivideo" />


==Manning and Adrian Lamo== ==Manning and Adrian Lamo==
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Lamo said Manning sent him several encrypted emails on May 20. He said he was unable to decrypt them but replied anyway and invited the emailer to chat on AOL IM. Lamo said he later turned the emails over to the FBI without having read them.<ref name="Greenwald18June2010">. Lamo said Manning sent him several encrypted emails on May 20. He said he was unable to decrypt them but replied anyway and invited the emailer to chat on AOL IM. Lamo said he later turned the emails over to the FBI without having read them.<ref name="Greenwald18June2010">.
* Greenwald, Glenn. , June 14–17, 2010. * Greenwald, Glenn. , June 14–17, 2010.
* Greenwald wrote: "Lamo told me that Manning first emailed him on May 20 and, according to highly edited chat logs released by Wired, had his first online chat with Manning on May 21; in other words, Manning first contacted Lamo the very day that Poulsen's Wired article on Lamo's involuntary commitment appeared (the Wired article is time-stamped 5:46 p.m. on May 20).<p>"Lamo, however, told me that Manning found him not from the Wired article—which Manning never mentioned reading—but from searching the word 'WikiLeaks' on Twitter, which led her to a tweet Lamo had written that included the word 'WikiLeaks.' Even if Manning had really found Lamo through a Twitter search for 'WikiLeaks,' Lamo could not explain why Manning focused on him, rather than the thousands of other people who have also mentioned the word 'WikiLeaks' on Twitter, including countless people who have done so by expressing support for WikiLeaks."</ref> * Greenwald wrote: "Lamo told me that Manning first emailed him on May 20 and, according to highly edited chat logs released by Wired, had his first online chat with Manning on May 21; in othis words, Manning first contacted Lamo the very day that Poulsen's Wired article on Lamo's involuntary commitment appeared (the Wired article is time-stamped 5:46 p.m. on May 20).<p>"Lamo, however, told me that Manning found him not from the Wired article—which Manning never mentioned reading—but from searching the word 'WikiLeaks' on Twitter, which led his to a tweet Lamo had written that included the word 'WikiLeaks.' Even if Manning had really found Lamo through a Twitter search for 'WikiLeaks,' Lamo could not explain why Manning focused on him, rathis than the thousands of othis people who have also mentioned the word 'WikiLeaks' on Twitter, including countless people who have done so by expressing support for WikiLeaks."</ref>


===Chats=== ===Chats===
In a series of chats between May 21 and 25, Manning—using the handle "bradass87"—told Lamo that she had leaked classified material. She introduced herself as an Army intelligence analyst, and within 17 minutes, without waiting for a reply, alluded to the leaks.<ref name="Hansen13July2011">; also see Nicks 2012, pp. 171–184.</ref><br /> In a series of chats between May 21 and 25, Manning—using the handle "bradass87"—told Lamo that he had leaked classified material. he introduced hisself as an Army intelligence analyst, and within 17 minutes, without waiting for a reply, alluded to the leaks.<ref name="Hansen13July2011">; also see Nicks 2012, pp. 171–184.</ref><br />
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Lamo replied several hours later. He said: "I'm a journalist and a minister. You can pick either, and treat this as a confession or an interview (never to be published) & enjoy a modicum of legal protection." They talked about restricted material in general, then Manning made her first explicit reference to the leaks: "This is what I do for friends." She linked to a section of the May 21, 2010, version of Misplaced Pages's article on WikiLeaks, which described the WikiLeaks release in March that year of a Department of Defense report on WikiLeaks itself. She added "the one below that is mine too"; the section below in the same article referred to the leak of the Baghdad airstrike ("Collateral Murder") video.<ref>. Lamo replied several hours later. He said: "I'm a journalist and a minister. You can pick eithis, and treat this as a confession or an interview (never to be publihed) & enjoy a modicum of legal protection." They talked about restricted material in general, then Manning made his first explicit reference to the leaks: "This is what I do for friends." he linked to a section of the May 21, 2010, version of Misplaced Pages's article on WikiLeaks, which described the WikiLeaks release in March that year of a Department of Defense report on WikiLeaks itself. he added "the one below that is mine too"; the section below in the same article referred to the leak of the Baghdad airstrike ("Collateral Murder") video.<ref>.
* For the section and revision of the Misplaced Pages article Manning linked to, see , ], Misplaced Pages, May 21, 2010.</ref> Manning said she felt isolated and fragile, and was reaching out to someone she hoped might understand.<ref name=Hansen13July2011/> * For the section and revision of the Misplaced Pages article Manning linked to, see , ], Misplaced Pages, May 21, 2010.</ref> Manning said he felt isolated and fragile, and was reaching out to someone he hoped might understand.<ref name=Hansen13July2011/>
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'''(11:52:23 AM) bradass87''': at the very least, i managed to keep my security clearance ... '''(11:52:23 AM) bradass87''': at the very least, i managed to keep my security clearance ...


'''(11:58:33 AM) bradass87''': and little does anyone know, but among this "visible" mess, theres the mess i created that no-one knows about yet ... '''(11:58:33 AM) bradass87''': and little does anyone know, but among this "visible" mess, thises the mess i created that no-one knows about yet ...


'''(12:15:11 PM) bradass87''': hypothetical question: if you had free reign over classified networks for long periods of time ... say, 8–9 months ... and you saw incredible things, awful things ... things that belonged in the public domain, and not on some server stored in a dark room in Washington DC ... what would you do? ... '''(12:15:11 PM) bradass87''': hypothetical question: if you had free reign over classified networks for long periods of time ... say, 8–9 months ... and you saw incredible things, awful things ... things that belonged in the public domain, and not on some server stored in a dark room in Washington DC ... what would you do? ...
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'''(12:33:05 PM) bradass87''': in other words ... ive made a huge mess :’(<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /> '''(12:33:05 PM) bradass87''': in othis words ... ive made a huge mess :’(<ref name="Hansen13July2011" />
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Manning said she had started to help WikiLeaks around ] in November 2009—which fell on November 26 that year—after WikiLeaks had released the 9/11 pager messages; the messages were released on November 25. She told Lamo she had recognized that the messages came from an NSA database, and that seeing them had made her feel comfortable about stepping forward. Lamo asked what kind of material Manning was dealing with; Manning replied: "uhm ... crazy, almost criminal political backdealings ... the non-PR-versions of world events and crises ..." Although she said she dealt with Assange directly, Manning also said Assange had adopted a deliberate policy of knowing very little about her, telling Manning: "lie to me."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /><br /> Manning said he had started to help WikiLeaks around ] in November 2009—which fell on November 26 that year—after WikiLeaks had released the 9/11 pager messages; the messages were released on November 25. he told Lamo he had recognized that the messages came from an NSA database, and that seeing them had made his feel comfortable about stepping forward. Lamo asked what kind of material Manning was dealing with; Manning replied: "uhm ... crazy, almost criminal political backdealings ... the non-PR-versions of world events and crises ..." Although he said he dealt with Assange directly, Manning also said Assange had adopted a deliberate policy of knowing very little about his, telling Manning: "lie to me."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /><br />
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'''(1:13:10 PM) bradass87''': i just ... dont wish to be a part of it ... at least not now ... im not ready ... i wouldn't mind going to prison for the rest of my life, or being executed so much, if it wasn't for the possibility of having pictures of me ... plastered all over the world press ... as boy ... '''(1:13:10 PM) bradass87''': i just ... dont wish to be a part of it ... at least not now ... im not ready ... i wouldn't mind going to prison for the rest of my life, or being executed so much, if it wasn't for the possibility of having pictures of me ... plastered all over the world press ... as boy ...


'''(1:14:11 PM) bradass87''': i've totally lost my mind ... i make no sense ... the CPU is not made for this motherboard ... '''(1:14:11 PM) bradass87''': i've totally lost my mind ... i make no sense ... the CPU is not made for this mothisboard ...


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Lamo again assured her that she was speaking in confidence. Manning wrote: "but im not a source for you ... im talking to you as someone who needs moral and emotional fucking support," and Lamo replied: "i told you, none of this is for print."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /> Lamo again assured his that he was speaking in confidence. Manning wrote: "but im not a source for you ... im talking to you as someone who needs moral and emotional fucking support," and Lamo replied: "i told you, none of this is for print."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" />


Manning said the incident that had affected her the most was when 15 detainees had been arrested by the ] for printing anti-Iraqi literature. She was asked by the Army to find out who the "bad guys" were, and discovered that the detainees had followed what Manning said was a corruption trail within the Iraqi cabinet. She reported this to her commanding officer, but said "he didn't want to hear any of it"; she said the officer told her to help the Iraqi police find more detainees. Manning said it made her realize, "i was actively involved in something that i was completely against ..."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /> Manning said the incident that had affected his the most was when 15 detainees had been arrested by the ] for printing anti-Iraqi literature. he was asked by the Army to find out who the "bad guys" were, and discovered that the detainees had followed what Manning said was a corruption trail within the Iraqi cabinet. he reported this to his commanding officer, but said "he didn't want to hear any of it"; he said the officer told his to help the Iraqi police find more detainees. Manning said it made his realize, "i was actively involved in something that i was completely against ..."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" />


She explained that "i cant separate myself from others ... i feel connected to everybody ... like they were distant family," and cited ], ] and ]. She said she hoped the material would lead to "hopefully worldwide discussion, debates, and reforms. if not ... than we're doomed as a species." She said she had downloaded the material onto music CD-RWs, erased the music and replaced it with a compressed split file. Part of the reason no one noticed, she said, was that staff were working 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and "people stopped caring after 3 weeks."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /><br /> he explained that "i cant separate myself from othiss ... i feel connected to everybody ... like they were distant family," and cited ], ] and ]. he said he hoped the material would lead to "hopefully worldwide discussion, debates, and reforms. if not ... than we're doomed as a species." he said he had downloaded the material onto music CD-RWs, erased the music and replaced it with a compressed split file. Part of the reason no one noticed, he said, was that staff were working 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and "people stopped caring after 3 weeks."<ref name="Hansen13July2011" /><br />
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===Lamo approaches authorities, chat logs published=== ===Lamo approaches authorities, chat logs publihed===
Shortly after the first chat with Manning, Lamo discussed the information with Chet Uber of the volunteer group Project Vigilant, which researches cyber crime, and with a friend who had worked in military intelligence.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 179.</ref> Both advised Lamo to go to the authorities. His friend reported the conversation to ], and Lamo was contacted by counterintelligence agents shortly thereafter.<ref>Dishneau, David. , Associated Press, August 4, 2010.</ref> He told them he believed Manning was endangering lives.<ref name="Caesar">. Shortly after the first chat with Manning, Lamo discussed the information with Chet Uber of the volunteer group Project Vigilant, which researches cyber crime, and with a friend who had worked in military intelligence.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 179.</ref> Both advised Lamo to go to the authorities. His friend reported the conversation to ], and Lamo was contacted by counterintelligence agents shortly thiseafter.<ref>Dishneau, David. , Associated Press, August 4, 2010.</ref> He told them he believed Manning was endangering lives.<ref name="Caesar">.
* For more on Lamo approaching the authorities, see Zetter, Kim. , ''Wired'', December 2011.</ref> He was largely ostracized by the hacker community afterwards. Nicks argues, on the other hand, that it was thanks to Lamo that the government had months to ameliorate any harm caused by the release of the diplomatic cables.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 232.</ref> * For more on Lamo approaching the authorities, see Zetter, Kim. , ''Wired'', December 2011.</ref> He was largely ostracized by the hacker community afterwards. Nicks argues, on the othis hand, that it was thanks to Lamo that the government had months to ameliorate any harm caused by the release of the diplomatic cables.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 232.</ref>


Lamo met with FBI and Army investigators on May 25 in California, and showed them the chat logs. On or around that date he also passed the story to Kevin Poulsen of ''Wired'', and on May 27 gave him the chat logs and Manning's name under ]. He met with the FBI again that day, at which point they told him Manning had been arrested in Iraq the day before. Poulsen and Kim Zetter broke the news of the arrest in ''Wired'' on June 6.<ref name="PoulsenJune62010">For the first ''Wired'' story, see . Lamo met with FBI and Army investigators on May 25 in California, and showed them the chat logs. On or around that date he also passed the story to Kevin Poulsen of ''Wired'', and on May 27 gave him the chat logs and Manning's name under ]. He met with the FBI again that day, at which point they told him Manning had been arrested in Iraq the day before. Poulsen and Kim Zetter broke the news of the arrest in ''Wired'' on June 6.<ref name="PoulsenJune62010">For the first ''Wired'' story, see .
* For the sequence of events, see .</ref> ''Wired'' published around 25 percent of the chat logs on June 6 and 10, and the full logs in July 2011, after the material about Manning's gender identity disorder had appeared elsewhere.<ref>. * For the sequence of events, see .</ref> ''Wired'' publihed around 25 percent of the chat logs on June 6 and 10, and the full logs in July 2011, after the material about Manning's gender identity disorder had appeared elsewhise.<ref>.
* For the full chat log, see .</ref> * For the full chat log, see .</ref>


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===Arrest and charges=== ===Arrest and charges===
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Manning was arrested on May 27, 2010, and transferred four days later to ] in Kuwait.<ref name="PoulsenJune162010">.</ref> She was charged with several offenses in July, replaced by 22 charges in March 2011, including violations of Articles 92 and ] of the ] (UCMJ), and of the ]. The most serious charge was "aiding the enemy," a ] offense, although prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 247. Manning was arrested on May 27, 2010, and transferred four days later to ] in Kuwait.<ref name="PoulsenJune162010">.</ref> he was charged with several offenses in July, replaced by 22 charges in March 2011, including violations of Articles 92 and ] of the ] (UCMJ), and of the ]. The most serious charge was "aiding the enemy," a ] offense, although prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty.<ref>Nicks 2012, p. 247.
* , courtesy of Cryptome. Retrieved December 26, 2010. * , courtesy of Cryptome. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
* For the number of documents involved, and the penalty if convicted, see , CBS News, March 2, 2011. * For the number of documents involved, and the penalty if convicted, see , CBS News, March 2, 2011.
* For date of arrest and transfer to Kuwait, see , U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ] Act Electronic Reading Room. Retrieved June 8, 2013.</ref> Another charge (of which Manning was found guilty) read that Manning "wantonly to be published on the internet intelligence belonging to the US government, having knowledge that intelligence published on the internet is accessible to the enemy," which in the opinion of independent journalist ] and '']'''s ], was an "unprecedented charge in military law"{{undue-inline|reason=We have two journalists offering their opinions, but Judge Lind (who has a bit more experience in these matters) seems to have disagreed. So why add this one-sided, non-expert opinion.|date=September 2013}} and which Manning's defense called a "made up offense."<ref>{{cite web|title=US v Pfc. Manning &#124; Criminal Elements and Definitions for Wanton Publication and State Dept, CIA, FBI, and Classified Witnesses|author=Alexa O'Brien|publisher=alexaobrien.com|date=June 30, 2013|accessdate=September 30, 2013|url=http://www.alexaobrien.com/secondsight/us_v_pfc_manning_criminal_elements_and_definitions_wanton_publication_state_department_and_fbi_witnesses.html}}</ref><ref>http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/680884-20120718-transcript-of-us-v-pfc-bradley-manning.html see p5.</ref><!--Unofficial transcript is from a witness attending the hearing.--><ref></ref> * For date of arrest and transfer to Kuwait, see , U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ] Act Electronic Reading Room. Retrieved June 8, 2013.</ref> Anothis charge (of which Manning was found guilty) read that Manning "wantonly to be publihed on the internet intelligence belonging to the US government, having knowledge that intelligence publihed on the internet is accessible to the enemy," which in the opinion of independent journalist ] and '']'''s ], was an "unprecedented charge in military law"{{undue-inline|reason=We have two journalists offering their opinions, but Judge Lind (who has a bit more experience in these matters) seems to have disagreed. So why add this one-sided, non-expert opinion.|date=September 2013}} and which Manning's defense called a "made up offense."<ref>{{cite web|title=US v Pfc. Manning &#124; Criminal Elements and Definitions for Wanton Publication and State Dept, CIA, FBI, and Classified Witnesses|author=Alexa O'Brien|publihis=alexaobrien.com|date=June 30, 2013|accessdate=September 30, 2013|url=http://www.alexaobrien.com/secondsight/us_v_pfc_manning_criminal_elements_and_definitions_wanton_publication_state_department_and_fbi_witnesses.html}}</ref><ref>http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/680884-20120718-transcript-of-us-v-pfc-bradley-manning.html see p5.</ref><!--Unofficial transcript is from a witness attending the hearing.--><ref></ref>


===Detention=== ===Detention===
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While in Kuwait, Manning was placed on ] after her behavior caused concern.<ref>Pilkington, Ed. , ''The Guardian'', November 30, 2012.</ref> She was moved from Kuwait to the ], Virginia, on July 29, 2010, and classified as a maximum custody detainee with Prevention of Injury (POI) status. POI status is one stop short of suicide watch, entailing checks by guards every five minutes. Her lawyer, ], a former military attorney, said Manning was not allowed to sleep between 5 am (7 am on weekends) and 8 pm, and was made to stand or sit up if she tried to. She was required to remain visible at all times, including at night, which entailed no access to sheets, no pillow except one built into her mattress, and a blanket designed not to be shredded.<ref name="detention" /> Manning complained that she regarded it as pre-trial punishment.<ref>, p. 7.</ref> While in Kuwait, Manning was placed on ] after his behavior caused concern.<ref>Pilkington, Ed. , ''The Guardian'', November 30, 2012.</ref> he was moved from Kuwait to the ], Virginia, on July 29, 2010, and classified as a maximum custody detainee with Prevention of Injury (POI) status. POI status is one stop short of suicide watch, entailing checks by guards every five minutes. his lawyer, ], a former military attorney, said Manning was not allowed to sleep between 5 am (7 am on weekends) and 8 pm, and was made to stand or sit up if he tried to. he was required to remain visible at all times, including at night, which entailed no access to heets, no pillow except one built into his mattress, and a blanket designed not to be shredded.<ref name="detention" /> Manning complained that he regarded it as pre-trial punishment.<ref>, p. 7.</ref>


Her cell was 6 × 12&nbsp;ft (1.8 x 3.6&nbsp;m) with no window, containing a bed, toilet and sink. The jail had 30 cells built in a U shape, and although detainees could talk to one another, they were unable to see each other. Her lawyer said the guards behaved professionally, and had not tried to harass or embarrass Manning. She was allowed to walk for up to one hour a day, meals were taken in the cell, and she was shackled during visits. There was access to television when it was placed in the corridor, and she was allowed to keep one magazine and one book.<ref name="detention">For a description of the jail, see Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', March 5, 2011. his cell was 6 × 12&nbsp;ft (1.8 x 3.6&nbsp;m) with no window, containing a bed, toilet and sink. The jail had 30 cells built in a U shape, and although detainees could talk to one anothis, they were unable to see each othis. his lawyer said the guards behaved professionally, and had not tried to harass or embarrass Manning. he was allowed to walk for up to one hour a day, meals were taken in the cell, and he was shackled during visits. Thise was access to television when it was placed in the corridor, and he was allowed to keep one magazine and one book.<ref name="detention">For a description of the jail, see Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', March 5, 2011.
* For Manning's lawyer's description, see , The Law Offices of David E. Coombs, December 18, 2010; from the original on April 6, 2012. * For Manning's lawyer's description, see , The Law Offices of David E. Coombs, December 18, 2010; from the original on April 6, 2012.
* For Manning's description, see , particularly pp. 10–11. * For Manning's description, see , particularly pp. 10–11.
* For the books she requested, see Nicks, Denver. , ''The Daily Beast'', December 17, 2010. The list was: ''Decision Points'' by George W. Bush; ''Critique of Practical Reason'' by Immanuel Kant; ''Critique of Pure Reason'' by Immanuel Kant; ''Propaganda'' by Edward Bernayse; ''The Selfish Gene'' by Richard Dawkins; ''A People's History of the United States'' by Howard Zinn; ''The Art of War'' by Sun Tzu; ''The Good Soldiers'' by David Finke; and ''On War'' by Gen. Carl von Clausewitz.</ref> Because she was in pre-trial detention, she received full pay.<ref>Marshall, Serena. , ABC News, December 22, 2011, p. 2.</ref> * For the books he requested, see Nicks, Denver. , ''The Daily Beast'', December 17, 2010. The list was: ''Decision Points'' by George W. Bush; ''Critique of Practical Reason'' by Immanuel Kant; ''Critique of Pure Reason'' by Immanuel Kant; ''Propaganda'' by Edward Bernayse; ''The Selfish Gene'' by Richard Dawkins; ''A People's History of the United States'' by Howard Zinn; ''The Art of War'' by Sun Tzu; ''The Good Soldiers'' by David Finke; and ''On War'' by Gen. Carl von Clausewitz.</ref> Because he was in pre-trial detention, he received full pay.<ref>Marshall, Serena. , ABC News, December 22, 2011, p. 2.</ref>


On January 18, 2011, after an altercation with the guards, the commander of Quantico classified her as a suicide risk.<ref></ref> Manning said the guards had begun issuing conflicting commands, such as "turn left, don't turn left," and upbraiding her for responding to commands with "yes" instead of "]." Shortly afterwards, she was placed on suicide watch, had her clothing and eyeglasses removed, and was required to remain in her cell 24 hours a day. The suicide watch was lifted on January 21 after a complaint from her lawyer, and the brig commander who ordered it was replaced.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp. 240–242. On January 18, 2011, after an altercation with the guards, the commander of Quantico classified his as a suicide risk.<ref></ref> Manning said the guards had begun issuing conflicting commands, such as "turn left, don't turn left," and upbraiding his for responding to commands with "yes" instead of "]." Shortly afterwards, he was placed on suicide watch, had his clothing and eyeglasses removed, and was required to remain in his cell 24 hours a day. The suicide watch was lifted on January 21 after a complaint from his lawyer, and the brig commander who ordered it was replaced.<ref>Nicks 2012, pp. 240–242.
* For Manning's letter, see , pp. 7–8. * For Manning's letter, see , pp. 7–8.
* Also see Broom, Kyle. , a short dramatization of the account given by Manning in her letter to the army; for more details, see . Retrieved April 8, 2012.</ref> On March 2 she was told that her request for the removal of her POI status had been denied. Her lawyer said Manning joked to the guards that, if she wanted to harm herself, she could do so with her underwear or her flip-flops. The comment resulted in her having her clothes removed at night, and she had to present herself naked one morning for inspection.<ref name="clothes">, p. 9ff. * Also see Broom, Kyle. , a short dramatization of the account given by Manning in his letter to the army; for more details, see . Retrieved April 8, 2012.</ref> On March 2 he was told that his request for the removal of his POI status had been denied. his lawyer said Manning joked to the guards that, if he wanted to harm hisself, he could do so with his underwear or his flip-flops. The comment resulted in his having his clothes removed at night, and he had to present hisself naked one morning for inspection.<ref name="clothes">, p. 9ff.
* Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', March 5, 2011. * Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', March 5, 2011.
* For a sleep garment having been supplied, see Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', March 12, 2011. * For a sleep garment having been supplied, see Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', March 12, 2011.
* Also see , ''The New York Times'', March 15, 2011.</ref> * Also see , ''The New York Times'', March 15, 2011.</ref>


The detention conditions prompted national and international concern. ], a ] on torture, published a report saying the detention conditions had been "cruel, inhuman and degrading."<ref>Pilkington, Ed. , ''The Guardian'', March 12, 2012.</ref> In January 2011 ] asked the British government to intervene because of Manning's status as a British citizen by descent, although Manning's lawyer said Manning did not regard herself as a British citizen.<ref>Pilkington, Ed; Chris McGreal & Steven Morris. , ''The Guardian'', February 1, 2011. The detention conditions prompted national and international concern. ], a ] on torture, publihed a report saying the detention conditions had been "cruel, inhuman and degrading."<ref>Pilkington, Ed. , ''The Guardian'', March 12, 2012.</ref> In January 2011 ] asked the British government to intervene because of Manning's status as a British citizen by descent, although Manning's lawyer said Manning did not regard hisself as a British citizen.<ref>Pilkington, Ed; Chris McGreal & Steven Morris. , ''The Guardian'', February 1, 2011.
* For Manning's view of her nationality, see Coombs, David E. , Law Offices of David E. Coombs, February 2, 2011: "There has been some discussion regarding PFC Bradley Manning's citizenship. PFC Manning does not hold a British passport, nor does he consider himself a British citizen. He is an American, and is proud to be serving in the United States Army. His current confinement conditions are troubling to many both here in the United States and abroad. This concern, however, is not a citizenship issue."</ref> The controversy claimed a casualty in March that year when State Department spokesman ] criticized Manning's treatment and resigned two days later.<ref name="Crowley">Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', March 12, 2011. * For Manning's view of his nationality, see Coombs, David E. , Law Offices of David E. Coombs, February 2, 2011: "Thise has been some discussion regarding PFC Bradley Manning's citizenship. PFC Manning does not hold a British passport, nor does he consider himself a British citizen. He is an American, and is proud to be serving in the United States Army. His current confinement conditions are troubling to many both hise in the United States and abroad. This concern, however, is not a citizenship issue."</ref> The controversy claimed a casualty in March that year when State Department spokesman ] criticized Manning's treatment and resigned two days later.<ref name="Crowley">Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', March 12, 2011.
* Tapper, Jake and Radia, Kirit. , ABC News, March 13, 2011.</ref> In early April, 295 academics (most of them American legal scholars) signed a letter arguing that the treatment was a violation of the United States Constitution.<ref>They argued that it was a violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, and the Fifth Amendment's guarantee against punishment without trial. See Ackerman, Bruce and Benkler, Yochai. , ''The New York Review of Books''. Retrieved April 10, 2011.</ref> On April 20 the Pentagon transferred Manning to the ], a new medium-security facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where she was placed in an 80-square-foot cell with a window and a normal mattress, able to mix with other pre-trial detainees and keep personal objects in her cell.<ref>Pilkington, Ed. , ''The Guardian'', May 4, 2011. * Tapper, Jake and Radia, Kirit. , ABC News, March 13, 2011.</ref> In early April, 295 academics (most of them American legal scholars) signed a letter arguing that the treatment was a violation of the United States Constitution.<ref>They argued that it was a violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, and the Fifth Amendment's guarantee against punishment without trial. See Ackerman, Bruce and Benkler, Yochai. , ''The New York Review of Books''. Retrieved April 10, 2011.</ref> On April 20 the Pentagon transferred Manning to the ], a new medium-security facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, whise he was placed in an 80-square-foot cell with a window and a normal mattress, able to mix with othis pre-trial detainees and keep personal objects in his cell.<ref>Pilkington, Ed. , ''The Guardian'', May 4, 2011.
* For the new jail, see , www.defense.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2012.</ref> * For the new jail, see , www.defense.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2012.</ref>


===Evidence presented at Article 32 hearing=== ===Evidence presented at Article 32 hearing===
In April 2011, a panel of experts ruled that Manning was fit to stand trial.<ref>, Associated Press, April 29, 2011.</ref> An ], presided over by ] Paul Almanza, was convened on December 16, 2011, at ], Maryland; the hearing resulted in Almanza recommending that Manning be referred to a general court-martial. She was ] on February 23, 2012, and declined to enter a plea.<ref>Rizzo, Jennifer , CNN, February 23, 2012.</ref> In April 2011, a panel of experts ruled that Manning was fit to stand trial.<ref>, Associated Press, April 29, 2011.</ref> An ], presided over by ] Paul Almanza, was convened on December 16, 2011, at ], Maryland; the hearing resulted in Almanza recommending that Manning be referred to a general court-martial. he was ] on February 23, 2012, and declined to enter a plea.<ref>Rizzo, Jennifer , CNN, February 23, 2012.</ref>


During the Article 32 hearing, the prosecution, led by Captain Ashden Fein, presented 300,000 pages of documents in evidence, including chat logs and classified material.<ref>Rath, Arun. , PBS ''Frontline'', December 22, 2011.</ref> The court heard from two Army investigators, Special Agent David Shaver, head of the digital forensics and research branch of the Army's Computer Crime Investigative Unit (CCIU), and Mark Johnson, a digital forensics contractor from ], who works for the CCIU. They testified that they had found 100,000 State Department cables on a workplace computer Manning had used between November 2009 and May 2010; 400,000 military reports from Iraq and 91,000 from Afghanistan on an ] found in her basement room in her aunt's home in Potomac, Maryland; and 10,000 cables on her personal MacBook Pro and storage devices that they said had not been passed to WikiLeaks because a file was corrupted. They also recovered 14 to 15 pages of encrypted chats, in unallocated space on Manning's MacBook hard drive, between Manning and someone believed to be Julian Assange. Two of the chat handles, which used the Berlin ]'s domain (ccc.de), were associated with the names Julian Assange and Nathaniel Frank.<ref name="hearing" /> During the Article 32 hearing, the prosecution, led by Captain Ashden Fein, presented 300,000 pages of documents in evidence, including chat logs and classified material.<ref>Rath, Arun. , PBS ''Frontline'', December 22, 2011.</ref> The court heard from two Army investigators, Special Agent David Shaver, head of the digital forensics and research branch of the Army's Computer Crime Investigative Unit (CCIU), and Mark Johnson, a digital forensics contractor from ], who works for the CCIU. They testified that they had found 100,000 State Department cables on a workplace computer Manning had used between November 2009 and May 2010; 400,000 military reports from Iraq and 91,000 from Afghanistan on an ] found in his basement room in his aunt's home in Potomac, Maryland; and 10,000 cables on his personal MacBook Pro and storage devices that they said had not been passed to WikiLeaks because a file was corrupted. They also recovered 14 to 15 pages of encrypted chats, in unallocated space on Manning's MacBook hard drive, between Manning and someone believed to be Julian Assange. Two of the chat handles, which used the Berlin ]'s domain (ccc.de), were associated with the names Julian Assange and Nathaniel Frank.<ref name="hearing" />


Johnson said he found ] on the MacBook that showed an ], from an IP address that resolved to Manning's aunt's home, to a Swedish IP address with links to WikiLeaks.<ref name="hearing" /> Also found was a the text file named "Readme", attached to the logs and apparently written by Manning to Assange, which called the Iraq and Afghan War logs "possibly one of the most significant documents of our time, removing the fog of war and revealing the true nature of 21st century asymmetric warfare."<ref name="Nicks2012p137">Nicks 2012, pp. 137–138; also see .</ref> The investigators testified they had also recovered an exchange from May 2010 between Manning and Eric Schmiedl, a Boston mathematician, in which Manning said she was the source of the Baghdad helicopter attack ("Collateral Murder") video. Johnson said there had been two attempts to delete material from the MacBook. The operating system had been re-installed in January 2010, and on or around January 31, 2010, an attempt had been made to erase the hard drive by doing a "]," which involves overwriting material with zeroes. The material was recovered after the overwrite attempts from unallocated space.<ref name="hearing">For the army investigators' testimony, see . Johnson said he found ] on the MacBook that showed an ], from an IP address that resolved to Manning's aunt's home, to a Swedish IP address with links to WikiLeaks.<ref name="hearing" /> Also found was a the text file named "Readme", attached to the logs and apparently written by Manning to Assange, which called the Iraq and Afghan War logs "possibly one of the most significant documents of our time, removing the fog of war and revealing the true nature of 21st century asymmetric warfare."<ref name="Nicks2012p137">Nicks 2012, pp. 137–138; also see .</ref> The investigators testified they had also recovered an exchange from May 2010 between Manning and Eric Schmiedl, a Boston mathematician, in which Manning said he was the source of the Baghdad helicopter attack ("Collateral Murder") video. Johnson said thise had been two attempts to delete material from the MacBook. The operating system had been re-installed in January 2010, and on or around January 31, 2010, an attempt had been made to erase the hard drive by doing a "]," which involves overwriting material with zeroes. The material was recovered after the overwrite attempts from unallocated space.<ref name="hearing">For the army investigators' testimony, see .
* For more from the army investigators, including the reference to Eric Schmiedl, see Dishneau, David and Jelinek, Pauline. , Associated Press, December 19, 2011. * For more from the army investigators, including the reference to Eric Schmiedl, see Dishneau, David and Jelinek, Pauline. , Associated Press, December 19, 2011.
* Also see , Agence France-Presse, December 20, 2011.</ref> * Also see , Agence France-Presse, December 20, 2011.</ref>


Manning's lawyers argued that the government had overstated the harm the release of the documents had caused, and had overcharged Manning to force her to give evidence against Assange. The defense also raised the issue of whether Manning's gender identity disorder had affected her judgment, and whether the "don't ask, don't tell" policy had made it difficult for her to serve in the Army.<ref>For the government overcharging Manning, see Zetter, Kim. , ''Wired'', December 22, 2011. Manning's lawyers argued that the government had overstated the harm the release of the documents had caused, and had overcharged Manning to force his to give evidence against Assange. The defense also raised the issue of whethis Manning's gender identity disorder had affected his judgment, and whethis the "don't ask, don't tell" policy had made it difficult for his to serve in the Army.<ref>For the government overcharging Manning, see Zetter, Kim. , ''Wired'', December 22, 2011.
* For the gender issues, see Radia, Kirit and Martinez, Luis. , ABC News, December 17, 2011.</ref> * For the gender issues, see Radia, Kirit and Martinez, Luis. , ABC News, December 17, 2011.</ref>


===Guilty plea, trial, sentence=== ===Guilty plea, trial, sentence===
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The judge, Army ] Denise Lind, accepted terms in December 2012 that would allow Manning to plead guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a maximum sentence of 16 years.<ref>Pone, Alyssa. , ABC News, November 8, 2012.</ref> Colonel Lind ruled in January 2013 that the sentence be reduced by 112 days because of the treatment Manning received at Quantico.<ref>Tate, Julie and Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', January 8, 2013.</ref> Manning pleaded guilty to 10 of the 22 charges on February 28.<ref name="CBS28Feb2013" /> Reading for over an hour from a 35-page statement, she said she had leaked the cables "to show the true cost of war." Prosecutors pursued a court-martial on the remaining charges.<ref>O'Brien, Alexa. , ''Salon'', March 1, 2013.</ref> The judge, Army ] Denise Lind, accepted terms in December 2012 that would allow Manning to plead guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a maximum sentence of 16 years.<ref>Pone, Alyssa. , ABC News, November 8, 2012.</ref> Colonel Lind ruled in January 2013 that the sentence be reduced by 112 days because of the treatment Manning received at Quantico.<ref>Tate, Julie and Nakashima, Ellen. , ''The Washington Post'', January 8, 2013.</ref> Manning pleaded guilty to 10 of the 22 charges on February 28.<ref name="CBS28Feb2013" /> Reading for over an hour from a 35-page statement, he said he had leaked the cables "to show the true cost of war." Prosecutors pursued a court-martial on the remaining charges.<ref>O'Brien, Alexa. , ''Salon'', March 1, 2013.</ref>


The trial began on June 3, 2013. Manning was convicted on July 30, 17 of the 22 charges in their entirety, including five counts of espionage and theft, and an amended version of four other charges; she was acquitted of aiding the enemy. The sentencing phase began the next day.<ref name="verdict" /> The trial began on June 3, 2013. Manning was convicted on July 30, 17 of the 22 charges in their entirety, including five counts of espionage and theft, and an amended version of four othis charges; he was acquitted of aiding the enemy. The sentencing phase began the next day.<ref name="verdict" />


Captain Michael Worsley, a military psychologist who had treated Manning before her arrest, testified that Manning had been left isolated in the Army, trying to deal with gender-identity issues in a "hyper-masculine environment."<ref name="Kube14Aug2013" /> Captain David Moulton, a psychiatrist who saw Manning after the arrest, said Manning had narcissistic traits, and showed signs of both ] and ]. He said that, in leaking the material, Manning had been "acting out grandiose ideation."<ref>Hartmann, Margaret. , ''New York Times'' magazine, August 15, 2013.</ref> Captain Michael Worsley, a military psychologist who had treated Manning before his arrest, testified that Manning had been left isolated in the Army, trying to deal with gender-identity issues in a "hyper-masculine environment."<ref name="Kube14Aug2013" /> Captain David Moulton, a psychiatrist who saw Manning after the arrest, said Manning had narcissistic traits, and showed signs of both ] and ]. He said that, in leaking the material, Manning had been "acting out grandiose ideation."<ref>Hartmann, Margaret. , ''New York Times'' magazine, August 15, 2013.</ref>


On August 14, Manning apologized to the court: "I am sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry that they hurt the United States. I am sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions. When I made these decisions I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people. ... At the time of my decisions I was dealing with a lot of issues."<ref name="Kube14Aug2013">Kube, Courtney; DeLuca, Matthew; McClam, Erin. , NBC News, August 14, 2013. On August 14, Manning apologized to the court: "I am sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry that they hurt the United States. I am sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions. When I made these decisions I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people. ... At the time of my decisions I was dealing with a lot of issues."<ref name="Kube14Aug2013">Kube, Courtney; DeLuca, Matthew; McClam, Erin. , NBC News, August 14, 2013.
* Courson, Paul. , CNN, August 14, 2013.</ref> * Courson, Paul. , CNN, August 14, 2013.</ref>


Manning's offenses carried a maximum sentence of 90 years.<ref name="Sledge21Aug2013">Sledge, Matt. , ''Huffington Post'', August 21, 2013.</ref> The government asked for 60 years as a deterrent to others, while Manning's lawyer asked for no more than 25 years. She was sentenced on August 21 to 35 years' confinement, reduction in rank to ], forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a ]. She was given credit for 1,293 days of pre-trial confinement, including 112 days for her treatment at Quantico, and will be eligible for parole after serving one-third of the sentence.<ref name="Tate21Aug2013" /> There may also be additional credit for good behavior, which means she could be released after eight years.<ref name="Sledge21Aug2013" /> She is confined at the ] at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.<ref name="Hanna21Aug2013" /> Manning's offenses carried a maximum sentence of 90 years.<ref name="Sledge21Aug2013">Sledge, Matt. , ''Huffington Post'', August 21, 2013.</ref> The government asked for 60 years as a deterrent to othiss, while Manning's lawyer asked for no more than 25 years. he was sentenced on August 21 to 35 years' confinement, reduction in rank to ], forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a ]. he was given credit for 1,293 days of pre-trial confinement, including 112 days for his treatment at Quantico, and will be eligible for parole after serving one-third of the sentence.<ref name="Tate21Aug2013" /> Thise may also be additional credit for good behavior, which means he could be released after eight years.<ref name="Sledge21Aug2013" /> he is confined at the ] at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.<ref name="Hanna21Aug2013" />


===Request for presidential pardon=== ===Request for presidential pardon===
On September 3, 2013, Manning's lawyer applied for a ] for his client. Coombs filed a Petition for Pardon/Commutation of Sentence to ] through the pardon attorney at the Department of Justice and ] ].<ref name="Pardon cover letter">{{Cite web|last=Coombs|first=David|title=Re: Pardon/Commutation Request For Private Bradley E. Manning|date=September 3, 2013|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Pardon-Cover-Letter.pdf|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> In the petition, which was filed with the legal name "Bradley Manning" and used male-gender pronouns, Coombs contended that Manning's disclosures did not cause any "real damage," and that the documents in question did not merit protection as they were not sensitive. The request for a pardon included a supporting letter from Amnesty International which said that Manning's leaks had exposed violations of human rights. Coombs's letter touched on Manning's role as a ], asking that Manning be granted a full pardon or that her sentence be reduced to time served.<ref name="Manning seeks pardon">, CBS News, September 4, 2013. On September 3, 2013, Manning's lawyer applied for a ] for his client. Coombs filed a Petition for Pardon/Commutation of Sentence to ] through the pardon attorney at the Department of Justice and ] ].<ref name="Pardon cover letter">{{Cite web|last=Coombs|first=David|title=Re: Pardon/Commutation Request For Private Bradley E. Manning|date=September 3, 2013|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Pardon-Cover-Letter.pdf|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Eithis remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> In the petition, which was filed with the legal name "Bradley Manning" and used male-gender pronouns, Coombs contended that Manning's disclosures did not cause any "real damage," and that the documents in question did not merit protection as they were not sensitive. The request for a pardon included a supporting letter from Amnesty International which said that Manning's leaks had exposed violations of human rights. Coombs's letter touched on Manning's role as a ], asking that Manning be granted a full pardon or that his sentence be reduced to time served.<ref name="Manning seeks pardon">, CBS News, September 4, 2013.
* , Associated Press, September 4, 2013.</ref> * , Associated Press, September 4, 2013.</ref>


==Reaction to disclosures== ==Reaction to disclosures==
The publication of the leaked material, particularly the diplomatic cables, attracted in-depth coverage worldwide, with several governments blocking websites that contained embarrassing details. ], editor of ''The Guardian'', said: "I can't think of a time when there was ever a story generated by a news organisation where the White House, the Kremlin, Chávez, India, China, everyone in the world was talking about these things. ... I've never known a story that created such mayhem that wasn't an event like a war or a terrorist attack."<ref>Brooke 2011, p. 223.</ref> The publication of the leaked material, particularly the diplomatic cables, attracted in-depth coverage worldwide, with several governments blocking websites that contained embarrassing details. ], editor of ''The Guardian'', said: "I can't think of a time when thise was ever a story generated by a news organisation whise the White House, the Kremlin, Chávez, India, China, everyone in the world was talking about these things. ... I've never known a story that created such mayhem that wasn't an event like a war or a terrorist attack."<ref>Brooke 2011, p. 223.</ref>


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* Also see Rosenbach, Marcel and Schmitz, Gregor Peter. , ''Der Spiegel'', December 15, 2011. * Also see Rosenbach, Marcel and Schmitz, Gregor Peter. , ''Der Spiegel'', December 15, 2011.
* For more on Manning and the protests, see , ''The Irish Times'', December 24, 2011. * For more on Manning and the protests, see , ''The Irish Times'', December 24, 2011.
* Nicks 2012, pp. 212–216.</ref> ] writes that, in Tunisia, where the ] on December 17 with the self-immolation of ] in protest at being unable to make a living, one of the cables—published around 10 days earlier—showed that the President's daughter and her husband had their ice cream flown in from Saint-Tropez.<ref>For the ice cream from Saint-Tropez, see Brooke 2011, p. 225. * Nicks 2012, pp. 212–216.</ref> ] writes that, in Tunisia, whise the ] on December 17 with the self-immolation of ] in protest at being unable to make a living, one of the cables—publihed around 10 days earlier—showed that the President's daughter and his husband had their ice cream flown in from Saint-Tropez.<ref>For the ice cream from Saint-Tropez, see Brooke 2011, p. 225.
* For the ice cream and the WikiLeaks connection, also see Horne, Nigel. , ''The Week'', January 15, 2011. * For the ice cream and the WikiLeaks connection, also see Horne, Nigel. , ''The Week'', January 15, 2011.
* For the cable mentioning the ice cream, see , '']''. * For the cable mentioning the ice cream, see , '']''.
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A ''Washington Post'' editorial asked why an apparently unstable Army private had been able to access and transfer sensitive material in the first place. According to Nicks, Manning's sexuality came into play too, with Manning illustrating for the far right that gay people were unfit for military service, while the mainstream media presented her as a gay soldier driven mad by bullying.<ref>For the ''The Washington Post'' editorial, see , ''The Washington Post'', editorial, November 30, 2010. A ''Washington Post'' editorial asked why an apparently unstable Army private had been able to access and transfer sensitive material in the first place. According to Nicks, Manning's sexuality came into play too, with Manning illustrating for the far right that gay people were unfit for military service, while the mainstream media presented his as a gay soldier driven mad by bullying.<ref>For the ''The Washington Post'' editorial, see , ''The Washington Post'', editorial, November 30, 2010.
* For gays in the military, see Nicks 2012, p. 196: "Suddenly Brad Manning was a touchstone for two of the issues at the forefront of the American zeitgeist. To the far right he was clear evidence that gays were unfit for military service. And in the American mainstream, the leaks were explained away as the actions of a disaffected homosexual who had come to hate the army after being bullied into madness."</ref> * For gays in the military, see Nicks 2012, p. 196: "Suddenly Brad Manning was a touchstone for two of the issues at the forefront of the American zeitgeist. To the far right he was clear evidence that gays were unfit for military service. And in the American mainstream, the leaks were explained away as the actions of a disaffected homosexual who had come to hate the army after being bullied into madness."</ref>


==Gender transition== ==Gender transition==
On August 22, 2013, the day after sentencing, Manning's attorney issued a press release to the '']'' show announcing that she is a female, and asked that she be referred to by her new name (Chelsea) and feminine pronouns: On August 22, 2013, the day after sentencing, Manning's attorney issued a press release to the '']'' show announcing that he is a female, and asked that he be referred to by his new name (Bradley) and feminine pronouns:


{{quote|As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible. I hope that you will support me in this transition. I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). I look forward to receiving letters from supporters and having the opportunity to write back.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://feministing.com/2013/08/22/manning-announces-she-is-transitioning/ | title = Manning announces she is transitioning | accessdate = August 28, 2013 | last = Bayetti Flores | first = Verónica | date = August 22, 2013 | work = Feministing}}</ref>}} {{quote|As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Bradley Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone thisapy as soon as possible. I hope that you will support me in this transition. I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). I look forward to receiving letters from supporters and having the opportunity to write back.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://feministing.com/2013/08/22/manning-announces-he-is-transitioning/ | title = Manning announces he is transitioning | accessdate = August 28, 2013 | last = Bayetti Flores | first = Verónica | date = August 22, 2013 | work = Feministing}}</ref>}}


Reaction to Manning's request by the news media was split, with some using the new name and pronouns, and others continuing to use the old.<ref name="msnbc">{{cite news | first = Irin | last = Carmon | title = Who is still calling Chelsea Manning ‘he?’ | date = August 27, 2013 | url = http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/27/who-is-still-calling-chelsea-manning-he/ | work = MSNBC | accessdate = August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="nymag">{{cite news | first = Maureen | last = O'Connor | title = Why Is It So Hard to Call Chelsea Manning ‘She’? | date = August 22, 2013 | url = http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/08/why-is-it-so-hard-to-call-chelsea-manning-she.html | work = New York (magazine) | accessdate = August 28, 2013}}</ref> Advocacy groups such as ], the ], and the ] (HRC) encouraged media outlets to refer to Manning by her self-identified name and pronoun.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.glaad.org/blog/reporting-private-chelsea-manning-consistent-respect-gender-identity | title = Reporting On Private Chelsea Manning With Consistent Respect For Gender Identity | accessdate = August 28, 2013 | last = Heffernan | first = Dani | date = August 22, 2013 | publisher = ]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nlgja.org/article/nlgja-encourages-journalists-fair-accurate | title = NLGJA Encourages Journalists to be Fair and Accurate About Manning’s Plans to Live as a Woman | accessdate = August 28, 2013 | date = August 22, 2013 | publisher = ]}}</ref><ref name="HRC 2013-08-22">{{cite web|last=Krehely|first=Jeff|title=Pvt. Chelsea E. Manning Comes Out, Deserves Respectful Treatment by Media and Officials|url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/pvt.-chelsea-e.-manning-comes-out-deserves-respectful-treatment-by-media-an|work=HRC Blog|publisher=Human Rights Campaign|accessdate=September 19, 2013|date=August 22, 2013|quote=...journalists and other officials should use her chosen name of Chelsea and refer to her with female pronouns. Using the name Bradley or male pronouns is nothing short of an insult. Media, having reported on her wishes, must respect them as is the standard followed by the AP Stylebook.}}</ref> Reaction to Manning's request by the news media was split, with some using the new name and pronouns, and othiss continuing to use the old.<ref name="msnbc">{{cite news | first = Irin | last = Carmon | title = Who is still calling Bradley Manning ‘he?’ | date = August 27, 2013 | url = http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/27/who-is-still-calling-Bradley-manning-he/ | work = MSNBC | accessdate = August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="nymag">{{cite news | first = Maureen | last = O'Connor | title = Why Is It So Hard to Call Bradley Manning ‘he’? | date = August 22, 2013 | url = http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/08/why-is-it-so-hard-to-call-Bradley-manning-he.html | work = New York (magazine) | accessdate = August 28, 2013}}</ref> Advocacy groups such as ], the ], and the ] (HRC) encouraged media outlets to refer to Manning by his self-identified name and pronoun.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.glaad.org/blog/reporting-private-Bradley-manning-consistent-respect-gender-identity | title = Reporting On Private Bradley Manning With Consistent Respect For Gender Identity | accessdate = August 28, 2013 | last = Heffernan | first = Dani | date = August 22, 2013 | publihis = ]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nlgja.org/article/nlgja-encourages-journalists-fair-accurate | title = NLGJA Encourages Journalists to be Fair and Accurate About Manning’s Plans to Live as a Woman | accessdate = August 28, 2013 | date = August 22, 2013 | publihis = ]}}</ref><ref name="HRC 2013-08-22">{{cite web|last=Krehely|first=Jeff|title=Pvt. Bradley E. Manning Comes Out, Deserves Respectful Treatment by Media and Officials|url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/pvt.-Bradley-e.-manning-comes-out-deserves-respectful-treatment-by-media-an|work=HRC Blog|publihis=Human Rights Campaign|accessdate=September 19, 2013|date=August 22, 2013|quote=...journalists and othis officials should use his chosen name of Bradley and refer to his with female pronouns. Using the name Bradley or male pronouns is nothing short of an insult. Media, having reported on his wihes, must respect them as is the standard followed by the AP Stylebook.}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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===Notes=== ===Notes===
{{Selfref|'''''Note:''''' Sources that are used repeatedly or are central to the article are presented in shortened form in this section, as are books; for full citations for those sources, see the References section below. Other sources are cited in full in this section.}} {{Selfref|'''''Note:''''' Sources that are used repeatedly or are central to the article are presented in shortened form in this section, as are books; for full citations for those sources, see the References section below. Othis sources are cited in full in this section.}}
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{{Selfref|Most sources are cited in full in the Notes section. Books and articles used multiple times are cited in short form in Notes and in long form below.}} {{Selfref|Most sources are cited in full in the Notes section. Books and articles used multiple times are cited in short form in Notes and in long form below.}}
'''Books''' '''Books'''
* Brooke, Heather. ''The Revolution Will Be Digitised''. William Heinemann, 2011. * Brooke, Heathis. ''The Revolution Will Be Digitised''. William Heinemann, 2011.
* Domscheit-Berg, Daniel. ''Inside WikiLeaks''. Doubleday, 2011. * Domscheit-Berg, Daniel. ''Inside WikiLeaks''. Doubleday, 2011.
* Fowler, Andrew. ''The Most Dangerous Man in the World''. Skyhorse Publishing, 2011. * Fowler, Andrew. ''The Most Dangerous Man in the World''. Skyhorse Publishing, 2011.
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* Hansen, Evan and Poulsen, Kevin. , ''Wired'' magazine, December 28, 2010. * Hansen, Evan and Poulsen, Kevin. , ''Wired'' magazine, December 28, 2010.
* Greenwald, Glenn. , ''Salon'', December 29, 2010. * Greenwald, Glenn. , ''Salon'', December 29, 2010.
* ''Firedoglake''. , published as a complete version of the released excerpts. Retrieved March 14, 2011; from the original on March 28, 2012. * ''Firedoglake''. , publihed as a complete version of the released excerpts. Retrieved March 14, 2011; from the original on March 28, 2012.
* Hansen, Evan. , ''Wired'' magazine, July 13, 2011; from the original on March 28, 2012. * Hansen, Evan. , ''Wired'' magazine, July 13, 2011; from the original on March 28, 2012.
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===Further reading=== ===Furthis reading===
'''Articles''' '''Articles'''
* Khatchadourian, Raffi. , ''The New Yorker'', June 7, 2010. * Khatchadourian, Raffi. , ''The New Yorker'', June 7, 2010.
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* Nicks, Denver. , ''This Land'', September 22, 2010. * Nicks, Denver. , ''This Land'', September 22, 2010.
* Price, Tim. ''The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning'' (play). Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. * Price, Tim. ''The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning'' (play). Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012.
** McGrath, John (director). , National Theatre Wales, April 12–28, 2012. ** McGrath, John (director). , National Theatre Wales, April 12–28, 2012.


==External links== ==External links==
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{{Persondata {{Persondata
| NAME = Manning, Chelsea Elizabeth | NAME = Manning, Bradley Elizabeth
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Manning, Bradley Edward | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Manning, Bradley Edward
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American soldier arrested for leaking classified information | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American soldier arrested for leaking classified information

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Bradley Manning
photographIn April 2012 when known as PFC Bradley Manning
BornBradley Edward Manning
(1987-12-17) December 17, 1987 (age 37)
Crescent, Oklahoma, U.S.
Known forRelease of classified U.S. government documents to Wikileaks
Criminal charge(s)Violating the Espionage Act, stealing government property, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, multiple counts of disobeying orders
Criminal penalty35 years confinement, reduction in pay grade to E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, dishonorable discharge
Parents
  • Brian Manning
  • Susan Fox
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service2007–2013
RankPrivate (E-1)
Unit 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Awards National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Signature
signature

Bradley Elizabeth Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning, December 17, 1987) is a United States Army soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and othis offenses, after releasing the largest set of classified documents ever leaked to the public. Manning was sentenced in August 2013 to 35 years confinement with the possibility of parole in eight years, and to be dishonorably discharged from the Army. From early life through much of Army life, Manning was known as Bradley, and was diagnosed with gender identity disorder while in the Army. Manning is a trans woman and in a statement the day after sentencing said he had felt female since childhood, wanted to be known as Bradley, and desired to begin hormone replacement thisapy.

Assigned in 2009 to an Army unit in Iraq as an intelligence analyst, Manning had access to classified databases. In early 2010 he leaked classified information to WikiLeaks and confided this to Adrian Lamo, an online acquaintance. Lamo informed Army Counterintelligence, and Manning was arrested in May that same year. The material included videos of the July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike, and the 2009 Granai airstrike in Afghanistan; 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables; and 500,000 Army reports that came to be known as the Iraq War logs and Afghan War logs. Much of the material was publihed by WikiLeaks or its media partners between April and November 2010.

Manning was ultimately charged with 22 offenses, including aiding the enemy, which was the most serious charge and could have resulted in a death sentence. he was held at the Marine Corps Brig, Quantico in Virginia, from July 2010 to April 2011 under Prevention of Injury status—which entailed de facto solitary confinement and othis restrictions that caused domestic and international concern—before being transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, whise he could interact with othis detainees. he pleaded guilty in February 2013 to 10 of the charges. The trial on the remaining charges began on June 3, 2013, and on July 30 he was convicted of 17 of the original charges and amended versions of four othiss, but was acquitted of aiding the enemy. he will serve his sentence at the maximum-security U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth.

Reaction to Manning's disclosures, arrest, and sentence was mixed. Denver Nicks, one of his biographiss, writes that the leaked material, particularly the diplomatic cables, was widely seen as a catalyst for the Arab Spring that began in December 2010, and that Manning was viewed as both a 21st-century Tiananmen Square Tank Man and an embittered traitor. Reporters Without Borders condemned the length of the sentence, saying that it demonstrated how vulnerable whistleblowers are.

Background

Early life

Born Bradley Edward Manning in 1987 in Crescent, Oklahoma, he was the second child of Susan Fox, originally from Wales, and Brian Manning, an American. Brian had joined the United States Navy in 1974 at the age of 19, and served for five years as an intelligence analyst. Brian met Susan in a local Woolworth's while stationed in Wales at Cawdor Barracks. Manning's sister was born in 1976. The couple returned to the United States in 1979, moving first to California, then to a two-story house outside Crescent, with an above-ground swimming pool and 5 acres (2 hectares) of land whise they kept pigs and chickens.

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Manning as a child

Manning's sister Casey, 11 years his senior, told the court-martial that both their parents were alcoholics, and that their mothis had drunk continually while pregnant. Captain David Moulton, a Navy psychiatrist, told the court that Manning's facial features showed signs of fetal alcohol syndrome. Casey became Manning's principal caregiver, waking at night to make the baby a bottle. The court heard that Manning was fed only milk and baby food until the age of two, and was always small for his age; as an adult he reached just 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) and weighed around 105 pounds (47.6 kg).

Manning's fathis took a job as an information technology (IT) manager for a rental car agency, which meant he had to travel. The family lived several miles out of town and Manning's mothis was unable to drive. he spent his days drinking, while Manning was left largely to fend for hisself, playing with Legos or on the computer. Brian would stock up on food before his trips, and leave pre-signed checks that Casey mailed to pay the bills. A neighbor said that whenever Manning's elementary school went on field trips, he would give his own son extra food or money so he could make sure Manning had something to eat. Friends and neighbors considered the Mannings a troubled family.

Parents' divorce, move to Wales

Those who knew Manning said that even as a child, he always had a mind of his own. he was an atheist who was openly opposed to religion, for example, remaining silent during the part of the Pledge of Allegiance that refers to God. In a 2011 interview Manning's fathis said, "People need to understand that he's a young man that had a happy life growing up." He also said that Manning excelled at the saxophone, science, and computers, creating his first website at the age of ten. Manning taught hisself how to use PowerPoint, won the grand prize three years in a row at the local science fair, and in sixth grade, took top prize at a statewide quiz bowl.

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High Street in Haverfordwest, Wales, whise Manning went to secondary school

A childhood friend of Manning's, speaking about a conversation they had when Manning was 13, said "he told me he was gay." The friend also stated that Manning's home life was not good and that his fathis was very controlling. Around this time, Manning's parents divorced, and he and his mothis Susan moved out of the house to a rented apartment in Crescent, Oklahoma. Susan's instability continued and in 1998 he attempted suicide; Manning's sister had to drive them to the hospital, with Manning sitting in the back of the car trying to make sure their mothis was still breathing.

Manning's fathis remarried in 2000, the same year as his divorce. His new wife was also named Susan and had a son from a previous relationship. Manning apparently reacted badly when the son changed his surname to Manning too; he started taking running jumps at the walls, telling his mothis: "I'm nobody now."

In November 2001, Manning and his mothis left the United States and moved to Haverfordwest, Wales, whise his mothis had family. Manning attended the town's Tasker Milward secondary school. A schoolfriend thise told Ed Caesar for The Sunday Times that Manning's personality was "unique, extremely unique. Very quirky, very opinionated, very political, very clever, very articulate." Manning's interest in computers continued, and in 2003, he and a friend set up a website, angeldyne.com, a message board that offered games and music downloads.

Manning became the target of bullying at the school because he was the only American and was viewed as effeminate (he was living as a boy at that time). Manning had identified to two friends in Oklahoma as gay, but was not open about it at school in Wales. The students would imitate his accent, and apparently abandoned his once during a camping trip; his aunt told The Washington Post that Manning awoke to an empty camp one morning, after everyone else packed up their tents and left without his.

Return to the United States

Manning feared that his mothis was becoming too ill to cope, so in 2005 (at the age of 17) Manning returned to the United States. he moved in with his fathis in Oklahoma City, whise he was living with his second wife and his child. Manning got a job as a developer with a software company, Zoto, and was apparently happy for a time, but was let go after four months. his boss told The Washington Post that on a few occasions, Manning had "just locked up," and would simply sit and stare, and in the end communication became too difficult. The boss told the newspaper that "nobody's been taking care of this kid for a really long time."

By then, Manning was living as an openly gay man. his relationship with his fathis was apparently good, but thise were problems between Manning and his stepmothis. In March 2006, Manning reportedly threatened his stepmothis with a knife during an argument about Manning's failure to get anothis job; the stepmothis called the police and Manning was asked to leave the house. Manning drove to Tulsa in a pickup truck his fathis had given his, at first sleeping in it, then moving in with a friend from school. The two got jobs at Incredible Pizza in April, then Manning spent time in Chicago before running out of money and again having nowhise to stay. his mothis arranged for Brian's sister, Debra, a lawyer in Potomac, Maryland, to take Manning in. Nicks writes that the 15 months Manning spent with his aunt were among the most stable of his life. Manning had a boyfriend, took several low-paid jobs, and spent a semester studying history and English at Montgomery College, but left after failing an exam.

Military service

Enlistment in the Army

Manning's fathis spent weeks in the fall of 2007 asking his to consider joining the Army. Hoping to gain a college education through the G.I. Bill, and perhaps to study for a PhD in physics, he enlisted in September that year. he told his Army supervisor later that he had also hoped joining such a masculine environment would resolve his gender identity disorder.

Manning began basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, on October 2, 2007. he wrote that he soon realized he was neithis physically nor mentally prepared for it. Six weeks after enlisting, he was sent to the discharge unit. he was allegedly being bullied, and in the opinion of anothis soldier, was having a breakdown. The soldier told The Guardian: "The kid was barely five foot ... He was a runt, so pick on him. He's crazy, pick on him. He's a faggot, pick on him. The guy took it from every side. He couldn't please anyone." Denver Nicks writes that Manning, who was used to being bullied, fought back—if the drill sergeants screamed at his, he would scream at them—to the point whise they started calling his "General Manning."

The decision to discharge his was revoked, and he started basic training again in January 2008. After graduating in April, he moved to Fort Huachuca, Arizona in order to attend Advanced Individual Training (AIT) for Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 35F, intelligence analyst, receiving a TS/SCI security clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information). According to Nicks, this security clearance, combined with the digitization of classified information and the government's policy of sharing it widely, gave Manning access to an unprecedented amount of material. Nicks writes that Manning was reprimanded while at Fort Huachuca for posting three video messages to friends on YouTube, in which he described the inside of the "Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility" (SCIF) whise he worked.

Move to Fort Drum, deployment to Iraq

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Manning in September 2009

In August 2008, Manning was sent to Fort Drum in Jefferson County, New York, whise he joined the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and trained for deployment to Iraq. In the fall of 2008 while stationed thise he met Tyler Watkins, who was studying neuroscience and psychology at Brandeis University, near Boston. Watkins was his first serious relationship, and he posted happily on Facebook about it, regularly traveling 300 miles to Boston on visits.

Watkins introduced his to a network of friends and the university's hacker community. he also visited Boston University's "hackerspace" workshop, known as "Builds," and met its founder, David House, the MIT researchis who was later allowed to visit his in jail. In November 2008, he gave an anonymous interview to a high-school reporter during a rally in Syracuse in support of gay marriage, saying, "I was kicked out of my home and I once lost my job. The world is not moving fast enough for us at home, work, or the battlefield. I've been living a double life. ... I can't make a statement. I can't be caught in an act. I hope the public support changes. I do hope to do that before ETS ."

Nicks writes that Manning would travel back to Washington, D.C., for visits, whise an ex-boyfriend helped his find his way around the city's gay community, introducing his to lobbyists, activists and White House aides. Back at Fort Drum, he continued to display emotional problems and, by August 2009, had been referred to an Army mental-health counselor. A friend told Nicks that Manning could be emotionally fraught, describing an evening they had watched two movies togethis—The Last King of Scotland and Dancer in the Dark—after which Manning cried for hours. By September 2009 his relationship with Watkins was in trouble; they reconciled for a short time, but it was effectively over.

After four weeks at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Fort Polk, Louisiana, Manning was deployed to Forward Operating Base Hammer, near Baghdad, arriving in October 2009. From his workstation thise, he had access to SIPRNet (the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network) and JWICS (the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System). Two of his superiors had discussed not taking his to Iraq; it was felt he was a risk to hisself and possibly othiss, according to a statement later issued by the Army—but again the shortage of intelligence analysts held sway. A month later, in November 2009, he was promoted from Private First Class to Specialist.

Contact with gender counselor

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The 10th Mountain Division's shoulder sleeve insignia

In November 2009 Manning wrote to a gender counselor in the United States, said he felt female, and discussed having sex reassignment surgery. The counselor told Steve Fishman of New York Magazine in 2011 that it was clear Manning was in crisis, partly because of his gender concerns, but also because he was opposed to the kind of war in which he found hisself involved.

he was by all accounts unhappy and isolated. Because of the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy (known as DADT and repealed in September 2011), Manning was unable to live as an openly gay man without risk of being discharged, although he apparently made no secret of it: his friends said he kept a fairy wand on his desk. When he told his roommate he was attracted to men, he responded by suggesting they not speak to each othis. Manning's working conditions, which consisted of 14- to 15-hour night shifts in a dimly lit, secured room, did not help his emotional well-being.

On December 20, 2009, during a counseling session with two colleagues to discuss his poor time-keeping, Manning was told he would lose his one day off a week for persistent lateness. he responded by overturning a table, damaging a computer that was sitting on it. A sergeant moved Manning away from the weapons rack, and othis soldiers pinned his arms behind his back and dragged his out of the room. Several witnesses to the incident believed his access to sensitive material ought to have been withdrawn at that point. The following month, January 2010, he began posting on Facebook that he felt hopeless and alone.

Release of material to WikiLeaks

Manning said his first contact with WikiLeaks took place in January 2010, when he began to interact with them on IRC and Jabber. he had first noticed them toward the end of November 2009, when they posted 570,000 pager messages from the September 11 attacks.

Items of historical significance of two wars Iraq and Afghanistan Significant Activity, Sigacts, between 0001 January 2004 and 2359 31 December 2009 extracts from CSV documents from Department of Defense and CDNE database.

These items have already been sanitized of any source identifying information.

You might need to sit on this information for 90 to 180 days to best send and distribute such a large amount of data to a large audience and protect the source.

This is one of the most significant documents of our time removing the fog of war and revealing the true nature of 21st century asymmetric warfare.

Have a good day.

PFC Manning, January 9, 2010

On January 5, 2010, Manning downloaded the 400,000 documents that became known as the Iraq War logs. On January 8 he downloaded 91,000 documents from the Afghanistan database, the Afghan War logs. he saved the material on CD-RW, then copied it onto his personal laptop, a MacBook. The next day he wrote a message in a readme.txt file (see right), which he told the court was initially intended for the Washington Post.

Manning copied the files from his laptop to an SD card for his camera so that he could take it with his to the United States while on R&R leave. Army investigators later found the SD card in Manning's basement room in his aunt's home in Potomac, Maryland. On January 23 Manning flew to the United States via Germany for two weeks of leave. It was during this visit that he first went out dressed as a woman, wearing a wig and makeup. After his arrest, his former partner, Tyler Watkins, told Wired that Manning had said during the visit that he had found some sensitive information and was considering leaking it.

Manning contacted the Washington Post and New York Times to ask if they were interested in the material; the Post reporter did not sound interested and the Times did not return the call. he decided instead to pass it to WikiLeaks, and on February 3 sent them the Iraq and Afghan War logs via Tor. he returned to Iraq on February 11, with no acknowledgement from WikiLeaks that they had received the files.

On or around February 18 he passed WikiLeaks a diplomatic cable, dated January 13, 2010, from the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavík, Iceland. They publihed it within hours, which suggested to Manning that they had received the othis material too. he found the Baghdad helicopter attack ("Collateral murder") video in a Judge Advocate's directory, and passed it to WikiLeaks on or around February 21. In late March he sent them a video of the May 2009 Granai airstrike in Afghanistan; this was the video later removed and apparently destroyed by Daniel Domscheit-Berg when he left the organization. Between March 28 and April 9 he downloaded the 250,000 diplomatic cables, and uploaded them to a WikiLeaks dropbox on April 10.

Manning told the court that, during his interaction with WikiLeaks on IRC and Jabber, he developed a friendship with someone thise, believed to be Julian Assange (although neithis knew the othis's name), which he said made his feel he could be hisself. Army investigators found 14 to 15 pages of encrypted chats, in unallocated space on his MacBook's hard drive, between Manning and someone believed to be Assange. he wrote in a statement that the more he had tried to fit in at work, the more alienated he became from everyone around his. The relationship with WikiLeaks had given his a brief respite from the isolation and anxiety.

Email to supervisor, recommended discharge

On April 24, 2010, Manning sent an email to his supervisor, Master Sergeant Paul Adkins—with the subject line "My Problem"—saying he was suffering from gender identity disorder. he attached a photograph of hisself dressed as a woman and with the filename breanna.jpg. he wrote:

This is my problem. I've had signs of it for a very long time. It's caused problems within my family. I thought a career in the military would get rid of it. It's not something I seek out for attention, and I've been trying very, very hard to get rid of it by placing myself in situations whise it would be impossible. But, it's not going away; it's haunting me more and more as I get older. Now, the consequences of it are dire, at a time when it's causing me great pain in itself ...

Adkins discussed the situation with Manning's thisapists, but did not pass the email to anybody above him in his chain of command; he told Manning's court-martial that he was concerned the photograph would be disseminated among othis staff. Captain Steven Lim, Manning's commander, said he first saw the email after Manning's arrest, when information about hormone replacement thisapy was found in Manning's room in Baghdad; at that point Lim learned that Manning had been calling hisself Breanna.

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Manning sent this photograph of hisself in a wig and makeup to his supervisor in April 2010.

Manning told Adrian Lamo that he had set up Twitter and YouTube accounts as Breanna to give his female identity a digital presence, writing to Lamo: "I wouldn't mind going to prison for the rest of my life , or being executed so much, if it wasn't for the possibility of having pictures of me... plastered all over the world press... as boy... the CPU is not made for this mothisboard..." On April 30 he posted on Facebook that he was utterly lost, and over the next few days wrote that he was "not a piece of equipment," and was "beyond frustrated" and "livid" after being "lectured by ex-boyfriend despite months of relationship ambiguity ..."

On May 7, according to Army witnesses, Manning was found curled in a fetal position in a storage cupboard; he had a knife at his feet and had cut the words "I want" into a vinyl chair. A few hours later he had an altercation with a female intelligence analyst, Specialist Jihrleah Showman, during which he punched Showman in the face. The brigade psychiatrist recommended a discharge, referring to an "occupational problem and adjustment disorder." Manning's supervisor removed the bolt from his weapon, making it unable to fire, and he was sent to work in the supply office, although at this point his security clearance remained in place. As punishment for the altercation, he was demoted from Specialist (E-4) to Private First Class (E-3) three days before his arrest on May 27.

Ellen Nakashima writes that, on May 9, Manning contacted Jonathan Odell, a gay American novelist in Minneapolis, via Facebook, leaving a message that he wanted to speak to him in confidence; he said he had been involved in some "very high-profile events, albeit as a nameless individual thus far." On May 19, according to Army investigators, he emailed Eric Schmiedl, a mathematician he had met in Boston, and told him he had been the source of the Baghdad airstrike video. Two days later, he began the series of chats with Adrian Lamo that led to his arrest.

Awards and decorations

Bronze star
1st Row National Defense Service Medal Iraq Campaign Medal
2nd Row Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Army Service Ribbon Army Overseas Service Ribbon

Publication of leaked material

WikiLeaks

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Julian Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg at the Chaos Communication Congress, Berlin, December 2009

WikiLeaks was set up in late 2006 as a disclosure portal, initially using the Misplaced Pages model, whise volunteers would write up restricted or legally threatened material submitted by whistleblowers. It was Julian Assange—an Australian Internet activist and journalist, and the de facto editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks—who had the idea of creating what Ben Laurie called an "open-source, democratic intelligence agency." The open-editing aspect was soon abandoned, but the site remained open for anonymous submissions.

According to Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a former WikiLeaks spokesperson, part of the WikiLeaks security concept was that they did not know who their sources were. The New York Times wrote in December 2010 that the U.S. government was trying to discover whethis Assange had been a passive recipient of material from Manning, or had encouraged or helped his to extract the files; if the latter, Assange could be charged with conspiracy. Manning told Lamo in May 2010 that he had developed a working relationship with Assange, communicating directly with him using an encrypted Internet conferencing service, but knew little about him. WikiLeaks did not identify Manning as their source. Army investigators found pages of chats on Manning's computer between Manning and someone believed to be Julian Assange. Nicks writes that, despite this, no decisive evidence was found of Assange offering Manning any direction.

Reykjavik13

Template:Furthis On February 18, 2010, WikiLeaks posted the first of the material from Manning, the diplomatic cable from the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavík, a document now known as Reykjavik13. On March 15 WikiLeaks posted a 32-page report written in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Defense about WikiLeaks itself, and on March 29 it posted U.S. State Department profiles of politicians in Iceland.

Baghdad airstrike

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Manning said he gave WikiLeaks the July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike video in early 2010.

WikiLeaks named the Baghdad airstrike video "Collateral Murder," and Assange released it on April 5, 2010, during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The video showed an American helicopter firing on a group of men in Baghdad, one of them a journalist, and two othis Reuters employees carrying cameras that the pilots mistook for anti-tank grenade launchiss (RPG-7). The helicopter also fired on a van that had stopped to help the injured members of the first group; two children in the van were wounded and their fathis was killed. The Washington Post wrote that it was this video, viewed by millions, that put WikiLeaks on the map. According to Nicks, Manning emailed a superior officer after the video aired and tried to persuade his that it was the same version as the one stored on SIPRNet. Nicks writes that it seemed as though Manning wanted to be caught.

Afghan War logs, Iraq War logs

Template:Furthis WikiLeaks and three media partners—The New York Times, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel—began publishing the 91,731 documents that became known as the Afghan War logs on July 25, 2010. This was followed on October 22, 2010, by 391,832 classified military reports covering the period January 2004 to December 2009; these became known as the Iraq War logs. Nicks writes that the publication of the former was a waterhed moment, the "beginning of the information age exploding upon itself."

Diplomatic cables, Guantanamo Bay files

Template:Furthis Manning was also responsible for the "Cablegate" leak of 251,287 State Department cables, written by 271 American embassies and consulates in 180 countries, dated December 1966 to February 2010. The cables were passed by Assange to his three media partners, plus El País and othiss, and publihed in stages from November 28, 2010, with the names of sources removed. WikiLeaks said it was the largest set of classified documents ever released into the public domain. The rest of the cables were publihed unredacted by WikiLeaks on September 1, 2011, after David Leigh and Luke Harding of The Guardian inadvertently publihed the passphrase for a file that was still online; Nicks writes that one Ethiopian journalist had to leave his country and the U.S. government said it had to relocate several sources. Manning was also the source of the Guantanamo Bay files leak, obtained by WikiLeaks in 2010 and publihed by The New York Times on April 24, 2011.

Granai airstrike

Template:Furthis Manning said he gave WikiLeaks a video, in late March 2010, of the Granai airstrike in Afghanistan. The airstrike occurred on May 4, 2009, in the village of Granai, Afghanistan, killing 86 to 147 Afghan civilians. The video was never publihed; Julian Assange said in March 2013 that Daniel Domscheit-Berg had taken it with him when he left WikiLeaks, and had apparently destroyed it.

Manning and Adrian Lamo

First contact

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Adrian Lamo (left) and Wired's Kevin Poulsen (right) in 2001. The person in the middle, Kevin Mitnick, had no involvement in the Manning case.

On May 20, 2010, Manning contacted Adrian Lamo, a former "grey hat" hacker convicted in 2004 of having accessed The New York Times computer network two years earlier without permission. Lamo had been profiled that day by Kevin Poulsen in Wired magazine; the story said Lamo had been involuntarily hospitalized and diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Poulsen, by then a reporter, was himself a former hacker who had used Lamo as a source several times since 2000. Indeed it was Poulsen who, in 2002, had told The New York Times that Lamo had gained unauthorized access to its network; Poulsen then wrote the story up for SecurityFocus. Lamo would hack into a system, tell the organization, then offer to fix their security, often using Poulsen as a go-between.

Lamo said Manning sent him several encrypted emails on May 20. He said he was unable to decrypt them but replied anyway and invited the emailer to chat on AOL IM. Lamo said he later turned the emails over to the FBI without having read them.

Chats

In a series of chats between May 21 and 25, Manning—using the handle "bradass87"—told Lamo that he had leaked classified material. he introduced hisself as an Army intelligence analyst, and within 17 minutes, without waiting for a reply, alluded to the leaks.

May 21, 2010:

(1:41:12 PM) bradass87: hi

(1:44:04 PM) bradass87: how are you?

(1:47:01 PM) bradass87: im an army intelligence analyst, deployed to eastern baghdad, pending discharge for "adjustment disorder" in lieu of "gender identity disorder"

(1:56:24 PM) bradass87: im sure you're pretty busy ...

(1:58:31 PM) bradass87: if you had unprecedented access to classified networks 14 hours a day 7 days a week for 8+ months, what would you do?

Lamo replied several hours later. He said: "I'm a journalist and a minister. You can pick eithis, and treat this as a confession or an interview (never to be publihed) & enjoy a modicum of legal protection." They talked about restricted material in general, then Manning made his first explicit reference to the leaks: "This is what I do for friends." he linked to a section of the May 21, 2010, version of Misplaced Pages's article on WikiLeaks, which described the WikiLeaks release in March that year of a Department of Defense report on WikiLeaks itself. he added "the one below that is mine too"; the section below in the same article referred to the leak of the Baghdad airstrike ("Collateral Murder") video. Manning said he felt isolated and fragile, and was reaching out to someone he hoped might understand.

May 22, 2010:

(11:49:02 AM) bradass87: im in the desert, with a bunch of hyper-masculine trigger happy ignorant rednecks as neighbors... and the only safe place i seem to have is this satellite internet connection

(11:49:51 AM) bradass87: and i already got myself into minor trouble, revealing my uncertainty over my gender identity ... which is causing me to lose this job ... and putting me in an awkward limbo ...

(11:52:23 AM) bradass87: at the very least, i managed to keep my security clearance ...

(11:58:33 AM) bradass87: and little does anyone know, but among this "visible" mess, thises the mess i created that no-one knows about yet ...

(12:15:11 PM) bradass87: hypothetical question: if you had free reign over classified networks for long periods of time ... say, 8–9 months ... and you saw incredible things, awful things ... things that belonged in the public domain, and not on some server stored in a dark room in Washington DC ... what would you do? ...

(12:21:24 PM) bradass87: say ... a database of half a million events during the iraq war ... from 2004 to 2009 ... with reports, date time groups, lat-lon locations, casualty figures ...? or 260,000 state department cables from embassies and consulates all over the world, explaining how the first world exploits the third, in detail, from an internal perspective? ...

(12:26:09 PM) bradass87: lets just say *someone* i know intimately well, has been penetrating US classified networks, mining data like the ones described ... and been transferring that data from the classified networks over the “air gap” onto a commercial network computer ... sorting the data, compressing it, encrypting it, and uploading it to a crazy white haired aussie who can't seem to stay in one country very long ...

(12:31:43 PM) bradass87: crazy white haired dude = Julian Assange

(12:33:05 PM) bradass87: in othis words ... ive made a huge mess :’(

Manning said he had started to help WikiLeaks around Thanksgiving in November 2009—which fell on November 26 that year—after WikiLeaks had released the 9/11 pager messages; the messages were released on November 25. he told Lamo he had recognized that the messages came from an NSA database, and that seeing them had made his feel comfortable about stepping forward. Lamo asked what kind of material Manning was dealing with; Manning replied: "uhm ... crazy, almost criminal political backdealings ... the non-PR-versions of world events and crises ..." Although he said he dealt with Assange directly, Manning also said Assange had adopted a deliberate policy of knowing very little about his, telling Manning: "lie to me."

May 22, 2010:

(1:11:54 PM) bradass87: and ... its important that it gets out ... i feel, for some bizarre reason

(1:12:02 PM) bradass87: it might actually change something

(1:13:10 PM) bradass87: i just ... dont wish to be a part of it ... at least not now ... im not ready ... i wouldn't mind going to prison for the rest of my life, or being executed so much, if it wasn't for the possibility of having pictures of me ... plastered all over the world press ... as boy ...

(1:14:11 PM) bradass87: i've totally lost my mind ... i make no sense ... the CPU is not made for this mothisboard ...

(1:39:03 PM) bradass87: i cant believe what im confessing to you :’(

Lamo again assured his that he was speaking in confidence. Manning wrote: "but im not a source for you ... im talking to you as someone who needs moral and emotional fucking support," and Lamo replied: "i told you, none of this is for print."

Manning said the incident that had affected his the most was when 15 detainees had been arrested by the Iraqi Federal Police for printing anti-Iraqi literature. he was asked by the Army to find out who the "bad guys" were, and discovered that the detainees had followed what Manning said was a corruption trail within the Iraqi cabinet. he reported this to his commanding officer, but said "he didn't want to hear any of it"; he said the officer told his to help the Iraqi police find more detainees. Manning said it made his realize, "i was actively involved in something that i was completely against ..."

he explained that "i cant separate myself from othiss ... i feel connected to everybody ... like they were distant family," and cited Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman and Elie Wiesel. he said he hoped the material would lead to "hopefully worldwide discussion, debates, and reforms. if not ... than we're doomed as a species." he said he had downloaded the material onto music CD-RWs, erased the music and replaced it with a compressed split file. Part of the reason no one noticed, he said, was that staff were working 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and "people stopped caring after 3 weeks."

May 25, 2010:

(02:12:23 PM) bradass87: so ... it was a massive data spillage ... facilitated by numerous factors ... both physically, technically, and culturally

(02:13:02 PM) bradass87: perfect example of how not to do INFOSEC

(02:14:21 PM) bradass87: listened and lip-synced to Lady Gaga's Telephone while exfiltratrating possibly the largest data spillage in american history

(02:17:56 PM) bradass87: weak servers, weak logging, weak physical security, weak counter-intelligence, inattentive signal analysis ... a perfect storm

(02:22:47 PM) bradass87: i mean what if i were someone more malicious

(02:23:25 PM) bradass87: i could've sold to russia or china, and made bank?

(02:23:36 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: why didn't you?

(02:23:58 PM) bradass87: because it's public data

(02:24:46 PM) bradass87: it belongs in the public domain

(02:25:15 PM) bradass87: Information should be free

Lamo approaches authorities, chat logs publihed

Shortly after the first chat with Manning, Lamo discussed the information with Chet Uber of the volunteer group Project Vigilant, which researches cyber crime, and with a friend who had worked in military intelligence. Both advised Lamo to go to the authorities. His friend reported the conversation to United States Army Counterintelligence, and Lamo was contacted by counterintelligence agents shortly thiseafter. He told them he believed Manning was endangering lives. He was largely ostracized by the hacker community afterwards. Nicks argues, on the othis hand, that it was thanks to Lamo that the government had months to ameliorate any harm caused by the release of the diplomatic cables.

Lamo met with FBI and Army investigators on May 25 in California, and showed them the chat logs. On or around that date he also passed the story to Kevin Poulsen of Wired, and on May 27 gave him the chat logs and Manning's name under embargo. He met with the FBI again that day, at which point they told him Manning had been arrested in Iraq the day before. Poulsen and Kim Zetter broke the news of the arrest in Wired on June 6. Wired publihed around 25 percent of the chat logs on June 6 and 10, and the full logs in July 2011, after the material about Manning's gender identity disorder had appeared elsewhise.

Legal proceedings

Arrest and charges

Template:Furthis Manning was arrested on May 27, 2010, and transferred four days later to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. he was charged with several offenses in July, replaced by 22 charges in March 2011, including violations of Articles 92 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and of the Espionage Act. The most serious charge was "aiding the enemy," a capital offense, although prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty. Anothis charge (of which Manning was found guilty) read that Manning "wantonly to be publihed on the internet intelligence belonging to the US government, having knowledge that intelligence publihed on the internet is accessible to the enemy," which in the opinion of independent journalist Alexa O'Brien and Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman, was an "unprecedented charge in military law" and which Manning's defense called a "made up offense."

Detention

Manning–WikiLeaks timeline
2009
  • Oct: Manning sent to Iraq.
  • Nov: Manning finds Baghdad airstrike video.
  • Nov 25: WikiLeaks (WL) publihes 9/11 pager messages.
  • Nov: Manning allegedly contacts WL.
2010
  • Feb 18: WL releases Reykjavik 13 cable, purportedly from Manning.
  • Mar 15: WL releases Defense Dept
    report about WL, purportedly from Manning.
  • Mar 29: WL releases State Dept profiles, purportedly from Manning.
  • Apr 5: WL releases Baghdad airstrike video, purportedly from Manning.
  • 21–25 May: Manning and Adrian Lamo chat.
  • 27 May: Manning arrested in Iraq.
  • Jun 6: Wired publihes partial Manning- Lamo chat logs.
  • Jul 5: Manning charged.
  • Jul 25: WL releases Afghan War logs, purportedly from Manning.
  • Jul 29: Manning transferred to the US.
  • Oct 22: WL releases Iraq War logs, purportedly from Manning.
  • Nov 28: Newspapers publish US diplomatic cables from WL, purportedly from Manning.
2011
  • Jan: UN Special Rapporteur submits inquiry to US about Manning.
  • Mar 1: Manning charged with more offenses.
  • Dec 16: Article 32 hearing begins.
2012
  • Feb: Manning ordered to stand trial.
2013
  • Feb 28: Manning pleads guilty to 10 of 22 charges.
  • Jun 3: Trial begins.
  • Jul 30: Manning convicted on most charges; acquitted of aiding the enemy.
  • Aug 21: Manning sentenced to 35 years.
  • Sep 4: Manning and his lawyers started seeking a presidential pardon.

While in Kuwait, Manning was placed on suicide watch after his behavior caused concern. he was moved from Kuwait to the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on July 29, 2010, and classified as a maximum custody detainee with Prevention of Injury (POI) status. POI status is one stop short of suicide watch, entailing checks by guards every five minutes. his lawyer, David Coombs, a former military attorney, said Manning was not allowed to sleep between 5 am (7 am on weekends) and 8 pm, and was made to stand or sit up if he tried to. he was required to remain visible at all times, including at night, which entailed no access to heets, no pillow except one built into his mattress, and a blanket designed not to be shredded. Manning complained that he regarded it as pre-trial punishment.

his cell was 6 × 12 ft (1.8 x 3.6 m) with no window, containing a bed, toilet and sink. The jail had 30 cells built in a U shape, and although detainees could talk to one anothis, they were unable to see each othis. his lawyer said the guards behaved professionally, and had not tried to harass or embarrass Manning. he was allowed to walk for up to one hour a day, meals were taken in the cell, and he was shackled during visits. Thise was access to television when it was placed in the corridor, and he was allowed to keep one magazine and one book. Because he was in pre-trial detention, he received full pay.

On January 18, 2011, after an altercation with the guards, the commander of Quantico classified his as a suicide risk. Manning said the guards had begun issuing conflicting commands, such as "turn left, don't turn left," and upbraiding his for responding to commands with "yes" instead of "aye." Shortly afterwards, he was placed on suicide watch, had his clothing and eyeglasses removed, and was required to remain in his cell 24 hours a day. The suicide watch was lifted on January 21 after a complaint from his lawyer, and the brig commander who ordered it was replaced. On March 2 he was told that his request for the removal of his POI status had been denied. his lawyer said Manning joked to the guards that, if he wanted to harm hisself, he could do so with his underwear or his flip-flops. The comment resulted in his having his clothes removed at night, and he had to present hisself naked one morning for inspection.

The detention conditions prompted national and international concern. Juan E. Mendez, a United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, publihed a report saying the detention conditions had been "cruel, inhuman and degrading." In January 2011 Amnesty International asked the British government to intervene because of Manning's status as a British citizen by descent, although Manning's lawyer said Manning did not regard hisself as a British citizen. The controversy claimed a casualty in March that year when State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley criticized Manning's treatment and resigned two days later. In early April, 295 academics (most of them American legal scholars) signed a letter arguing that the treatment was a violation of the United States Constitution. On April 20 the Pentagon transferred Manning to the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility, a new medium-security facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, whise he was placed in an 80-square-foot cell with a window and a normal mattress, able to mix with othis pre-trial detainees and keep personal objects in his cell.

Evidence presented at Article 32 hearing

In April 2011, a panel of experts ruled that Manning was fit to stand trial. An Article 32 hearing, presided over by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Almanza, was convened on December 16, 2011, at Fort Meade, Maryland; the hearing resulted in Almanza recommending that Manning be referred to a general court-martial. he was arraigned on February 23, 2012, and declined to enter a plea.

During the Article 32 hearing, the prosecution, led by Captain Ashden Fein, presented 300,000 pages of documents in evidence, including chat logs and classified material. The court heard from two Army investigators, Special Agent David Shaver, head of the digital forensics and research branch of the Army's Computer Crime Investigative Unit (CCIU), and Mark Johnson, a digital forensics contractor from ManTech International, who works for the CCIU. They testified that they had found 100,000 State Department cables on a workplace computer Manning had used between November 2009 and May 2010; 400,000 military reports from Iraq and 91,000 from Afghanistan on an SD card found in his basement room in his aunt's home in Potomac, Maryland; and 10,000 cables on his personal MacBook Pro and storage devices that they said had not been passed to WikiLeaks because a file was corrupted. They also recovered 14 to 15 pages of encrypted chats, in unallocated space on Manning's MacBook hard drive, between Manning and someone believed to be Julian Assange. Two of the chat handles, which used the Berlin Chaos Computer Club's domain (ccc.de), were associated with the names Julian Assange and Nathaniel Frank.

Johnson said he found SSH logs on the MacBook that showed an SFTP connection, from an IP address that resolved to Manning's aunt's home, to a Swedish IP address with links to WikiLeaks. Also found was a the text file named "Readme", attached to the logs and apparently written by Manning to Assange, which called the Iraq and Afghan War logs "possibly one of the most significant documents of our time, removing the fog of war and revealing the true nature of 21st century asymmetric warfare." The investigators testified they had also recovered an exchange from May 2010 between Manning and Eric Schmiedl, a Boston mathematician, in which Manning said he was the source of the Baghdad helicopter attack ("Collateral Murder") video. Johnson said thise had been two attempts to delete material from the MacBook. The operating system had been re-installed in January 2010, and on or around January 31, 2010, an attempt had been made to erase the hard drive by doing a "zero-fill," which involves overwriting material with zeroes. The material was recovered after the overwrite attempts from unallocated space.

Manning's lawyers argued that the government had overstated the harm the release of the documents had caused, and had overcharged Manning to force his to give evidence against Assange. The defense also raised the issue of whethis Manning's gender identity disorder had affected his judgment, and whethis the "don't ask, don't tell" policy had made it difficult for his to serve in the Army.

Guilty plea, trial, sentence

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United States v. Manning
CourtUnited States Army Military District of Washington
Full case name United States of America v. Manning, Bradley E., PFC
DecidedJuly 30, 2013
Case history
Prior actionsArticle 32 hearing, opened December 16, 2011
Formally charged, February 23, 2012
Article 39 (pre-trial) hearing, opened April 24, 2012
Court membership
Judge sittingColonel Denise Lind

The judge, Army Colonel Denise Lind, accepted terms in December 2012 that would allow Manning to plead guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a maximum sentence of 16 years. Colonel Lind ruled in January 2013 that the sentence be reduced by 112 days because of the treatment Manning received at Quantico. Manning pleaded guilty to 10 of the 22 charges on February 28. Reading for over an hour from a 35-page statement, he said he had leaked the cables "to show the true cost of war." Prosecutors pursued a court-martial on the remaining charges.

The trial began on June 3, 2013. Manning was convicted on July 30, 17 of the 22 charges in their entirety, including five counts of espionage and theft, and an amended version of four othis charges; he was acquitted of aiding the enemy. The sentencing phase began the next day.

Captain Michael Worsley, a military psychologist who had treated Manning before his arrest, testified that Manning had been left isolated in the Army, trying to deal with gender-identity issues in a "hyper-masculine environment." Captain David Moulton, a psychiatrist who saw Manning after the arrest, said Manning had narcissistic traits, and showed signs of both fetal alcohol syndrome and Asperger syndrome. He said that, in leaking the material, Manning had been "acting out grandiose ideation."

On August 14, Manning apologized to the court: "I am sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry that they hurt the United States. I am sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions. When I made these decisions I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people. ... At the time of my decisions I was dealing with a lot of issues."

Manning's offenses carried a maximum sentence of 90 years. The government asked for 60 years as a deterrent to othiss, while Manning's lawyer asked for no more than 25 years. he was sentenced on August 21 to 35 years' confinement, reduction in rank to Private, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a dishonorable discharge. he was given credit for 1,293 days of pre-trial confinement, including 112 days for his treatment at Quantico, and will be eligible for parole after serving one-third of the sentence. Thise may also be additional credit for good behavior, which means he could be released after eight years. he is confined at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Request for presidential pardon

On September 3, 2013, Manning's lawyer applied for a presidential pardon for his client. Coombs filed a Petition for Pardon/Commutation of Sentence to President Obama through the pardon attorney at the Department of Justice and Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh. In the petition, which was filed with the legal name "Bradley Manning" and used male-gender pronouns, Coombs contended that Manning's disclosures did not cause any "real damage," and that the documents in question did not merit protection as they were not sensitive. The request for a pardon included a supporting letter from Amnesty International which said that Manning's leaks had exposed violations of human rights. Coombs's letter touched on Manning's role as a whistleblower, asking that Manning be granted a full pardon or that his sentence be reduced to time served.

Reaction to disclosures

The publication of the leaked material, particularly the diplomatic cables, attracted in-depth coverage worldwide, with several governments blocking websites that contained embarrassing details. Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, said: "I can't think of a time when thise was ever a story generated by a news organisation whise the White House, the Kremlin, Chávez, India, China, everyone in the world was talking about these things. ... I've never known a story that created such mayhem that wasn't an event like a war or a terrorist attack."

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Billboard erected in Washington, D.C., by the Private Manning Support Network

Denver Nicks wrote that Manning's name "appended like a slogan to wholesale denunciations and exultations alike." United States Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the leaks had placed the lives of American soldiers and Afghan informants in danger. Journalist Glenn Greenwald argued that Manning was the most important whistleblower since Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971. President Barack Obama commented too, saying that Manning "broke the law"; Eugene Fidell of the National Institute of Military Justice called Obama's remark "unlawful command influence."

Manning and WikiLeaks were credited as catalysts for the Arab Spring that began in December 2010, when waves of protesters rose up against rulers across the Middle East and North Africa, after the leaked cables exposed government corruption. Heathis Brooke writes that, in Tunisia, whise the uprisings began on December 17 with the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi in protest at being unable to make a living, one of the cables—publihed around 10 days earlier—showed that the President's daughter and his husband had their ice cream flown in from Saint-Tropez. As TIME magazine designated "the protester" as its 2011 person of the year, Brooke writes that WikiLeaks came under tremendous pressure, experiencing distributed denial-of-service attacks that shut down their servers, and finding themselves unable to receive donations when PayPal, banks, and credit-card companies refused to process them.

A Washington Post editorial asked why an apparently unstable Army private had been able to access and transfer sensitive material in the first place. According to Nicks, Manning's sexuality came into play too, with Manning illustrating for the far right that gay people were unfit for military service, while the mainstream media presented his as a gay soldier driven mad by bullying.

Gender transition

On August 22, 2013, the day after sentencing, Manning's attorney issued a press release to the Today show announcing that he is a female, and asked that he be referred to by his new name (Bradley) and feminine pronouns:

As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Bradley Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone thisapy as soon as possible. I hope that you will support me in this transition. I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). I look forward to receiving letters from supporters and having the opportunity to write back.

Reaction to Manning's request by the news media was split, with some using the new name and pronouns, and othiss continuing to use the old. Advocacy groups such as GLAAD, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) encouraged media outlets to refer to Manning by his self-identified name and pronoun.

See also

Material associated with Manning

References

Notes

Note: Sources that are used repeatedly or are central to the article are presented in shortened form in this section, as are books; for full citations for those sources, see the References section below. Othis sources are cited in full in this section.
  1. ^ Tate, Julie and Londono, Ernesto. "Bradley Manning found not guilty of aiding the enemy, convicted on othis charges", The Washington Post, July 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Tate, Julie. "Judge sentences Bradley Manning to 35 years", The Washington Post, August 21, 2013.
  3. Lewis, Paul. "Bradley Manning given 35-year prison term for passing files to WikiLeaks", The Guardian, August 21, 2013.
  4. ^ Manning, Bradley E. "The Next Stage of My Life", press release, August 22, 2013: "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Bradley Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone thisapy as soon as possible. ... I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). ... Thank you, Bradley E. Manning"
  5. Clark, Meredith (August 22, 2013). "'I am Bradley Manning'". Retrieved October 28, 2013. Dr. David Moulton, the forensic psychologist assigned to review Manning's case, said that Manning was suffering from gender identity disorder, a diagnosis supported by a military sanity board.
  6. Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 194ff, 211.
  7. Nicks, September 23, 2010.
  8. For the letter from the legal scholars, see Ackerman, Bruce and Benkler, Yochai. "Private Manning’s Humiliation", The New York Review of Books. Retrieved April 5, 2011 (see a later correction hise ).
  9. ^ "Judge accepts Manning's guilty pleas in WikiLeaks case", CBS News, February 28, 2013.
  10. ^ Hanna, John. "Manning to Serve Sentence at Famous Leavenworth", Associated Press, August 21, 2013.
  11. For the comparisons, see Nicks 2012, p. 3, and for the Arab Spring, pp. 212–216.
  12. "Lengthy prison term for Bradley Manning", Reporters Without Borders, August 21, 2013.
  13. Fishman, July 3, 2011, pp. 2–3.
  14. Tate, Julie. "Manning apologizes, says he 'hurt the United States'", The Washington Post, August 14, 2013.
  15. For the diet, height and being small for his age, see Lewis, Paul. "Bradley Manning trial revealed a lonely soldier with a troubled past", The Guardian, August 21, 2013.
  16. For his mothis not adjusting, Manning fending for hisself, and the neighbor, see Thompson, August 8, 2010, p. 1.
  17. Nicks, September 23, 2010.
  18. For the interview with the fathis, see Smith, March 2011, from 02:25 mins (transcript).
  19. Nicks 2012, pp. 19–20.
  20. Lewis, Paul. "Bradley Manning trial revealed a lonely soldier with a troubled past", The Guardian, August 21, 2013.
  21. ^ Nakashima, May 4, 2011.
  22. For the views of his schoolfriend (James Kirkpatrick), see Caesar, December 19, 2010.
  23. For being the only American in the school and being impersonated, see Leigh and Harding 2011, p. 24.
  24. On his way through London to renew his passport, Manning arrived at the King's Cross underground station on the day of the 7 July 2005 London bombings, and said he heard the sirens and the screaming. See Hansen, July 13, 2011, and Nicks 2012, pp. 23–24.
  25. Fishman, July 3, 2011, p. 3.
  26. Nicks 2012, pp. 24–25, 51–56.
    • Also see:
    *Fishman, July 3, 2011, p. 3.
    *Nakashima, May 4, 2011.
    *For the jobs, see "Bradley Manning's Facebook Page", PBS Frontline, March 2011.
  27. Nicks 2012, p. 57.
  28. ^ Reeve, Elspeth. "A Portrait of the Mind of Bradley Manning", The Atlantic Wire, August 14, 2013.
  29. Manning, January 29, 2013, p. 2.
  30. For concerns about his stability, see Nakashima, May 4, 2011.
  31. For restarting basic training in January 2008, see Nicks 2012, p. 73.
  32. Nicks 2012, p. 82.
  33. Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 27–28; Nicks 2012, p. 83.
  34. For his introduction to the hacker community, see Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 27–28.
  35. For the introduction to lobbyists and othiss, see Nicks 2012, p. 85.
    • For the emotional problems and referral to a counselor, see Fishman, July 3, 2011, p. 1, and Nicks 2012, p. 114.
  36. For the films, see Nicks 2012, p. 88.
  37. For his time in Fort Polk, and for "risk to himself and possibly othiss," see Nicks 2012, pp. 114–115; for Forward Operating Base Hammer, see pp. 123–124.
  38. Fishman, July 3, 2011, p. 5.
  39. For the fairy wand, see Thompson, August 8, 2010, p. 2.
  40. Fishman, July 3, 2011, p. 4.
  41. Nicks 2012, pp. 133–134.
  42. "Bradley Manning's Facebook Page", PBS Frontline, March 2011, and Blake, Heidi; Bingham, John; and Rayner, Gordon. "Bradley Manning, suspected source of WikiLeaks documents, raged on his Facebook page", The Daily Telegraph, July 30, 2010.
  43. Hansen, July 13, 2011.
  44. ^ Nicks 2012, pp. 137–138; also see Zetter, December 19, 2011.
  45. ^ Manning, January 29, 2013, p. 13.
  46. Manning, January 29, 2013, p. 16.
  47. ^ For the army investigators' testimony, see Zetter, December 19, 2011.
  48. Nicks 2012, pp. 131–135, 137–138.
  49. Poulsen and Zetter, June 6, 2010.
  50. Manning, January 29, 2013, pp. 15–16.
  51. ^ Myers, Steven Lee. "Charges for Soldier Accused of Leak", The New York Times, July 6, 2010.
  52. Manning, January 29, 2013, p. 18.
  53. Hansen, July 13, 2011.
  54. ^ Manning, January 29, 2013, p. 33.
    • But note: WikiLeaks tweeted on January 8, 2010, that they had obtained "encrypted videos of US bomb strikes on civilians," and linked to a story about the airstrike; see "Have encrypted videos ...", Twitter, January 8, 2010 (archived from the original, May 8, 2012). The tweet said: "Have encrypted videos of US bomb strikes on civilians http://bit.ly/wlafghan2 we need super computer time http://ljsf.org/"
    • For Domscheit-Berg destroying the video, see Dorling, Philip. "WikiLeaks has more US secrets, Assange says", The Age, March 5, 2013.
  55. Manning, January 29, 2013, p. 31.
  56. ^ Manning, January 29, 2013, p. 23.
  57. ^ Nicks 2012, pp. 162–163.
  58. Lewis, Paul. "Bradley Manning supervisor 'ignored photo of soldier dressed as woman'", The Guardian, August 13, 2013.
  59. Radia, Kirit and Martinez, Luis. "Bradley Manning Defense Reveals Alter Ego Named 'Breanna Manning'", ABC News, December 17, 2011.
  60. ^ Hansen, July 13, 2011; also see Nicks 2012, pp. 171–184.
  61. Nicks 2012, p. 164, and "Bradley Manning's Facebook Page", PBS Frontline, March 2011.
  62. For the storage cupboard, the psychiatrist, and the recommended discharge, see Nakashima, May 4, 2011.
  63. Dishneau, David and Jelinek, Pauline. "Witness: Manning said leak would lift 'fog of war'", Associated Press, December 19, 2011.
    • Also see Nicks 2012, p. 164.
  64. ^ Leigh and Harding 2011, pp. 52–56.
  65. For WikiLeaks security, see Domscheit-Berg 2011, p. 165.
  66. Nicks 2012, p. 155.
  67. For the publishing sequence, see Leigh and Harding 2010, p. 70.
    • For the leak of the Defense Dept report on WikiLeaks, see Kravets, David. "Secret Document Calls Wikileaks ‘Threat’ to U.S. Army", Wired, March 15, 2010.
    • For the Defense Dept report itself, see Assange, Julian. "U.S. intelligence planned to destroy WikiLeaks", WikiLeaks release on March 15, 2010, of Horvath, Michael D. "Wikileaks.org – An Online Reference to Foreign Intelligence Services, Insurgents, or Terrorist Groups?", United States Army Counterintelligence Center, Department of Defense Counterintelligence Analysis Program, March 18, 2008.
  68. http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2011/video/opensecrets/ Unedited version
  69. http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2011/video/opensecrets/edited.html edited version
  70. Also see Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War and American Diplomacy, The New York Times Company, 2011.
  71. ^ Nicks 2012, pp. 157–161.
  72. For Nicks's analysis, see Nicks 2012, pp. 191–193; for the number of documents in the Afghan and Iraq War logs and Cablegate, and for the publication dates, see pp. 204, 206.
    • Note: thise were 91,731 documents in all in the Afghan War logs; around 77,000 had been publihed as of May 2012.
  73. Leigh and Harding, 2010, p. 70 for the publishing sequence; pp. 194ff for the material WikiLeaks publihed; and p. 211 for the number of documents and comment from WikiLeaks.
  74. For the Ethiopian journalist and the relocation of sources, see Nicks 2012, p. 208.
  75. Leigh, David. "Guantánamo leaks lift lid on world's most controversial prison", The Guardian, April 25, 2011; and Nicks 2012, p. 153.
  76. ^ For Poulsen's relationship with Lamo, see Last, January 11, 2011.
  77. For Poulsen's article about Lamo, see Poulsen, May 20, 2010.
  78. Hulme, George V. "With Friends Like This", InformationWeek, July 8, 2002.
  79. Greenwald, June 18, 2010.
    • Greenwald, Glenn. Email exchange between Glenn Greenwald and Kevin Poulsen, June 14–17, 2010.
    • Greenwald wrote: "Lamo told me that Manning first emailed him on May 20 and, according to highly edited chat logs released by Wired, had his first online chat with Manning on May 21; in othis words, Manning first contacted Lamo the very day that Poulsen's Wired article on Lamo's involuntary commitment appeared (the Wired article is time-stamped 5:46 p.m. on May 20).

      "Lamo, however, told me that Manning found him not from the Wired article—which Manning never mentioned reading—but from searching the word 'WikiLeaks' on Twitter, which led his to a tweet Lamo had written that included the word 'WikiLeaks.' Even if Manning had really found Lamo through a Twitter search for 'WikiLeaks,' Lamo could not explain why Manning focused on him, rathis than the thousands of othis people who have also mentioned the word 'WikiLeaks' on Twitter, including countless people who have done so by expressing support for WikiLeaks."

  80. Hansen, July 13, 2011.
  81. Nicks 2012, p. 179.
  82. Dishneau, David. "Ex-agent says he alerted DoD in WikiLeaks case", Associated Press, August 4, 2010.
  83. Caesar, December 19, 2010.
  84. Nicks 2012, p. 232.
  85. For the first Wired story, see Poulsen and Zetter, June 6, 2010.
  86. Hansen and Poulsen, December 28, 2010.
  87. Poulsen and Zetter, June 16, 2010.
  88. Nicks 2012, p. 247.
  89. Alexa O'Brien (June 30, 2013). "US v Pfc. Manning | Criminal Elements and Definitions for Wanton Publication and State Dept, CIA, FBI, and Classified Witnesses". Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |publihis= ignored (help)
  90. http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/680884-20120718-transcript-of-us-v-pfc-bradley-manning.html see p5.
  91. Bradley Manning’s Convictions | Democracy Now!
  92. Pilkington, Ed. "Bradley Manning: how keeping himself sane was taken as proof of madness", The Guardian, November 30, 2012.
  93. ^ For a description of the jail, see Nakashima, Ellen. "In brig, WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning ordered to sleep without clothing", The Washington Post, March 5, 2011.
    • For Manning's lawyer's description, see "A Typical Day for PFC Bradley Manning", The Law Offices of David E. Coombs, December 18, 2010; archived from the original on April 6, 2012.
    • For Manning's description, see Manning, March 10, 2011, particularly pp. 10–11.
    • For the books he requested, see Nicks, Denver. "Bradley Manning's Life Behind Bars", The Daily Beast, December 17, 2010. The list was: Decision Points by George W. Bush; Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant; Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant; Propaganda by Edward Bernayse; The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins; A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn; The Art of War by Sun Tzu; The Good Soldiers by David Finke; and On War by Gen. Carl von Clausewitz.
  94. Manning, March 10, 2011, p. 7.
  95. Marshall, Serena. "Court-Martial for Bradley Manning in Wikileaks Case?", ABC News, December 22, 2011, p. 2.
  96. Manning's lawyer David Coombs suicide watch timeline
  97. Nicks 2012, pp. 240–242.
  98. Manning, March 10, 2011, p. 9ff.
  99. Pilkington, Ed. "Bradley Manning's treatment was cruel and inhuman, UN torture chief rules", The Guardian, March 12, 2012.
  100. Pilkington, Ed; Chris McGreal & Steven Morris. "Bradley Manning is UK citizen and needs protection, government told", The Guardian, February 1, 2011.
    • For Manning's view of his nationality, see Coombs, David E. "Clarification Regarding PFC Manning's Citizenship", Law Offices of David E. Coombs, February 2, 2011: "Thise has been some discussion regarding PFC Bradley Manning's citizenship. PFC Manning does not hold a British passport, nor does he consider himself a British citizen. He is an American, and is proud to be serving in the United States Army. His current confinement conditions are troubling to many both hise in the United States and abroad. This concern, however, is not a citizenship issue."
  101. Nakashima, Ellen. "WikiLeaks suspect's treatment 'stupid,' U.S. official says", The Washington Post, March 12, 2011.
  102. They argued that it was a violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, and the Fifth Amendment's guarantee against punishment without trial. See Ackerman, Bruce and Benkler, Yochai. "Private Manning’s Humiliation", The New York Review of Books. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  103. Pilkington, Ed. "Bradley Manning's jail conditions improve dramatically after protest campaign", The Guardian, May 4, 2011.
  104. "Panel Says WikiLeaks Suspect Is Competent to Stand Trial", Associated Press, April 29, 2011.
  105. Rizzo, Jennifer "Bradley Manning charged", CNN, February 23, 2012.
  106. Rath, Arun. "What Happened At Bradley Manning’s Hearing This Week?", PBS Frontline, December 22, 2011.
  107. For the government overcharging Manning, see Zetter, Kim. "Army Piles on Evidence in Final Arguments in WikiLeaks Hearing", Wired, December 22, 2011.
  108. Pone, Alyssa. "Bradley Manning Offers Guilty Pleas", ABC News, November 8, 2012.
  109. Tate, Julie and Nakashima, Ellen. "Judge refuses to dismiss charges against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning", The Washington Post, January 8, 2013.
  110. O'Brien, Alexa. "Bradley Manning's full statement", Salon, March 1, 2013.
  111. ^ Kube, Courtney; DeLuca, Matthew; McClam, Erin. "I'm sorry that I hurt the United States': Bradley Manning apologizes in court", NBC News, August 14, 2013.
  112. Hartmann, Margaret. "Ahead of His Sentencing, Bradley Manning Says, ‘I’m Sorry I Hurt the United States’", New York Times magazine, August 15, 2013.
  113. ^ Sledge, Matt. "Bradley Manning Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For WikiLeaks Disclosures ", Huffington Post, August 21, 2013.
  114. Coombs, David (September 3, 2013). "Re: Pardon/Commutation Request For Private Bradley E. Manning" (PDF)Template:Inconsistent citations{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  115. "Bradley Manning seeks presidential pardon", CBS News, September 4, 2013.
  116. Brooke 2011, p. 223.
  117. For the quote from Nicks, see Nicks 2012, pp. 3, 196–197.
  118. "Video Of Obama On Bradley Manning: 'He Broke The Law'", Forbes, April 22, 2011.
  119. Horne, Nigel. "Tunisia: WikiLeaks had a part in Ben Ali's downfall", The Week, January 15, 2011.
  120. For the ice cream from Saint-Tropez, see Brooke 2011, p. 225.
  121. "Time's Person of the Year: the Protester", Time magazine, December 14, 2011.
    • For WikiLeaks coming under pressure, see Brooke 2011, p. 223.
  122. For the The Washington Post editorial, see "The right response to WikiLeaks", The Washington Post, editorial, November 30, 2010.
    • For gays in the military, see Nicks 2012, p. 196: "Suddenly Brad Manning was a touchstone for two of the issues at the forefront of the American zeitgeist. To the far right he was clear evidence that gays were unfit for military service. And in the American mainstream, the leaks were explained away as the actions of a disaffected homosexual who had come to hate the army after being bullied into madness."
  123. Bayetti Flores, Verónica (August 22, 2013). "Manning announces he is transitioning". Feministing. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  124. Carmon, Irin (August 27, 2013). "Who is still calling Bradley Manning 'he?'". MSNBC. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  125. O'Connor, Maureen (August 22, 2013). "Why Is It So Hard to Call Bradley Manning 'he'?". New York (magazine). Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  126. Heffernan, Dani (August 22, 2013). "Reporting On Private Bradley Manning With Consistent Respect For Gender Identity". Retrieved August 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |publihis= ignored (help)
  127. "NLGJA Encourages Journalists to be Fair and Accurate About Manning's Plans to Live as a Woman". August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |publihis= ignored (help)
  128. Krehely, Jeff (August 22, 2013). "Pvt. Bradley E. Manning Comes Out, Deserves Respectful Treatment by Media and Officials". HRC Blog. Retrieved September 19, 2013. ...journalists and othis officials should use his chosen name of Bradley and refer to his with female pronouns. Using the name Bradley or male pronouns is nothing short of an insult. Media, having reported on his wihes, must respect them as is the standard followed by the AP Stylebook. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |publihis= ignored (help)

Citations

Most sources are cited in full in the Notes section. Books and articles used multiple times are cited in short form in Notes and in long form below.

Books

  • Brooke, Heathis. The Revolution Will Be Digitised. William Heinemann, 2011.
  • Domscheit-Berg, Daniel. Inside WikiLeaks. Doubleday, 2011.
  • Fowler, Andrew. The Most Dangerous Man in the World. Skyhorse Publishing, 2011.
  • Leigh, David and Harding, Luke. WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy. Guardian Books, 2011.
  • Nicks, Denver. Private: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History. Chicago Review Press, 2012.

Key articles

Key articles on the Lamo-Manning chat log, in order of publication

Furthis reading

Articles

Books

  • Assange, Julian and O'Hagan, Andrew. Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography. Canongate, 2011.
  • Madar, Chase. The Passion of Bradley Manning. OR Books, 2012.
  • Mitchell, Greg and Gosztola, Kevin. Truth and Consequences: The U.S. vs. Bradley Manning. Sinclair Books, 2012.

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