In a new memoir, she talks about why she did it. Chelsea manning says she didn't think her leaks would threaten national security over the course of four months, she leaked diplomatic cables, battlefield reports and guantanamo detainee profiles. Chelsea elizabeth manning[3] (born bradley edward manning, december 17, 1987) is an american activist and whistleblower The leak of reikjavik13 barely registered with the public, but it was the first of what turned out to be nearly 750,000 sensitive documents sent to wikileaks by chelsea manning. Army intelligence analyst who provided the web site wikileaks with a trove of classified documents in what was believed to be the largest unauthorized release of state secrets in u.s She was sentenced to 35 years in prison but had the bulk of her sentence commuted.
Assange, 52, the founder of wikileaks, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with chelsea manning, at that time a u.s Army intelligence analyst, to unlawfully obtain and disclose classified documents relating to the national defense After obtaining classified national defense information from manning, and aware of the harm that dissemination of such national defense Chelsea manning has been released from prison after serving seven years for leaking 750,000 classified documents to wikileaks Included in the leaks were military and diplomatic dispatches, as.
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