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{{Move|Chelsea Manning}}
{{Move|Chelsea Manning}}
'''Bradley Edward Manning''' (or '''Chelsea Elizabeth Manning''', according to his wishes.<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2013/08/23/bradley-mannings-new-crusade-n1671409</ref>) is a United States Army soldier who was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted in a [[court-martial]] for releasing vast amounts of classified documents to [[WikiLeaks]] Manning is being held at the Marine Corps Brig, Quantico, [[Virginia]], charged with "transferring classified data" and "delivering national defense information to an unauthorised source", and "aiding the enemy".<ref name="FoxNews">[http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/29/who-pfc-bradley-manning#ixzz19diL6EX5]</ref> Manning is [[homosexual|gay]], and there is speculation that his homosexuality motivated him to leak classified information.<ref name="FoxNews" /> In August 2013 Manning announced he wanted to live as a woman.<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2013/08/23/bradley-mannings-new-crusade-n1671409</ref>
'''Bradley Edward Manning''' (or '''Chelsea Elizabeth Manning''', according to his wishes.<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2013/08/23/bradley-mannings-new-crusade-n1671409</ref>) is a United States Army soldier who was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted in a [[court-martial]] for releasing vast amounts of classified documents to [[WikiLeaks]]. Manning is being held at the Marine Corps Brig, Quantico, [[Virginia]], charged with "transferring classified data" and "delivering national defense information to an unauthorised source", and "aiding the enemy".<ref name="FoxNews">[http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/29/who-pfc-bradley-manning#ixzz19diL6EX5]</ref> Manning is [[homosexual|gay]], and there is speculation that his homosexuality motivated him to leak classified information.<ref name="FoxNews" /> In August 2013 Manning announced he wanted to live as a woman.<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2013/08/23/bradley-mannings-new-crusade-n1671409</ref>
The Australian hacker and founder of the controversial website [[WikiLeaks]], [[Julian Assange]], considers him an unparalleled hero.
The Australian hacker and founder of the controversial website [[WikiLeaks]], [[Julian Assange]], considers him an unparalleled hero.