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== Data Leak ==
== Data Leak ==
Manning was assigned to a unit based near [[Baghdad]], Iraq. He had access to databases used by the United States government to store classified information. He was arrested after Adrian Lamo, a computer hacker, and journalist, informed the FBI that Manning had confided during online IRC chats that he had downloaded material from the confidential databases and passed it to WikiLeaks. The material leaked included videos of American airstrikes, and hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables. It was the largest set of restricted documents ever leaked to the public. Much of it was published subsequently by [[WikiLeaks]] or its media partners between April and November 2010.
Manning was assigned to a unit based near [[Baghdad]], Iraq. He had access to databases used by the United States government to store classified information. He was arrested after Adrian Lamo, a computer hacker, and journalist, informed the FBI that Manning had confided during online IRC chats that he had downloaded material from the confidential databases and passed it to WikiLeaks. The material leaked included videos of American airstrikes and hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables. It was the largest set of restricted documents ever leaked to the public. Much of it was published subsequently by [[WikiLeaks]] or its media partners between April and November 2010.
==Release==
Despite being sentenced to 35 years in prison, Manning was released after seven years after President [[Barack Obama]] granted [[Sex change|"her"]] clemency in his last days in office. It was decided that "she" would remain on active duty in the military.<ref>Suhr, Jim (May 17, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/17/pvt-chelsea-manning-set-for-release-after-7-years-/ Pvt. Chelsea Manning released after 7 years in military prison]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 17, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/17/chelsea-manning-freed-from-kansas-military-prison.html Chelsea Manning freed from Kansas military prison]. ''Fox News''. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==