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| − | '''Bradley Manning''' (Crescent, Oklahoma, 1987; spend part of his childhood in Wales) is a United States Army soldier. He will face a [[court-martial]] for allegedly releasing vast amounts of classified documents to [[WikiLeaks]] (He is the prime suspect of giving files to WikiLeaks). Manning is | + | '''Bradley Manning''' (Crescent, Oklahoma, 1987; spend part of his childhood in Wales) is a United States Army soldier. He will face a [[court-martial]] for allegedly releasing vast amounts of classified documents to [[WikiLeaks]] (He is the prime suspect of giving files 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". He could face more charges before the investigation is over.<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" /> |
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| − | The Australian hacker and controversial [[liberal]] website WikiLeaks | + | The Australian hacker and founder of the controversial [[liberal]] website [[WikiLeaks]], [[Julian Assange]], considers him an unparalleled hero. |
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Revision as of 18:13, January 6, 2011
Bradley Manning (Crescent, Oklahoma, 1987; spend part of his childhood in Wales) is a United States Army soldier. He will face a court-martial for allegedly releasing vast amounts of classified documents to WikiLeaks (He is the prime suspect of giving files 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". He could face more charges before the investigation is over.[1] Manning is gay, and there is speculation that his homosexuality motivated him to leak classified information.[1]
The Australian hacker and founder of the controversial liberal website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, considers him an unparalleled hero.