I have served a sufficiently long sentence. I am not asking for a pardon of my conviction.
Chelsea ManningAs Iraq erupts in civil war and America again contemplates intervention, that unfinished business should give new urgency to the question of how the United States military controlled the media coverage of its long involvement there and in Afghanistan.
Chelsea ManningI wanted the American public to know that not everyone in Iraq and Afghanistan were targets that needed to be neutralized, but rather people who were struggling to live in the pressure cooker environment of what we call asymmetric warfare.
Chelsea ManningAnxiety, depression, and suicide don't discriminate based on how much money you have - though it might make it easier for you to get help.
Chelsea ManningDisturbingly, the First Amendment, along with the Fourth Amendment - protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures, and requiring warrants - have been the major casualties of the shift in government policy in the last two decades. Unfortunately, I think that the biggest consequences of this tragedy won't be clear until it is far, far too late.
Chelsea Manning