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WikiLeaks publishes the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by the soldier now known as Chelsea Manning.
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WikiLeaks
News leak publishing organisation
WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources. It was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange. Kristinn Hrafnsson is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Classified information
Material that government claims requires confidentiality
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Chelsea Manning
American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
Chelsea Elizabeth Manning is an American activist and whistleblower. She is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted by court-martial in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses, after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly 750,000 classified, or…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)