There are just too many opportunities - and an increasing number of them - to hide systemic, institutional … - Chelsea Manning

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If someone realises the piece they are wearing is inspired by me then it only broadens my audience.

Chelsea Manning

There are just too many opportunities - and an increasing number of them - to hide systemic, institutional wrongdoing behind legal veils, legal theories, and arbitrary exemptions. I hope that we can start to chip away at this, but it sure looks like society is still sliding in the opposite direction.

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I 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.

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I want people to see the truth. . . regardless of who they are. . . because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public.

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I think we can achieve meaningful change, but only if we demand that the institutions themselves change their behavior.

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I regret if my actions hurt anyone or harmed the United States. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. When I chose to disclose classified information, I did so out of a love for my country and a sense of duty to others.

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