On 7 October, US whistleblower Chelsea Manning stated publicly that she does not consider herself a pacifist, anti-war ‘or (especially) a “conscientious objector”.’
Manning, who is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking US military and diplomatic files, wrote: ‘it’s not terribly clear to me that my actions were explicitly done for “peace”.’
Manning was responding to the award to her of the International Peace Bureau’s 2013 Sean MacBride Peace Award.
Topics: Prison, Chelsea Manning