A hero is finally free. Yes, I call Chelsea a hero, for showing the world what ‘regime change’ actually means, for the people being ‘liberated’. They say truth is the first casualty of war. In an age when the DoD spends billions on propaganda, the only way citizens can know what their government is doing in their name is through the courageous actions of ‘leakers’, who too often pay an unthinkable price.
Chelsea Manning was released from Leavenworth just before 6am.
The Army said on Tuesday that Manning would remain on active duty in a special, unpaid status that will legally entitle her to military medical care, along with commissary privileges.
Manning will continue to have access to commissaries - or special grocery stores tailored to servicemen and women and their families - and military exchanges, which are retail stores operated on military bases.
An Army spokeswoman, Lt Col Jennifer Johnson, said Manning will be on 'excess leave' while her court-martial conviction is under appellate review.
