Wikileaks

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  • Bradley Manning born

  • Manning moves to UK

    Shows aptitude for computing

  • Manning returns to live in USA

  • Wikileaks Created

  • Bradley Manning joins US Army

  • Wikileaks.org launches

    Wikileaks

  • Wikileaks exposes Julius B for money laundering

  • Sarah Palin's emails are leaked by Wikileaks

  • Manning moved to Quantico in solitary

  • Manning sent to Iraq

    Has access to top secret information

  • Manning contacts Wikileaks

    First contact made, and leaks 570 000 pages of messages.

  • Manning downloads Iraqi/Afghanistan war logs onto CD

  • Collateral Murder Video Released

  • Manning contacts infamous hacker Adrian Lamo online

    Tells Lamo that he was responsible for the Leaks. Lamo recorded the chat and passed on to DoD.

  • Manning arrested in Kuwait

  • Bradley Manning official charged with leaking classified information

  • Afghan war reports pbulished in NYT

  • Iraq warlogs published

    Details civilian deaths, war crimes, executions, and torture.

  • Joe Biden and Julia Gillard denounce Assange as a terrorist

  • Amnesty International denounces Manning's treatment

  • Manning's charges updated to 22 violations

    Including "aiding the enemy" which carries a life sentence

  • Guantanamo files released

    Contains secret assessments of detainees

  • Wired.com publishes Lamo chat logs

  • Pre-trial hearings begin for Manning

    4/5s of defence witnesses are barred

  • UN says Manning subject to "cruel, inhuman and degrading treament"

  • Assange enters Equadorian embassy

  • Prosecution reveals Manning's treatment ordered by higher command

  • Handwritten note received threatening to storm the embassy

  • Manning turns 25

    Third birthday in prison without triat

  • Manning pleads guilty to leaking military information

  • Court Martial begins

  • Cleared of "aiding the enemy", guilty of 5 espionage charges

  • Assange claims he is happy to answer questions within the embassy

  • Swedish Court grants appeal hearing over warrant

    Even if the Swedish warrant is dropped, then the UK will still arrest Assange, because of the US case.