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An intimate, revealing memoir from one of the most important activists of our time.
While working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq for the United States Army in 2010, Chelsea Manning disclosed more than seven hundred thousand classified military and diplomatic records that she had smuggled out of the country…
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README.TXT is a non-fiction book, an autobiography of Chelsea Manning, who leaked footage of the US military openly and brazenly killing journalists. It's a tough read but an important part of our recent history, and it demythologizes the infallibility of the military. Whistleblowers should be protected, not persecuted. Changes should be made, not cover-ups.
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