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WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning intends to begin hormone therapy for gender reassignment and live the rest of his life as a woman, according to a statement from him read on NBC's "Today" Show today.

Manning wants to be referred to as Chelsea -- not Bradley -- according to the statement.

Manning's announcement comes a day after a military judge sentenced him to 35 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of U.S. Military and diplomatic documents.

Manning, 25, was convicted in July of stealing 750,000 pages of classified documents and videos and disseminating them to WikiLeaks, the online anti-secrecy group. The judge also reduced his rank from private first class to private and ordered him to forfeit pay and benefits and be dishonorably discharged. Ref. CNN

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Whistle-blower Manning asks Obama for pardon

The US soldier convicted of providing secret files to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified materials in the nation's history has asked for a presidential pardon, supporters said today. Ref. Source 7

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Assange: UK spied on WikiLeaks

THE UK's intelligence-gathering agency 'spied" on people who contacted WikiLeaks, Julian Assange has claimed. Ref. Source 1

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Manning Determined to Fight Back After Army Upholds 35- Year Sentence:

Attorneys for Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning begin working on the appeals process after the military finds her guilty under the Espionage Act, a statute the Obama administration has invoked more than all previous presidencies Ref. Source 9

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Pentagon pushes Manning transfer for gender treatment

Chelsea Manning was convicted of sending classified documents to WikiLeaks. Ref. Source 1

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Assange targetted by FBI probe, US court documents reveal:

Papers released in US legal proceedings have revealed that a "Criminal/national security investigation" By the US Department of Justice and FBI probe of WikiLeaks is "A multi-subject investigation" That is still "Active and ongoing" Ref. Source 8

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"Iraq war was lies from the start"

THE US soldier convicted of leaking a trove of secret documents warns that the American government has been lying about Iraq from the start. Ref. Source 6

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Julian Assange files case to dismiss Swedish warrant:

The legal actions will lead to the first custody hearing since his arrest. Ref. Source 8