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September 15, 2017

Harvard Rescinds Chelsea Manning's Fellowship After CIA Director Protests
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Harvard University has canceled an offer that would make Army
whistleblower Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow, after CIA Director Mike
Pompeo called Manning an "American traitor" and canceled a planned
appearance on campus. In response, Chelsea Manning tweeted, "honored to
be 1st disinvited trans woman visiting @harvard fellow ... they chill
marginalized voices under @cia pressure … #We Got This." The Obama
administration prosecuted Manning under the Espionage Act after she
revealed secrets of the U.S. State Department and Pentagon-including
evidence of war crimes and support for U.S. allies committing torture-to
Wiki Leaks.


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