Chelsea Manning accuses US of lying about Iraq in controversial New York Times op-ed

Detained US soldier Chelsea Manning warned Americans they were being lied to about Iraq once more in a recent op-ed Said 'the current limits on press freedom and excessive government secrecy make it impossible for Americans to grasp fully what is happening in the wars we finance' Manning is serving a 35-year prison sentence on espionage charges and other offenses for passing along 700,000 secret documents, including diplomatic cables and military intelligence files, to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks

By Agence France Presse and Michael Zennie

Published: 08:22 EST, 15 June 2014 | Updated: 16:54 EST, 15 June 2014

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Chelsea Manning, the U.S. soldier serving a 35-year sentence for leaking a trove of classified documents to WikiLeaks, has spoken out from his military prison cell in Kansas to warn Americans that they are being lied to about Iraq once more.

In a remarkable New York Times Op-Ed piece written from behind bars, Manning said she believes the 'limits on press freedom and excessive government secrecy make it impossible for Americans to grasp fully what is happening in the wars we finance.'

Manning, who changed her name from Bradley after beginning sex-reassignment treatments, also defended her leak of 700,000 secret documents - the largest leak of U.S. intelligence in history.

'I understand that my actions violated the law. However, the concerns that motivated me have not been resolved,' she wrote.

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Chelsea Manning accuses US of lying about Iraq in controversial New York Times op-ed