The Guardian, after several days of interviews, is revealing his identity at his request. From the moment he decided to disclose numerous top-secret documents to the public, he was determined not to opt for the protection of anonymity. "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong," he said.
It'll be interesting to see what attempts at character assassination will come in the next little while.
He's protected himself from Manning's great fault: he didn't release documents all willy nilly. That's going to remove one of the major arguments I (and others) had against Manning.