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PJ Crowley: Bradley Manning's treatment by US 'stupid'
The US treatment of the man accused of leaking secret cables to Wikileaks is "ridiculous and counter-productive and stupid", US state department spokesman PJ Crowley has said.Mr Crowley made the remarks about Bradley Manning to an audience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I thought Mr. Crowley worked for the US government. "Nonetheless Bradley Manning is in the right place," Mr Crowley said. Private Manning is being held in solitary confinement at a maximum security US military jail. He is shackled at all times and has been on suicide watch at the Quantico marine base in Virginia. Mr Crowley was asked whether his comments were on the record and replied, "sure". President Barack Obama was questioned about whether he agreed with Mr Crowley's comments at a news conference on Friday. He responded by saying he had asked the Pentagon directly if the terms of Pte Manning's confinement were "appropriate" and received assurances that they were. Mr Obama added that some aspects of Pte Manning's treatment "has to do with his safety as well". Mr Crowley could not immediately be reached by the BBC on Friday, but one US report carried a quote from him saying he was speaking in a purely personal capacity, not representing the views of the US government. Which is why he's an official government spokesman, you know... Posted by: tipper 2011-03-11 |
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