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ManningÂ’s health deteriorates in US military brig |
2010-12-25 |
Months of “inhumane” solitary confinement are taking a toll on the US Army private suspected of passing secret government files to WikiLeaks, one of his supporters said late on Thursday after paying him a visit. No matter how bad it is, I'll bet there's a victim or two of his indiscretion whose health is way worse. “When told of the Pentagon’s statement that he indeed receives exercise, Manning’s reply was that he is able to exercise insofar as walking in chains is a form of exercise.” Hey, those rapid little baby-steps are quite a workout if you ask me. As a “precaution,” prison authorities have decided not to issue Manning cotton sheets and instead have provided two blankets and a pillow made of material that cannot be torn into pieces. Save us some money and give him some regular sheets. And a belt. Manning told his visitor that “his blankets are similar in weight and heft to lead aprons used in X-ray laboratories,” House said. Whoever came up with that one ought to work for the CIA. More at link. >:-} |
Posted by:gorb |
#19 and janitors. Dont knock janitors. Most (in fact ALL where I work) who work in my govt agency have passed a CBI, are fingerprinted, and work for a living. Im not going to start insulting my betters in the "senior" intel community...but pushing paper and riding a desk springs to mind as occupational hazards. |
Posted by: Fire and Ice 2010-12-25 21:38 |
#18 According to charges Assmange might not be 'getting' the chicks as much as 'taking' the chicks.... |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-12-25 15:13 |
#17 "Even with intel sharing, Manning should not have had access to those diplomatic cables en masse. Multiple streams of info cross that classified network, but are generally segregated so that different people only have access to some streams." There is a lot of security where I work. However, what I have seen is that blanket security access is granted only to the most senior people and janitors. Nobody pays attention to these people and that's when we get into trouble. |
Posted by: Injun Cleque4729 2010-12-25 15:08 |
#16 Assange thats getting all the chicks... I would think Manning would be more interested in Assange than the chicks. |
Posted by: badanov 2010-12-25 14:07 |
#15 He has finally figured out that while he did most of the heavy lifting, it Assange thats getting all the chicks... |
Posted by: Capsu78 2010-12-25 13:31 |
#14 Or release him into General Population and 'leak' who he really is.... |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-12-25 13:23 |
#13 Check again after New Year's. |
Posted by: gorb 2010-12-25 12:51 |
#12 I know it's Christmas, but is this supposed to bother me? |
Posted by: tu3031 2010-12-25 12:00 |
#11 He's pining away for his old boyfriend. |
Posted by: Muggsy Glink 2010-12-25 11:58 |
#10 "Perhaps Manning is developing a conscience about what he did." Naaaahhhhhhh. |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-12-25 10:34 |
#9 Or, more likely, he's developing some degree of apprehension about what's going to happen to him. |
Posted by: Steve White 2010-12-25 10:11 |
#8 Maybe he thinks he'd be happier and healthier out in the general population of the brig? He may be in solitary for his own protection (and the military's) as much as anything else. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2010-12-25 10:09 |
#7 Perhaps it is not the conditions of confinement that are eating away at his health. Perhaps Manning is developing a conscience about what he did. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-12-25 08:58 |
#6 As bad as Mannings actions were, his superiors should not get away Scot free for failing to know and check what their underlings were doing. Responsibility would mean that a higher up or many higher ups should be accountable and held to account as well. |
Posted by: Fire and Ice 2010-12-25 08:42 |
#5 If Mr. Assange did indeed have a backdoor into the DoD twenty or so years ago, he could have collected the older information himself... not to mention guiding Pvt. Manning's efforts. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2010-12-25 08:29 |
#4 Even with intel sharing, Manning should not have had access to those diplomatic cables en masse. Multiple streams of info cross that classified network, but are generally segregated so that different people only have access to some streams. However, the State Dept. failed to mark their cables with the correct classification, so they got routed with other classified materials. Manning (and others) got access to them as a result. He was the only traitorous scumbag to copy and distribute them however, so far as we know. |
Posted by: lotp 2010-12-25 08:17 |
#3 Reportedly he was a PFC at a FOB East of Baghdad. At first I also thought it was odd that someone at a tactical base would have access to things of a more strategic nature until someone clued me in to an information sharing system that was available to practically the entire intelligence community. So he was able to peruse it at will copying whatever he wanted and nobody was keeping track of who was accessing what, apparently. |
Posted by: crosspatch 2010-12-25 04:31 |
#2 He was a SP4. And Mikey, you're wrong about access. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2010-12-25 02:27 |
#1 Much as I enjoy the thought of hearing about Bradass suffering, I do think there is more to the story. I don't think a lowly private could have his hands on that much classified material. There has to be other higher-ups involved as well. |
Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2010-12-25 02:20 |