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| PJ Crowley: Bradley Manning's treatment by US 'stupid' |
| 2011-03-11 |
| 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 |
| #4 I agree. We should've hung that smarmy little bastard a long time ago. Honestly, I could give two shits what they do to Manning. Strip search him, beat him, make him watch re-runs of The Bachelor... |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2011-03-11 20:53 |
| #3 Maybe they'll make him and Clapper fight for it... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-03-11 18:13 |
| #2 Looks like the Aspen Institute just found a guy for that open slot... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-03-11 18:05 |
| #1 Why is somebody from the State Department - which, IIRC, is supposed to deal with foreign affairs - speaking about a domestic case controlled by the DOD? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2011-03-11 18:04 |