twomp
12-04-2012, 01:50 PM
The US does nothing to punish those guilty of war crimes or Wall Street fraud, yet demonises the whistleblower
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The oppressive, borderline-torturous measures to which he was subjected, including prolonged solitary confinement and forced nudity, have been known for some time. A formal UN investigation denounced those conditions as "cruel and inhuman". President Obama's state department spokesman, retired air force colonel PJ Crowley, resigned after publicly condemning Manning's treatment. A prison psychologist testified this week that Manning's conditions were more damaging than those found on death row, or at Guantánamo Bay.
more here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/30/bradley-manning-liberty-lost-america
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The oppressive, borderline-torturous measures to which he was subjected, including prolonged solitary confinement and forced nudity, have been known for some time. A formal UN investigation denounced those conditions as "cruel and inhuman". President Obama's state department spokesman, retired air force colonel PJ Crowley, resigned after publicly condemning Manning's treatment. A prison psychologist testified this week that Manning's conditions were more damaging than those found on death row, or at Guantánamo Bay.
more here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/30/bradley-manning-liberty-lost-america