US Bradley Manning tortured.

[rainforests1]

Even our war criminals aren't treated this way. Apparently the Obama administartion thinks higher of war criminals than they do of people who expose the truth.

 

[Eleven]

Not sure what you mean by "our war criminals" but people captured by the U.S. have certainly endured harsher conditions than those Manning has been subjected to. That said, I do believe Manning's treatment does warrant the term torture.

 

[rainforests1]

Not sure what you mean by "our war criminals" but people captured by the U.S. have certainly endured harsher conditions than those Manning has been subjected to. That said, I do believe Manning's treatment does warrant the term torture.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/03/07/the-torture-of-bradley-manning/

 

[Eleven]

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/03/07/the-torture-of-bradley-manning/

I've read all that and I think it constitutes torture but not to the degree imposed on others by the U.S. govt. That's all I'm saying.

 

[FortyTwo]

That's a nice, reputable website you've got there...

 

[rainforests1]

That's a nice, reputable website you've got there...

Evidence of anti-semitism? Many Jewish writers contribute articles to Counterpunch. Counterpunch has a good reputation among many people.

 

[Second Summer]

That's a nice, reputable website you've got there...

I've not read that book, but I don't particularly see a problem with it based on what I've read about it.

 

[Joe]

Even our war criminals aren't treated this way. Apparently the Obama administartion thinks higher of war criminals than they do of people who expose the truth.

Thank you for posting this. I deplore how Manning has been treated.

I voted for Obama, but only as the lesser of the evils. It seems he has an area of his consciousness that is simply amoral and opportunistic. Sort of a Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde.

 

[FortyTwo]

Evidence of anti-semitism? Many Jewish writers contribute articles to Counterpunch. Counterpunch has a good reputation among many people.

Okay, I'll give you that one. I interpreted the book's title as if it were basically a conspiracy against the Jewish people.

I voted for Obama, but only as the lesser of the evils. It seems he has an area of his consciousness that is simply amoral and opportunistic. Sort of a Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde.

Does everyone forget that the President doesn't directly order everything that goes on? You won't find a single President under whose presidency there wasn't some horrible thing done, if not plenty.

 

[Joe]

Does everyone forget that the President doesn't directly order everything that goes on? You won't find a single President under whose presidency there wasn't some horrible thing done, if not plenty.

Manning's situation has been going on long enough and with sufficient publicity that it is reasonable to hold Obama himself responsible for failing to mitigate the harshness of the behavior toward him.