Reply #80: Mendez did not break any U.S. laws, which is a lot more than can be said about the U.S. government.

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"The MEPs said internal investigations into Manning's treatment in custody, which included solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day, inspections by officers every five minutes from 5am onwards and removal of his clothes, had been marred by "clear conflicts of interest"."

See Convention Against Torture, to which the U.S. Is a party.