US State Department Spokesman PJ Crowley: Bradley Manning's Treatment By US "Stupid"

[Turborama]

BBC: March 11 2011 Last updated at 16:14 GMT

The US treatment of the man accused of leaking secret cables to Wikileaks, is "ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid", US State Department spokesman PJ Crowley has said.

Mr Crowley made http://philippathomas.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/the-state-department-spokesman-and-the-prisoner-in-the-brig/">the remarks about Bradley Manning to an audience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"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.

Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12717275

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[truebrit71]

1. But Obama says he has been assured by the military that it's in his best interests...

...I'm done.

[The Second Stone]

3. Agreed

It's beyond the pale.

[Modern_Matthew]

2. The MIC runs this country, while Dems and Repubs argue over how to spend what's left... nt

[Rex]

4. Wait, if he is being held in the right place, how can his treatment

be counterproductive and stupid? Wouldn't that make it the wrong place, or just the wrong staff?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. He's a terribly dangerous man. He caused the government....embarrassment.

Tsk. Tsk.