Poor Bradley Manning....

[240 is Back]

 

Source: FDL - David House

Bradley Manning, the 23-year-old Army private accused of leaking classified information to Wikileaks, has been held in the brig at Quantico Marine Corp Base for five months in inhumane conditions, with severe restrictions on his ability to exercise, communicate, or even sleep. Manning has not been convicted of any crime. Nor is there a date certain for any court hearing.

The conditions of Bradley Manning’s confinement became a top issue in the press last week as bloggers traded blows with US officials over allegations that Manning endures inhumane treatment at the Quantico, VA detainment facility. In the midst of this rush by the Defense Department to contextualize Manning’s confinement, I traveled to see the man himself at the Marine Corps detainment facility in Quantico, VA.

In my visit to see Bradley at the Quantico brig, it became clear that the Pentagon’s public spin from last week sharply contradicts the reality of Bradley Manning’s detainment. In his five months of detention, it has become obvious to me that Manning’s physical and mental well-being are deteriorating. What Manning needs, and what his attorney has already urged, is to have the unnecessary “Prevention of Injury” order lifted that severely restricts his ability to exercise, communicate, and sleep.

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I am one of the few people allowed to visit Bradley Manning while he is detained in the Quantico brig.

Manning is held in “maximum custody,” the military’s most severe detention policy. Manning is also confined under a longstanding Prevention of Injury (POI) order which limits his social contact, news consumption, ability to exercise, and that places restrictions on his ability to sleep.

Manning has been living under the solitary restrictions of POI for five months despite being cleared by a military psychologist earlier this year, and despite repeated calls from his attorney David Coombs to lift the severely restrictive and isolating order. POI orders are short-term restrictions that are typically implemented when a detainee changes confinement facilities and these orders are lifted after the detainee passes psychological evaluation.

[24KT]

Alleged leaker Bradley Manning: hero to Berkeley?

Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer
San Francisco Chronicle

Wednesday, December 8, 2010



An Army private jailed for allegedly leaking sensitive military data is a hero and should be freed, according to a resolution under consideration by the Berkeley City Council.

The council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to declare its support for Pfc. Bradley Manning, who's suspected of providing WikiLeaks with classified military documents and a video depicting an Army helicopter attack in Baghdad in which 11 civilians were killed.

Manning, 22, currently in the brig in Quantico, Va., faces 52 years in prison if convicted. Manning has not commented on his guilt or innocence.

"If he did what he's accused of doing, he's a patriot and should get a medal," said Bob Meola, the Berkeley peace and justice commissioner who authored the resolution. "I think the war criminals should be the ones prosecuted, not the whistle-blowers."

The proposed resolution originated from the same commission that declared the Marine Corps "unwanted intruders" in Berkeley in 2008. The council's ensuing approval - and reversal - ignited some of the city's most raucous protest in years and prompted more than 25,000 e-mails to City Hall.

This time, however, the commission's vote was not unanimous. The resolution passed on a 7-3 vote, and it's likely to be just as contentious when it meets the City Council.

Commissioner Thyme Siegel was one of the three "no" votes.

"We're just sitting here in Berkeley - we don't know that Afghani informants aren't being murdered because of these leaks," she said. "Bradley Manning sounds like a very sincere person, but I'm sorry, we really do have enemies, and it's not clear at all what the effects of these WikiLeaks are."

WikiLeaks is a website that has published thousands of classified documents about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Manning allegedly provided WikiLeaks with secret data, including the 2007 "collateral murder" video of the Baghdad helicopter attack.

Berkeley's proposed resolution thanks Manning "for his courage in bringing the truth to the American people and the people of the world."

Army officials had no comment on Berkeley's resolution, but said that leaking classified data can endanger the lives of informants, provide useful information to the enemy and undermine the trust of those working with the military, according to Department of Defense spokesman Bob Mehal.

Manning might be a hero, but Berkeley should back off until the issues are sorted through on a national level, said peace and justice commissioner Jane Litman, who abstained from the Manning vote.

"I don't think we should call him a hero for something he hasn't even said he's done," she said. "Manning and the Obama administration both need to clarify their positions on this before we can take a stand."

E-mail Carolyn Jones at carolynjones@sfchronicle.com.

This article appeared on page C - 5 of the San Francisco Chronicle


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/07/BAL91GNB87.DTL#ixzz19096T1wP


Bradley Manning Facebook Support Page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bradley-Manning-is-a-Hero/123440917693180

[Benny B]

fuck him...no sympathy

Enjoy Christmas in solitary, you dirt bag!

[Skip8282]

Damn, when I saw the title I was hoping somebody had off'd this bag of shit.

[Soul Crusher]

Manning should get a bullet in the head.

[Dos Equis]

Cry me a river.

[240 is Back]

Manning should get a bullet in the head.

what about assange?  You were cheering him (for embarassing our nation) until you learned of the gravity of shit he's releasing.

[headhuntersix]

He shopuld be continually lit on fire, and put out.

[Soul Crusher]

Nyt did the same thing 240.

[Straw Man]

how about we at least try and convict the guy of something before killing him and I from what I've read the maximum sentence for the charges against him is 52 years in jail

I'd like to know why our security is so weak that a friggin private is even able to do what he did

[Soul Crusher]

No kidding.  Talk about incompetence.   

[Straw Man]

No kidding.  Talk about incompetence.   

I'm honestly stunned you didn't blame Obama

[24KT]

He shopuld be continually lit on fire, and put out.

Glad to see you're still with us. 

[24KT]

how about we at least try and convict the guy of something before killing him and I from what I've read the maximum sentence for the charges against him is 52 years in jail

I'd like to know why our security is so weak that a friggin private is even able to do what he did

Straw, a reasonable law abiding approach would simply take all the vinegar out of it for some people,
...and they need that vinegar to rub into their self inflicted wounds... to keep the sting going that much further. 

[chadstallion]

just exactly were these life changing, horrible revelations that we learned from the wiki info?
that some politicans are manic-depressive? how have we been compromised; other than embarrassed for saying things that should never be in print in the first place.

[Dos Equis]

[Emmortal]

fuck him...no sympathy

Enjoy Christmas in solitary, you dirt bag!

Fuck Daniel eisenberg to?  You are a joke.

[Emmortal]

just exactly were these life changing, horrible revelations that we learned from the wiki info?
that some politicans are manic-depressive? how have we been compromised; other than embarrassed for saying things that should never be in print in the first place.

There hasn't been anythin released worth killing this guy over yet as you can see people gobble this shit up like a bunch of mindless lemmings.  These same people calling for his death would be the same people burning women at the stake fo so called witchcraft.  Pathetic.

[24KT]

*bump*

[B_B_C]

is he being punished mainly for showing up the weakness of national security just like that british fellow who left a message pointing out security weakness after he hacked in to some government computer system for UFO information?

Some time the worst crime seem to be embarrasment arising from exposure of incompetence

[Roger Bacon]

Manning should get a bullet in the head.

You and Benny agreeing... Never thought I'd see the day... 

[Roger Bacon]

how about we at least try and convict the guy of something before killing him and I from what I've read the maximum sentence for the charges against him is 52 years in jail

I'd like to know why our security is so weak that a friggin private is even able to do what he did

Straw Man and I are in agreement here, even more bizarre... 

[24KT]

is he being punished mainly for showing up the weakness of national security just like that british fellow who left a message pointing out security weakness after he hacked in to some government computer system for UFO information?

Some time the worst crime seem to be embarrasment arising from exposure of incompetence

At other times.. some go ballistic when you hold a mirror up for them, ...and they're revolted by the image reflected back.

[Skip8282]

Damn...haven't they off'd this douchebag yet.

[George Whorewell]

Treason by military personnel should be punishable by death. Dragging this on for years is a waste of time and money. Manning doesn't even claim he's innocent of the charges. He stole and released top secret information. Not really sure why this dickhead is still breathing--- Unless Assange has a bunch of shit he's blackmailing the US with.