I am not the one making the harsh treatment accusations, his lawyers are, as is the top of the thread.
I simply said, if true, unnecessary, as he'll be lucky if he doesn't die in jail. UCMJ does not accomodate bail. Period. He's fucked On May 14, 5:38 am, Keith In Köln <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm curious as to what constitutes, "Harsh Treatment". The reports that I > have read state that Manning has been kept in the typical, normal quarters > at Leavenworth, (which I have seen by the way, and as far as prison > standards go, they aren't too shabby). That Manning was put on suicide > watch at one point, because.....He threatened to commit suicide! These > conditions are harsh, as I understand it, you are left in an isolation cell > with literally nothing. I am also curious as to why Manning was not > afforded the opportunity for bail. Does anyone know the status of his > bail, ergo, whether he was not able to post a bail, or what has caused the > refusal for him to be released? > > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 1:41 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > No reason for excessively harsh treatment. He's gonna be a VERY old > > man when he gets out. > > > On May 13, 3:57 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Posted this morning at Electric Politics, an interview with civil > > > rights lawyer Chase Madar re the Bradley Manning case and related > > > subjects, including so-called "humanitarian intervention." Chase also > > > writes for the London Review of Books, Le Monde Diplomatique, the > > > American Conservative, and CounterPunch. > > > > The Bradley Manning case is disturbing -- should be disturbing -- to > > > thoughtful people. Despite his not even having been put on trial yet, > > > the Obama administration seems determined to punish Manning through > > > detention conditions as severe as they can make them. Some call it > > > torture. It's meant as a warning to other would-be leakers but how > > > well that works remains to be seen. > > > > If you like the podcast please don't hesitate to forward the link. > > > >http://www.electricpolitics.com/podcast/2011/05/wherefore_bradley_man... > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
