Sunday, 12 August 2012

Three-Star General Was Behind Harsh Treatment of Bradley Manning, Defense Alleges



According to military e-mails released to Manning’s defense, a three-star general was the force behind the marching orders to hold Manning as a maximum-custody detainee under prevention-of-injury watch, or POI — orders that resulted in severe conditions at the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia, that left Manning isolated and repeatedly mistreated by his guards.

Transcript of a recorded conversation between Manning and his guards that followed a January 18, 2011 incident in which he was bullied by his captors.

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