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"PFC Manning is held in his cell for approximately 23 hours a day.
"The guards are required to check on PFC Manning every five minutes by asking him if he is okay. PFC Manning is required to respond in some affirmative manner.
"At night, if the guards cannot see PFC Manning clearly, because he has a blanket over his head or is curled up towards the wall, they will wake him in order to ensure he is okay.
"He receives each of his meals in his cell.
"He is not allowed to have a pillow or sheets.
"However, he is given access to two blankets and has recently been given a new mattress that has a built-in pillow.
He is not allowed to have any personal items in his cell.
He is only allowed to have one book or one magazine at any given time to read in his cell.
"The book or magazine is taken away from him at the end of the day before he goes to sleep.
"He is prevented from exercising in his cell.
"If he attempts to do push-ups, sit-ups, or any other form of exercise he will be forced to stop.
"He does receive one hour of 'exercise' outside of his cell daily.
"He is taken to an empty room and only allowed to walk. PFC Manning normally just walks figure eights in the room for the entire hour.
"If he indicates that he no long feels like walking, he is immediately returned to his cell."
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Looks like he's being treated very humanely. So far the system is working.
If he is in fact blowing the whistle on egregious and illegal acts by the former administration the truth will indeed set him free. The best way to approach this is by working the process as is currently being done.
Kinda strange that so far no smoking gun has been found though, if I were the one in possession of such information I'd open strong and put it out front. But since I don't know his strategy, all I can say is that a true patriot will accept the consequences of his actions in the pursuit of his end goal so that's what Manning should do. I'm glad his basic needs are being accommodated and I pray for him.