WikiLeaks: Is Bradley Manning being tortured?

[chanel]

From Hot Air

The “shameful” conditions the young man is enduring:

His cell is approximately six feet wide and twelve feet in length.

I’m sorry… did you say twelve feet long? Not only is that bigger than the cells in the brig on every ship I was on, but the task force admiral’s stateroom on the flag bridge of our carrier wasn’t twelve feet long. This guy is staying in the military equivalent of the Ritz-Carlton, if only terms of floor space. Oh… and he’s in jail, remember?

I would also remind Private Manning that if his release of classified information results in even a single soldier, marine, sailor, airman or civilian dying because of his actions they will be staying in a considerably smaller space. It’s called a coffin.

He is allowed to watch television during the day. The television stations are limited to the basic local stations. His access to the television ranges from 1 to 3 hours on weekdays to 3 to 6 hours on weekends.

Wait… what?

He’s watching TV for up to six hours per day on the weekends? Well, you’ve certainly got me there, particularly if you are limiting him to basic cable. I mean, sure, the guy may have betrayed the nation he took an oath to protect, but that’s no reason to make him miss the next season of Nurse Jackie, you cruel animals.

At 5:00 a.m. he is woken up (on weekends, he is allowed to sleep until 7:00 a.m.). Under the rules for the confinement facility, he is not allowed to sleep at anytime between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. If he attempts to sleep during those hours, he will be made to sit up or stand by the guards.

You’re only letting the poor bastard sleep for nine hours a night? I’m trying to remember the last time my family actually let me sleep for nine straight hours.

Must. Not. Smash. Keyboard. Or. Face.

From 7:00 p.m. to 9:20 p.m., he is given correspondence time. He is given access to a pen and paper. He is allowed to write letters to family, friends, and his attorneys. Each night, during his correspondence time, he is allowed to take a 15 to 20 minute shower.

On weekends and holidays, he is allowed to have approved visitors see him from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.

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.

I’m sorry… is this solitary confinement or Club Med?

PFC Manning?s ?Shameful? Treatment? Hot Air

 

[California Girl]

From Hot Air

The “shameful” conditions the young man is enduring:

His cell is approximately six feet wide and twelve feet in length.

I’m sorry… did you say twelve feet long? Not only is that bigger than the cells in the brig on every ship I was on, but the task force admiral’s stateroom on the flag bridge of our carrier wasn’t twelve feet long. This guy is staying in the military equivalent of the Ritz-Carlton, if only terms of floor space. Oh… and he’s in jail, remember?

I would also remind Private Manning that if his release of classified information results in even a single soldier, marine, sailor, airman or civilian dying because of his actions they will be staying in a considerably smaller space. It’s called a coffin.

He is allowed to watch television during the day. The television stations are limited to the basic local stations. His access to the television ranges from 1 to 3 hours on weekdays to 3 to 6 hours on weekends.

Wait… what?

He’s watching TV for up to six hours per day on the weekends? Well, you’ve certainly got me there, particularly if you are limiting him to basic cable. I mean, sure, the guy may have betrayed the nation he took an oath to protect, but that’s no reason to make him miss the next season of Nurse Jackie, you cruel animals.

At 5:00 a.m. he is woken up (on weekends, he is allowed to sleep until 7:00 a.m.). Under the rules for the confinement facility, he is not allowed to sleep at anytime between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. If he attempts to sleep during those hours, he will be made to sit up or stand by the guards.

You’re only letting the poor bastard sleep for nine hours a night? I’m trying to remember the last time my family actually let me sleep for nine straight hours.

Must. Not. Smash. Keyboard. Or. Face.

From 7:00 p.m. to 9:20 p.m., he is given correspondence time. He is given access to a pen and paper. He is allowed to write letters to family, friends, and his attorneys. Each night, during his correspondence time, he is allowed to take a 15 to 20 minute shower.

On weekends and holidays, he is allowed to have approved visitors see him from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.

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.

I’m sorry… is this solitary confinement or Club Med?

PFC Manning?s ?Shameful? Treatment? Hot Air

I would also remind Private Manning that if his release of classified information results in even a single soldier, marine, sailor, airman or civilian dying because of his actions they will be staying in a considerably smaller space. It’s called a coffin.

That's not only accurate, it's also very funny.

 

[daveman]

WikiLeaks: Is Bradley Manning being tortured?​

No.

He's kept in a cell just like everyone else is.

To the professionally perpetually outraged, that's torture.

 

[midcan5]

Imagine sitting in front of St Peter and claiming entrance! What is you did in life young man? I gave out information because I thought it important that motive and knowledge be out in the open. Sit there for a minute. And you old man, what did you do in life? I got very rich on my political connections and was part of a war that killed thousands. It says here you were a draft dodger too? Oh yea that too, just didn't have time for that sort of service......

If you think American prisons are humane places see this: Boston Review — Lance Tapley: The Worst of the Worst: Supermax Torture in America

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDnlFITo-pA[/ame]

Maybe the greatest novel ever written.

 

[California Girl]

Imagine sitting in front of St Peter and claiming entrance! What is you did in life young man? I gave out information because I thought it important that motive and knowledge be out in the open. Sit there for a minute. And you old man, what did you do in life? I got very rich on my political connections and was part of a war that killed thousands. It says here you were a draft dodger too? Oh yea that too, just didn't have time for that sort of service......

If you think American prisons are humane places see this: Boston Review — Lance Tapley: The Worst of the Worst: Supermax Torture in America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDnlFITo-pA

Maybe the greatest novel ever written.

Imagine sitting in front of St Peter.... "what is it you did in life young man?" "Well, I betrayed my fellow countrymen, without a care for their security, because my boyfriend was mean to me and I hate my dad." St Peter scans his list and says "You're name ain't on the list, you can't come in."

 

[Lonestar_logic]

If he's not, he should be.

 

[Two Thumbs]

WikiLeaks: Is Bradley Manning being tortured?​

No.

He's kept in a cell just like everyone else is.

To the professionally perpetually outraged, that's torture.

His living situation far exceeds anything I could have hoped for while underway on a sub.

He has his own room, krist! He has his own bed! TV, books, mags, visitors, 3 meals a day...

Damn! Wish I was a disgusting triator to my country!

 

[Two Thumbs]

Imagine sitting in front of St Peter and claiming entrance! What is you did in life young man? I gave out information because I thought it important that motive and knowledge be out in the open. Sit there for a minute. And you old man, what did you do in life? I got very rich on my political connections and was part of a war that killed thousands. It says here you were a draft dodger too? Oh yea that too, just didn't have time for that sort of service......

If you think American prisons are humane places see this: Boston Review — Lance Tapley: The Worst of the Worst: Supermax Torture in America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDnlFITo-pA

Maybe the greatest novel ever written.

People get supermax b/c they are an exteme danger to the people in normal prisons.
Prison is punishment.

go cry a river somewhere else, or let these people stay with you and your kids, then you'll get an understanding of what evil is.

Manning is an evil traitor to his country. According to Dantes Inferno, he will be in the 9th layer being chewed on by Lucifer.

Do you want to defend this person?

 

[AmericanFirst]

The Army specialist accused of passing documents to WikiLeaks is allegedly being held in mind-numbing solitary confinement. Does the punishment exceed the crime?

WikiLeaks: Is Bradley Manning being tortured? - The Week

Escalating the WikiLeaks controversy, Salon's Glenn Greenwald reported this week that the U.S. military is holding Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of feeding classified documents to WikiLeaks, in "inhumane" conditions. According to Greenwald, Manning has been a model prisoner since his May arrest, but is being held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day: Forbidden to exercise, watched around the clock, drugged to prevent his mind from "snapping." By the standards of many nations, says Greenwald, such "personality-erasing, soul-destroying, insanity-inducing conditions" constitute "torture." Is that an exaggeration? (Watch an MSNBC discussion about Manning's treatment)


You have to read the rest of that. I don't know where the mind set comes from that people consider this torture.

fyi; There's a huge chance that they are doing this for his own safety. While brigs and military prison are full of screw ups, almost none have been traitors, and will put manning in the dirt first chance they get.

Good. What ever treatment he is getting is too good, traitor.

 

[AmericanFirst]

Of course solitary confinement is torture.

Men are social creatures.

No, it is not.

 

[Mini 14]

I hope he's being tortured.

Traitorous fucker deserves the sickest shit we can think of.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Of course solitary confinement is torture.

Men are social creatures.

No, it is not.

I think that was a joke. He's not in solitary, he's in a regular cell.

The not funny part is the media blowing this up to make it look much worse than it is, and by doing so, exposing themselves for the America haters that they are.

 

[Two Thumbs]

I hope he's being tortured.

Traitorous fucker deserves the sickest shit we can think of.

Not until convicted. Once convicted, it's 40 years to life with hard labor. His life will be so miserable that death will be looked upon as a sweet mercy.

 

[Paulie]

People on ships and subs sometimes share the same rack.

Was that a "The Navy is for gays" joke? If so, it's hilarious. If not, it's even MORE hilarious.

It's called "hot racking". When one man sleeps the other is on watch. Sometimes 2 racks are spit between 3 men.

That didn't help the stereotype any

 

[Two Thumbs]

Was that a "The Navy is for gays" joke? If so, it's hilarious. If not, it's even MORE hilarious.

It's called "hot racking". When one man sleeps the other is on watch. Sometimes 2 racks are spit between 3 men.

That didn't help the stereotype any

yea, yea

The skimmer pukes had a joke;

When a submarine gets underway with 150 men, they come back with 75 couples.

Well the jokes on them! We max out at a crew of 130!