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(9,958 posts)Marine inquiry faults Bradley Manning treatment
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58991.html#ixzz2XFmwnHZP
The commander of the Marine base where Wikileaks suspect Pvt. Bradley Manning was jailed for nearly 10 months ordered an inquiry into his treatment and then overruled one of the investigators findings, Marine Corps documents obtained by POLITICO show.
A special investigation determined that Mannings jailers violated Navy policy by keeping him on suicide watch after psychiatrists concluded he was not a threat to himself, but the commander rejected that conclusion, according to the documents.
The Obama administration this year became embroiled in questions over Mannings treatment at Quantico after his jail conditions including a requirement at one point that he be stripped of all clothing drew complaints from human rights groups and liberal activists.
Then-State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley joined in the criticism, calling Mannings treatment ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid. After President Barack Obama was asked about Crowleys comments at a White House press conference, Crowley resigned. Obama said the military had assured him that Mannings treatment was appropriate. But in April Manning was moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he is being detained under more lax conditions.