[pp.int.general] SHOCKING NEWS: Accused WikiLeaks ally is being tortured!

[Marcus Kesler]

One thing that we need to keep in mind is that PFC Manning is not facing
trial in the same court as all other Americans. He is facing trial in
Military Court, and as such the rules are different from what most of us
are used to. Which does not justify the conditions of his current
treatment of course.

On 12/17/2010 4:42 PM, Richard Stallman wrote:
> I suggested to them that they change the demand of their petition.
> Trials in the US take time, and I expect that the government is
> preparing the prosecution.  So the US has an easy response to this
> petition: "We are giving him a trial, just wait and see."
> 
> However, that is no excuse for keeping Manning in such inhumane
> conditions.  It is normal in the US for the accused to get bail.  They
> should offer Bradley Manning bail.
> 
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