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Bradley Manning stripped naked for seven hours

Last night, PFC Manning was inexplicably stripped of all clothing by the Quantico Brig.  He remained in his cell, naked, for the next seven hours.  At 5:00 a.m., the Brig sounded the wake-up call for the detainees.  At this point, PFC Manning was forced to stand naked at the front of his cell.  

The Duty Brig Supervisor (DBS) arrived shortly after 5:00 a.m.  When he arrived, PFC Manning was called to attention.  The DBS walked through the facility to conduct his detainee count.  Afterwards, PFC Manning was told to sit on his bed.  About ten minutes later, a guard came to his cell to return his clothing.

This type of degrading treatment is inexcusable and without justification.  It is an embarrassment to our military justice system and should not be tolerated.  PFC Manning has been told that the same thing will happen to him again tonight.  No other detainee at the Brig is forced to endure this type of isolation and humiliation.

This is just despicable and it gets continually worse.  How far can they push a person before they break?

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    The worst part is that there’s not really anything anyone can do. These pigfuckers are above the law, and they want...
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    Wikileaks/Manning-hater James Joyner of Outside the Beltway had this to say:...James...
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    That Obama is allowing this, even passively, to continue is something I will never forgive him for. Manning is being...
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    I honestly can’t believe this is still ongoing with the details being made public. I really shouldn’t be shocked, but I...
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  12. mariatatuada said: Oh Jesus. Even if you think he did a wrong thing leaking those documents (I don’t), can you really say this is reasonable? (Royal ‘you’; not you personally, of course). Just read more about his confinement rules elsewhere…it’s abhorrent. :(
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