Private Bradley Manning's situation has been getting increasing attention lately and it's about time. I'm agnostic about whether he's guilty or not. I haven't read much of the information he gave to Wikileaks, but I have seen the videotape of the helicopter attack that set the whole thing off. If you haven't seen it, it's horrific and the attitude of the US servicemen involved is reprehensible. They acted as if they were playing some video game, rather than killing people from afar.
If the Army thinks Manning is guilty, then court marshall him. He's waited long enough for a trial. Just because he's in the Army doesn't mean he's given up his constitutional rights. The treatment he is receiving is tantamount to torture. If he's guilty, he should be punished but not until he's been tried and convicted.
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