AP writer pwned State Department on Human Rights Abuse of Bradley Manning

Excerpt of U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing on Apr. 11, 2011

AP writer Matthew Lee and Reuters reporter Arshad Mohammed pwned State Department Spokesman Mark Toner on the Human Rights Abuse of Bradley Manning.

The video is from http://www.state.gov/video/

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Bradley Manning
• Abuse
• Torture
• State Department
• UN Special Rapporteur
• Human Rights
• ICRC

[raphi72]

@omnidaosae I like your comment, but isn't it even worse to see the State Department agreeing, that there are human rights issues, and claim "we have nothing to hide" at the same time? It's like Bush's torture policy: We waterboarded KSM 183 times in one month. Hell yeah, we did.

[NDHduz]

Obama has done NOTHING! THIS IS ABSURD! Our so-called president of Change believes the TORTURE of Bradley Manning is progressive??!!!

[stephanien001]

about effing time someone lit a fire under their asses.

[asynkronos]

Disgusting. The lying hypocrites have tons of dirt to hide. It's the only reason Brad is still in prison. His lawyer David Coombs has 50 witnesses to testify in his defense.

[adamgreen222]

It's good to see at least two clear-thinking journalists interested in pursuing the facts of importance.

And equally disheartening to see yet another US Government "spokesperson" whose role is clearly to hide the facts and serve up only a thin facade of doublespeak or whatever that rambling drivel might be called.

[SANDYSQUID1]

I thought this was about DHR. Department of Human Rights Violations.

[omnidaosae]

@raphi72 I'm certainly disturbed by the State Department's denial of what is going on, however I interpreted it differently in that he at first asserted that "we have nothing to hide", and then went back and gave forth a sliver of an admission.

It is clear that the State Department's official stance on the issue is that "we have nothing to hide", and what was said in the end was Mark's input; which, after all is said and done, makes Mark better than a robot.

[spastikman]

This guy looks like hes scared to death. What a liar

[duckbiter]

BRADLEY MANNING AMERICAN HERO

[duckbiter]

In a recent interview Obama said that Bradley Manning cannot be excused because he "broke the law".

Where I come from such a prejudicial statement by the President would rule out any possibility of a fair trial. The charges would be dismissed.

Bradley Manning would be freed, and Obama removed from office.

(or am I missing something here?)

[tnucoohay321]

Excellent video. Thank you for posting. The US is the poster child for hypocritical lying murderous regimes. US wages endless war around the globe, lies about it. Half the populace is delusional and lives in alternate reality land. Someday maybe justice will be done. We desperately need a third party mass movement in this county.

[TheSeriousTruth]

@sae1288 He's been very effective, but Democrats like you may be frustrated because he's also a team player and pragmatic. It may have taken him 2 years to eliminate Don't Ask/Don't Tell, for example, but he was able to effect this change with minimum of disruption to military.