BREAKING: Military Harassing David House, Jane Hamsher for Visiting Bradley Manning

[Hissyspit]

Source: Fire Dog Lake

BREAKING: Military Harassing David House, Jane Hamsher for Visiting Bradley Manning
By: Michael Whitney Sunday January 23, 2011 11:25 am

Jane Hamsher is with David House who is trying to visit Pvt. Bradley Manning at Quantico today while carrying a petition with 42,000 signatures requesting humane treatment for Manning. The military isn’t making it easy at all. We’re publishing her tweets as well as David House’s tweets here as a post in case you haven’t been able to follow on Twitter.

Read more: http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2011/01/23/breaking-military-harassing-david-house-jane-hamsher-for-visiting-bradley-manning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CampaignSilo+%28Jane+Hamsher+Campaign+Silo%29

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Hamsher: Vehicle towed after proof of insurance not accepted.

GD Thread Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x256231

[drm604]

1. This is clearly harassment.

It's a wonder they haven't taken her phone away.

[Gregorian]

2. In this corporate/military state, it looks like the mililtary is the ultimate "person".

I hope that isn't too freaky sounding for people. But I get the sense that the military is really a big driving factor in our economy. And they want total freedom to do whatever they want in order to continue doing what they do. Too bad it's not a constructive kind of activity.

Manning is a hero.

[EFerrari]

3. Thuggery.

[snot]

4. You know we're in trouble when being reasonable is seen as a threat.

[Hissyspit]

5. janehamsher: Quantico top brass made sure we were held until visiting hours were over & impossible

Sorry for multiple threads, folks. This was originally in LBN.

[Catherina]

6. Those fuckers. Free Manning NOW. Thank you Jane and David. Rec'd n/t

[Hissyspit]

7. Article 138 Complaint, Jan. 19:

http://www.armycourtmartialdefense.info/2011/01/article-138-complaint.html?m=1

[divine_truine]

8. ladies & Gentlemen...BE PISSED! BE VERY PISSED!

...your tax dollar$ at work! NOT! It is so infuriating to find out that our own taxpayer funded military behave so dishonorably! What the hell is going on within the our u.s. Military & especially the private contractors?

[glinda]

10. Private contractors are rogue militia held together by secrecy I think.

[WillyT]

9. Welcome To Amerika

:mad:

:kick: & Rec !!!

[Hissyspit]

11. janehamsher: I hope people realize Bradley Manning has not had trial yet, hasn't confessed 2 anythin

janehamsher: I hope people realize Bradley Manning has not had trial yet, hasn't confessed 2 anything & in America is still innocent until proven guilty

[Hissyspit]

12. Dupe

[Hissyspit]

13. Statement of Events:

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2011/01/23/statement-of-events-bradley-mannings-primary-visitor-detained-at-quantico/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CampaignSilo+%28Jane+Hamsher+Campaign+Silo%29

At roughly 1:00 pm, upon driving onto the base at Quantico, David House and blogger Jane Hamsher were detained by military guards. House, who is on the Quantico Brig’s visitation list, has been visiting Bradley Manning in confinement since last September.

In December 2010, House came forward with testimony that he witnessed a deterioration in Manning’s physical and mental state due to the conditions of solitary confinement. House traveled to the Quantico brig to check up on Bradley’s well-being after a week in which Manning’s lawyer filed an Article 138 complaint over Manning’s mistreatment at Quantico. House and Hamsher also planned to deliver a 42,000 signature strong petition calling for an end to the inhumane conditions that Manning is being held. Upon arriving at the main entrance at Quantico, House and Hamsher were stopped and detained by military police who provided no explanation of detainment aside from a statement from one MP that his orders to detain had “come from the top.”

From 1:00 – 1:30 MPs took their IDs and made them sign a form that they could not deviate to the brig or else they would be trespassing. At this time, one of the MPs asked for Hamsher’s auto insurance card. Hamsher attempted to produce a digital copy of the card, at which point MP Gunnery Sgt. Foster informed Hamsher that her car would be towed. House and Hamsher offered to drive away off the base but were denied, despite being detained only ten feet inside the base’s perimeter. The MPs took the Social Security numbers, phone numbers and addresses of House and Hamsher.

Around 1:40 the tow truck arrived and MPs instructed House and Hamsher to leave their vehicle, informing them that their vehicle would be searched. At 2:00 pm House observed military officers arriving and entering the MP outpost which oversaw his detainment. House expressed concern that he would miss Manning’s visiting hours but was informed that he could neither exit nor move forward to the base. No explanation for House and Hamsher’s detainment was provided until at 2:50 when they were informed they could leave the base. They were detained for two hours up until Manning’s visitation time period was set to expire at 3:00.

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[harvey007]

14. I'm not surprised

This kind of tyranny and abuse of power undermines America more than anything Pvt. Manning might have done.

Their superiors must be condoning the mistreatment.

Mr. Obama?