UK to Pressure US on Treatment of British Citizen Bradley Manning

[kpete]

UK to Pressure US on Treatment of British Citizen Bradley Manning
LETTER HERE:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110404/debtext/110404-0004.htm#11040438000002


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I am not raising Bradley Manning’s case because he is a British national but because I believe his treatment is cruel and unnecessary and that we should say so. I am also chair of the all-party group on human rights and so I often raise human rights cases from around the world. They might be in Burma, Chechnya, East Timor, China, or, sadly, too many other places besides. I do not raise them because they involve British citizens, but because they involve human rights abuses or wrongdoing and because I am in politics because I want to do something to try to stop those things happening.

I want the British Government to raise Bradley Manning’s treatment with the US Administration because his treatment is cruel and unnecessary and we should be saying so. We cannot deny, however, that Bradley’s connection to the UK adds an additional dimension.


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The Rest:
http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2011/04/05/uk-to-pressure-us-on-treatment-of-british-citizen-bradley-manning/

[Demeter]

1. I didn't know he wasn't a US citizen

that makes it even worse.

[msanthrope]

2. He is a US citizen, and his attorney has denied he is a British citizen....

http://www.armycourtmartialdefense.info/2011/02/clarification-regarding-pfc-mannings.html

[msanthrope]

3. You are incorrectly attributing the statement of his mummy's MP to the British government....

This is the Foreign Office's response, in part....

"In general, we are content that conditions in the US detention system meet international standards and that there is a clear legal process for a detainee to be able to challenge their conditions of detention.

In this case, President Obama himself has said that he has sought and received assurances from the Department of Defence that Private Manning's treatment is "appropriate" and meets US "basic standards". Of course, the United States has an effective and robust judicial system. It is a champion of human rights the world over. However, where crimes are alleged to have occurred they must be investigated. This is currently the case. The fact that we have seen the memo from Private Manning to his commanding officer is evidence that his legal representation is working. We must allow the legal case to follow its course without interference."

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110404/debtext/110404-0004.htm#11040438000002

Only Jane Hamsher is stupid enough to think that a Conservative Foreign Office minister gives a shit about Bradley Manning. They will continue to pat Ann Clywd on the head, and ignore the situtation.....'pressure' my ass.