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Former Clinton Spokesman Slams 'Enemy' Charge Against Manning (VIDEO)
Former Clinton Spokesman Slams 'Enemy' Charge Against Manning (VIDEO)
Posted: 07/23/2013 3:23 pm
(VIDEO)
Nicholas Kralev
The Obama administration's pursuit of an "aiding the enemy" charge against Army Private Bradley Manning for giving classified documents to WikiLeaks "is eroding the credibility of the U.S. justice system," P.J. Crowley, who resigned as State Department spokesman after criticizing Manning's treatment in custody, says on this week's episode of "Conversations with Nicholas Kralev."
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Crowley was the administration's main spokesman on the WikiLeaks cables' release in the fall of 2010, which he repeatedly condemned. In March 2011, he stepped down after publicly expressing a personal opinion. "I said the treatment was counterproductive, because it was undermining what otherwise is a very important prosecution," he recalls. "That judgment has been validated by both the United Nations and the presiding judge" in Manning's trial, which is currently underway.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-kralev/pj-crowley-interview-bradley-manning_b_3637534.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
Posted: 07/23/2013 3:23 pm
(VIDEO)
Nicholas Kralev
The Obama administration's pursuit of an "aiding the enemy" charge against Army Private Bradley Manning for giving classified documents to WikiLeaks "is eroding the credibility of the U.S. justice system," P.J. Crowley, who resigned as State Department spokesman after criticizing Manning's treatment in custody, says on this week's episode of "Conversations with Nicholas Kralev."
...
Crowley was the administration's main spokesman on the WikiLeaks cables' release in the fall of 2010, which he repeatedly condemned. In March 2011, he stepped down after publicly expressing a personal opinion. "I said the treatment was counterproductive, because it was undermining what otherwise is a very important prosecution," he recalls. "That judgment has been validated by both the United Nations and the presiding judge" in Manning's trial, which is currently underway.
...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-kralev/pj-crowley-interview-bradley-manning_b_3637534.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
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