State Department spokesman steps down amid flap

[Pharaoh]

Guy says something intelligent and true and gets sacked~

Strange world we live in.



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley is resigning his post, the department said Sunday, after reports that Crowley had called "stupid" the Pentagon's treatment of a soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website.

"It is with regret that I have accepted the resignation of Philip J. Crowley as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement.

"Given the impact of my remarks, for which I take full responsibility, I have submitted my resignation as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Spokesman for the Department of State," Crowley said in the statement.

A BBC correspondent reported that Crowley told a small audience at a university in Massachusetts the treatment of jailed former intelligence analyst Bradley Manning "is ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid."

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2011/03/state_department_spokesman_steps_down_amid_flap.php/

[riverwalker]

1. P.J. Crowley's resignation letter

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/03/158240.htm

[rhett o rick]

2. This is very disappointing. nm

[eleny]

3. I hope he writes a book

[midnight]

4. I agree that the treatment of Bradely Manning is ridiculous and

and counterproductive and stupid.... This man said what is true for me... I wonder how many Americans agree...

[derby378]

5. I think PJ should register an account on DU

He will have friends here. :hi: