PFC Manning was Forced to Spend Seven Hours Naked Again

So, are we better than the evil Russians? No matter what PFC has, or has not done, he is still an American soldier, and deserves decent treatment when captured by enemy forces. In this case, the enemy is US. Like those who were captured and water boarded by our "interrogators" in Guantanamo, PFC Manning was forced to strip naked and humiliated in front of his jail cell, according to his lawyer, David E. Coombs. The decision to force him to be stripped of all clothing was made by Chief Warrant Officer -2 Denise Barnes. Ten months after he was arrested for allegedly leaking classified material, including diplomatic cables, "our" military brought 22 "new" charges against him, including "aiding" the enemy, to be stripped naked for seven hours at the prison during the past two nights. His supporters, and attorney David Coombs continued to charge that the conditions of his confinement were overly harsh and punitive, while the Pentagon continues to deny that: With Manning gaining worldwide attention now, it's worth recalling that three months ago he was largely forgotten. How did so much change? Even amid the vast Cablegate coverage, Manning got little notice, although the blog FireDogLake kept on the case. Then, on December 15, Glenn Greenwald at Salon delivered a strong piece on Manning's 'inhumane detention'!