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March 15, 2011

Bradley Manning's Father Speaks Out Against Son's Treatment 
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The father of accused whistleblower U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning
has spoken out for the first time since Manning was arrested for
allegedly leaking classified information to Wiki Leaks. Since June,
Manning has been held in solitary confinement on a Marine brig in
Virginia. In an interview with PBS Frontline, Brian Manning said he was
shocked by the conditions under which his son was being held.

Brian Manning: "I mean this is someone that has not gone to trial or
been convicted of anything. And that's prompted me to come out and go
forward. They worry about people down in a base in Cuba, but here they
are, have someone at a base on our own soil, under their own control,
and they're treating him this way. You just can't believe. It's shocking
enough that I would come out of our silence as a family and say, 'Now
then, you've crossed the line. This is wrong.'"



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