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US State Department Spokesman Steps Down Over Pentagon Remark

   VOA News  March 13, 2011
   P.J. Crowley (file photo)

Photo: US Department of State

   P.J. Crowley (file photo)

   U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley has resigned over remarks
   criticizing the Pentagon for its treatment of a man accused of leaking
   classified information to the Wikileaks website.
   Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Clinton announced in a statement Sunday
   that  she had accepted Crowley's resignation. Crowley said in the same
   statement that he takes full responsibility for his remarks.
   Crowley  told  a  small  audience at a university on Thursday that the
   Defense  Department's treatment of former intelligence analyst Bradley
   Manning is "ridiculous" and "counterproductive."
   U.S.  President  Barack  Obama  on  Friday  said  he  has been assured
   Manning's treatment is "appropriate."
   Manning, who is accused of giving classified information to Wikileaks,
   has  been  held  in  detention  since  July at Quantico military base,
   outside Washington, D.C.

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