[THS] Bradley Manning's Primary Visitor Detained at Quantico

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WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning treatment 'inhumane':

The treatment of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning is branded inhumane by human
rights groups. Campaigners tell Channel 4 News US custody conditions are "punitive".
http://www.channel4.com/news/bradley-manning-treatment-inhumane


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Bradley Manning's Primary Visitor Detained at Quantico:

In December 2010, House came forward with testimony that he witnessed a
deterioration in Manning's physical and mental state due to the conditions of
Manning's solitary confinement. House traveled to the Quantico brig to check up on
Bradley's well-being after a week in which Manning's lawyer filed an Article 138
complaint over Manning's mistreatment at Quantico.
http://bit.ly/fPGxip


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ACLU: 'Unjustified homicides' go unpunished at military prisons:

The American Civil Liberties Union has said it identified 25 to 30 cases of "unjustified
homicide" in US-run prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/aclu-unjustified-homicides-prisons/


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How Congress helped thwart Obama's plan to close Guantánamo:

The camps at Guantánamo were supposed to close one year ago, by order of
President Obama. Here's the inside story of what happen
http://bit.ly/efXrnN