To co-founded Wikileaks, Julian Assange, it is "a hero like no other" and "political prisoner America's most important." To his detractors, he is a traitor. For most observers, it is primarily a computer buff badly in his skin that has landed in the Army by chance and eventually shake the U.S. administration.
Incarcerated since July 29, 2010, Bradley Manning, 23 years old U.S. soldier suspected of having sent thousands of American diplomatic cables to the Wikileaks site, is officially the only person concerned by the justice in this case. For months, the issue of prison conditions, unacceptable to its supporters, interested Americans.
Wednesday, Manning was transferred from military detention center in Quantico, Virginia, to him, "more appropriate", Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Shift in the U.S. government or will accentuate his isolation? This transfer is that the new episode of a series that divides the American public and embarrass the government.
Bradley Who is Manning? Bradley Manning is the suspected source of Wikileaks, the site that allowed the U.S. to reveal in January a large number of confidential documents of the U.S. government (read "The main revelations of the 'leak' of Wikileaks" and "Analyses diplomatic telegrams, region by region ").
This former intelligence analyst in Iraq is suspected of supplying the site of thousands of diplomatic cables the State Department and U.S. military documents on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Indicted for 34 counts, including collusion with the enemy, "the young man faces prison for life.
While investigators struggle to find evidence of contact Bradley Manning and Julian Assange, downloading confidential documents without authorization is much less difficult to prove. Adrian Lamo the hacker has provided to Wired magazine virtual conversations he had with Manning in which he explains how he downloaded top secret documents in false records of the singer Lady Gaga.
Over the weeks, Bradley Manning began to play, without necessarily meaning to, the resistance against the wars waged by his country and freedom of information, the one waving like a flag Wikileaks. In the expressions of support for Manning, it also crosses many soldiers frustrated by their experiences in Iraq and personalities of the Web.
Manning's personality has always intrigued the army and boosts the motivation of its supporters: Abandoned by his father (who stands today) when he revealed his homosexuality in a progressive environment that is not, eaten by his moods, Bradley Manning is not a soldier like any other. Since the beginning of his incarceration, he has attracted support from a number of figures to weight certain media, such as director Michael Moore, former military analyst Daniel Ellsberg in Vietnam or the retired colonel Mary Ann Wright.
All have joined his supporters, financed in part by Wikileaks, which hosts regular events. Support text, written by two law professors from Yale and Harvard, was signed by nearly 300 scholars. What is known of his conditions of detention? Since July 29, 2010, Bradley Manning was incarcerated in the military prison in Quantico, Virginia.
For nine months, his many defenders denounce the unacceptable nature of his conditions of confinement. On his blog, David Coombs, a reserve colonel became a lawyer Manning, tells the newspaper his client occupying his cell twenty-three hours a day, under constant surveillance, the soldier must return his clothes to his guards every night .
He complains of having no contact with other inmates, not being able to play sports as he sees fit and to be regularly subjected to "punishment". On 18 December, in a note to blog, David Coombs described the typical day of Manning: "The guards asked him every five minutes if it goes well and he must answer in the affirmative ...
He has the right to have a book or magazine at the time that he retires at the end of the day. "The support of Bradley Manning, who filed a complaint against his conditions of detention, talk of" psychological torture "and think that the U.S. authorities seek to compel isolation and deepest danger to his psychological equilibrium, already fragile, so that it works and communicates, in particular, information on Julian Assange.
This is prosecuted in a double case of sexual assault, but not for the Wikileaks case. For eleven months, the Obama administration is forced to defend himself against these charges. In early March, Geoff Morrell, spokesman of the Ministry defense, refuted the criticism, after a visit to Quantico.
"There are thirty people in a U-shaped corridor, it is not in a hole, it is not isolated from others, he has the right to speak with others in this hall. "Particularly since the beginning of the imprisonment of Bradley Manning, authorities stir constantly the same argument: if the imprisonment of the soldier is so" specific "is to protect him himself, to prevent any risk of suicide.
"There is no intention to humiliate or to embarrass. It is only to ensure that the inmate will be able to attend his trial, "he told reporters Lt. Brian Villiard, spokesman for the prison. Why has it been moved? The Bush administration is beginning to be seriously embarrassed by the affair.
For stating that the treatment in Manning was "ridiculous, stupid and cons-productive", the spokesman of the State Department, Philip Crowley, had to resign March 13. For now, Obama does not change which his position: "Prison conditions are adequate and meet the usual rules." Among the supporters of the imprisoned soldier, many are surprised to see the American president, a former professor of constitutional law, leaving the matter to such an extent now that he became army chief.
Wednesday, April 20, Bradley Manning left the military prison at Quantico to join the Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The Washington Post, this decision is a sign of a considered criticism. "Leavenworth prison is a more appropriate and Manning should be able to enjoy three hours of daily recreation and interact with other inmates." The newspaper quoted the Deputy Secretary of the Army, Joe Westphal: "We just wanted to find a place where well-being while incarcerated before his trial would be the best that we can offer him.
C 'is a soldier. It is our soldier. And we must take this aspect into account. " These last weeks, the case is more and more noise abroad. The UN has called vigilant about the fate of the soldier when the young man was detained at Quantico, Juan Mendez, the UN special rapporteur on torture, had raised the possibility of meeting him.
No doubt that the attention paid to this matter by the international organization has pushed the U.S. government to accelerate the transfer. The transfer will he silence the critics? Bradley Manning supporters are very clear: the transfer case does not constitute an improvement in the situation of Manning, but a way of reinforcing his isolation.
On his blog, counsel for Manning, David Coombs, believes that U.S. authorities wanted to end a situation that they could no longer defend: "When an expert psychiatrist explained that there was no reason why Manning is maintained in such conditions of detention, Quantico officials have realized that the situation had become untenable.
" On the support site of Manning, it was explained that this transfer "limit its access to his lawyer David Coombs. It also severely limits the opportunities for access to his family and friends of the East Coast." In the coming days, the soldier should undergo a "thorough assessment" of his mental state.
These reviews could be crucial because in the opinion of all, Bradley Manning is an extremely fragile. In early February, the Washington Post revealed that the soldier had been sent to Iraq despite a negative opinion from an expert psychiatrist, who asserted that he was suffering from "behavioral problems".
And according to David Coombs, poor mental health of the young man had disturbed his superiors to the point that they decided to turn his service weapon. The trial, whose date is not yet known, should not occur for many months. At this point, it's a whole other debate that will succeed the current controversy: that of the guilt or innocence of the soldier-hacker and, more generally, Wikileaks.
Imanol Corcostegui To learn more: - Read the work of Wired magazine about Bradley Manning 
Incarcerated since July 29, 2010, Bradley Manning, 23 years old U.S. soldier suspected of having sent thousands of American diplomatic cables to the Wikileaks site, is officially the only person concerned by the justice in this case. For months, the issue of prison conditions, unacceptable to its supporters, interested Americans.
Wednesday, Manning was transferred from military detention center in Quantico, Virginia, to him, "more appropriate", Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Shift in the U.S. government or will accentuate his isolation? This transfer is that the new episode of a series that divides the American public and embarrass the government.
Bradley Who is Manning? Bradley Manning is the suspected source of Wikileaks, the site that allowed the U.S. to reveal in January a large number of confidential documents of the U.S. government (read "The main revelations of the 'leak' of Wikileaks" and "Analyses diplomatic telegrams, region by region ").
This former intelligence analyst in Iraq is suspected of supplying the site of thousands of diplomatic cables the State Department and U.S. military documents on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Indicted for 34 counts, including collusion with the enemy, "the young man faces prison for life.
While investigators struggle to find evidence of contact Bradley Manning and Julian Assange, downloading confidential documents without authorization is much less difficult to prove. Adrian Lamo the hacker has provided to Wired magazine virtual conversations he had with Manning in which he explains how he downloaded top secret documents in false records of the singer Lady Gaga.
Over the weeks, Bradley Manning began to play, without necessarily meaning to, the resistance against the wars waged by his country and freedom of information, the one waving like a flag Wikileaks. In the expressions of support for Manning, it also crosses many soldiers frustrated by their experiences in Iraq and personalities of the Web.
Manning's personality has always intrigued the army and boosts the motivation of its supporters: Abandoned by his father (who stands today) when he revealed his homosexuality in a progressive environment that is not, eaten by his moods, Bradley Manning is not a soldier like any other. Since the beginning of his incarceration, he has attracted support from a number of figures to weight certain media, such as director Michael Moore, former military analyst Daniel Ellsberg in Vietnam or the retired colonel Mary Ann Wright.
All have joined his supporters, financed in part by Wikileaks, which hosts regular events. Support text, written by two law professors from Yale and Harvard, was signed by nearly 300 scholars. What is known of his conditions of detention? Since July 29, 2010, Bradley Manning was incarcerated in the military prison in Quantico, Virginia.
For nine months, his many defenders denounce the unacceptable nature of his conditions of confinement. On his blog, David Coombs, a reserve colonel became a lawyer Manning, tells the newspaper his client occupying his cell twenty-three hours a day, under constant surveillance, the soldier must return his clothes to his guards every night .
He complains of having no contact with other inmates, not being able to play sports as he sees fit and to be regularly subjected to "punishment". On 18 December, in a note to blog, David Coombs described the typical day of Manning: "The guards asked him every five minutes if it goes well and he must answer in the affirmative ...
He has the right to have a book or magazine at the time that he retires at the end of the day. "The support of Bradley Manning, who filed a complaint against his conditions of detention, talk of" psychological torture "and think that the U.S. authorities seek to compel isolation and deepest danger to his psychological equilibrium, already fragile, so that it works and communicates, in particular, information on Julian Assange.
This is prosecuted in a double case of sexual assault, but not for the Wikileaks case. For eleven months, the Obama administration is forced to defend himself against these charges. In early March, Geoff Morrell, spokesman of the Ministry defense, refuted the criticism, after a visit to Quantico.
"There are thirty people in a U-shaped corridor, it is not in a hole, it is not isolated from others, he has the right to speak with others in this hall. "Particularly since the beginning of the imprisonment of Bradley Manning, authorities stir constantly the same argument: if the imprisonment of the soldier is so" specific "is to protect him himself, to prevent any risk of suicide.
"There is no intention to humiliate or to embarrass. It is only to ensure that the inmate will be able to attend his trial, "he told reporters Lt. Brian Villiard, spokesman for the prison. Why has it been moved? The Bush administration is beginning to be seriously embarrassed by the affair.
For stating that the treatment in Manning was "ridiculous, stupid and cons-productive", the spokesman of the State Department, Philip Crowley, had to resign March 13. For now, Obama does not change which his position: "Prison conditions are adequate and meet the usual rules." Among the supporters of the imprisoned soldier, many are surprised to see the American president, a former professor of constitutional law, leaving the matter to such an extent now that he became army chief.
Wednesday, April 20, Bradley Manning left the military prison at Quantico to join the Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The Washington Post, this decision is a sign of a considered criticism. "Leavenworth prison is a more appropriate and Manning should be able to enjoy three hours of daily recreation and interact with other inmates." The newspaper quoted the Deputy Secretary of the Army, Joe Westphal: "We just wanted to find a place where well-being while incarcerated before his trial would be the best that we can offer him.
C 'is a soldier. It is our soldier. And we must take this aspect into account. " These last weeks, the case is more and more noise abroad. The UN has called vigilant about the fate of the soldier when the young man was detained at Quantico, Juan Mendez, the UN special rapporteur on torture, had raised the possibility of meeting him.
No doubt that the attention paid to this matter by the international organization has pushed the U.S. government to accelerate the transfer. The transfer will he silence the critics? Bradley Manning supporters are very clear: the transfer case does not constitute an improvement in the situation of Manning, but a way of reinforcing his isolation.
On his blog, counsel for Manning, David Coombs, believes that U.S. authorities wanted to end a situation that they could no longer defend: "When an expert psychiatrist explained that there was no reason why Manning is maintained in such conditions of detention, Quantico officials have realized that the situation had become untenable.
" On the support site of Manning, it was explained that this transfer "limit its access to his lawyer David Coombs. It also severely limits the opportunities for access to his family and friends of the East Coast." In the coming days, the soldier should undergo a "thorough assessment" of his mental state.
These reviews could be crucial because in the opinion of all, Bradley Manning is an extremely fragile. In early February, the Washington Post revealed that the soldier had been sent to Iraq despite a negative opinion from an expert psychiatrist, who asserted that he was suffering from "behavioral problems".
And according to David Coombs, poor mental health of the young man had disturbed his superiors to the point that they decided to turn his service weapon. The trial, whose date is not yet known, should not occur for many months. At this point, it's a whole other debate that will succeed the current controversy: that of the guilt or innocence of the soldier-hacker and, more generally, Wikileaks.
Imanol Corcostegui To learn more: - Read the work of Wired magazine about Bradley Manning
- "Army moving WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning to Leavenworth" and related posts (20/04/2011)
- Press Release: Military moves to further isolate Bradley Manning with transfer to Kansas (20/04/2011)
- WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning moved to different military jail (20/04/2011)
- Bradley Manning to be moved (20/04/2011)
- Bradley Manning, Obama And The Constitution (21/04/2011)
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