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President Obama’s former Constitutional law professor at Harvard, Lawrence Tribe, has joined hundreds of legal scholars in condemning the conditions of Private Bradley Manning’s detention. Manning is the alleged source of the Department of Defense’s documents to the website Wikileaks. Professor Tribe called Manning’s treatment “not only shameful but unconstitutional.” The letter he signed goes as far as to say that the “degrading and inhumane conditions” that he is being held under could amount to torture. Private Manning is being held at a Marine Base in Virginia in solitary confinement for 23 out of 24 hours every day. He is checked on every 5 minutes, stripped naked each night and forced to wear an anti-suicide smock to bed. About a month ago, State Department spokesperson P.J. Crowley publicly characterized the detention conditions of Private Manning as “ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid.” He resigned a few days later over his words, but has since stood by them. President Obama was forced to, for the first time, address the issue in response. This past Monday, during the State Department’s daily briefing, the Acting Deputy Department Spokesman Mark C. Toner was confronted by journalist Matthew Lee about Bradley Manning and the fact that the U.S. was not allowing the U.N. Special Rapporteur private access to Manning as per standard international practices. Toner struggled to explain how the U.S. is any more transparent than, say, China on its human rights record. <\/p>\n
GUEST: Ray McGovern was an Army infantry\/intelligence officer and then a CIA analyst for 30 years; during the 80s, McGovern briefed top White House officials and the Secretary of State one-on-one with the President\u2019s Daily Brief. He was among the first to condemn the use of faulty intelligence to justify the war on Iraq and is on the Steering group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. On February 15, he stood in silent protest with his back to Secretary Hillary Clinton during a public address about internet freedom. McGovern was violently dragged away by security officers, bruised, and jailed. <\/em><\/p>\nLocal Events for Ray McGovern: <\/p>\n
April 13, 2011 @ 3-5 PM
\nRAY McGOVERN, MICHAEL NEEDHAM and LISA HAJJAR
\nDiscussion, Q&A
\nUniversity of California, Santa Barbara \u2013 Multicultural Center Theater
\n552 University Road
\nSanta Barbara, CA 93106
\n805.893.8000
\nOpen to the public
\nFree admission (donations accepted)
\nCo-sponsored by Human Rights Group at UCSB, U.S. Tour of Duty, Veterans For Peace – Chapter 054 and The Veterans Project<\/p>\n
April 13, 2011 @ 7-9 PM
\nRAY McGOVERN, SUSAN ROSENBERG and MICHAEL NEEDHAM
\nDiscussion, Q&A, book signing
\nUFCW Orchid Room
\n816 Camarillo Springs Road
\nCamarillo, CA 93012
\nAdmission: $10 at the door
\nProceeds will benefit The Veterans Project and U.S. Tour of Duty
\nCo-sponsored by CODEPINK, Veterans For Peace – Chapter 112, U.S. Tour of Duty, The Veterans Project, LA Progressive, LA Jews for Peace and Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace.<\/p>\n
April 14, 2011 @ 1-3 PM
\nRAY McGOVERN, MICHAEL NEEDHAM and SUSAN ROSENBERG
\nDiscussion, Q&A, book signing
\nSan Diego City College \u2013 Faculty Lounge
\n1313 Park Boulevard
\nSan Diego, CA 92101
\n619.388.3400
\nOpen to the public
\nFree admission (donations accepted)
\nCo-sponsored by U.S. Tour of Duty, The Veterans Project, Veterans For Peace – Chapter 91, and San Diego City College (Peace Studies, International Relations Group, BEAT Club and SDCC Student Veterans for Peace)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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