Crowley Resigns from State Dept. After WikiLeaks Gaffe

Top State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigned on Sunday after criticizing the handling of Bradley Manning, the soldier likely to be courtmartialed if found guilty of passing classified information to Wikileaks.

In front of a tiny crowd last week at MIT’s Center for Future Civic Media, Crowley–full title United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs–called the Dept. of Defense’s treatment of Manning “ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid.”   The DoD is holding Manning at Quantico, in a setting comparable to Supermax conditions, prompting some to express concerns of torture. 

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