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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-11 03:15 PM
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Wikileaks row: US spokesman Crowley quits over gaffe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12728315

13 March 2011 Last updated at 14:28 ET

US state department spokesman PJ Crowley has resigned after calling the treatment of the man accused of leaking secret cables to Wikileaks "stupid".

He said he was taking responsibility for the impact of his remarks about Bradley Manning.

Private Manning is being held in solitary confinement at a maximum security US military jail.

He has been on suicide watch at the Quantico marine base in Virginia and is shackled at all times.

He faces 34 charges relating to the leaking of 720,000 diplomatic and military documents.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-11 03:18 PM
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1. Truth is a gaffe.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-11 03:20 PM
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2. what was the gaffe. he simply voiced an opinion. gaffe is an unintentional remark
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-11 03:24 PM
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3. not really a gaffe
He stated his opinion, knew it would raise dust, and was prepared to take the consequences for it.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-11 03:26 PM
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4. Saying Manning's trreatment is merely "stupid" is far too kind.
"Malevolent", "Unconscionable", "An abuse of power", "Inhuman", "Degrading", come to mind.
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