U.S. Setting Despicable Standard for Immorality and Barbaric Torture

Suspected of the most serious of all crimes -- embarrassing the government and government officials -- Bradley Manning has for ten months been and is continuing to be inhumanely imprisoned and tortured by the U.S. without trial.

Mr. Manning is the young soldier accused of having  furnished to WikiLeaks for public exposure classified diplomatic cables. The cables revealed substantial deceit, brutality, illegality, and corruption in and by our government and others allied and working in concert with it.

I, for one, think that the evil machinations of officialdom constantly cry out for, and sorely need exposure, and that the benefits of their exposure almost always greatly outweigh the damage caused.

However, irrespective of what one thinks about that, any actions Mr. Manning may have taken to expose to the light of day the misdeeds of government are insignificant in comparison to the horrific cruelty with which our officials have treated and are continuing to treat him. 

In considering what is being done to Mr. Manning in our name, which can be read about in the Salon.com report that can be seen here and its update that is accessible here, keep in mind that, you or I or anyone who arouses the wrath of officialdom could be made to suddenly disappear, held indefinitely without trial, and subjected to similar barbaric cruelties.