Opps, another person dares to speak the unspeakable.
Oh Mr. Crowley, don't you realize that's why Bradley Manning is in jail in the first place?
P.J. Crowley is resigning as spokesman for the State Department, CNN reports.
Michael van Poppel at BNO News, however, notes on Twitter, "Crowley released a statement on Yemen just 2 hours ago. Seems really abrupt."
According to CNN, Crowley came under pressure from the Obama administration to step down in the wake of making controversial comments about the Pentagon's treatment of Army private Bradley Manning, who is currently detained over suspicion he was complicit in leaking classified government documents to WikiLeaks.
Blogger Philippa Thomas relayed what Crowley had to say about the matter to a small audience at M.I.T. last week. He characterized the way in which the Pentagon has handled Manning's detainment as "ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid." He also said, "None the less Bradley Manning is in the right place."
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