The New York Times’ Crocodile Tears For Private Manning

The New York Times ran an editorial today entitled “the Abuse of Private Manning.” Their crocodile tears for this alleged traitor are sickening.

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The Times editors complain that Pfc. Bradley Manning is being abused in prison while confined on charges that the editors minimize as simply

handing government files to WikiLeaks

What the Times editors leave out is that the charges rise to treason. They include “aiding the enemy,” wrongfully causing intelligence to be published on the Internet where it could be accessed by “the enemy,” theft of public records, and transmitting defense information. The charges stem from Manning’s alleged leaking of thousands of classified military documents relating to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to WikiLeaks as well as thousands more State Department documents. The allegations of abuse which so upset the Times include solitary confinement, presumably for his own safety, and removal of all clothes at night, presumably to prevent Private Manning from injuring himself. The editors complain that Manning has not even been tried, let alone convicted, on any charges. True, but again they leave out an important fact: the delay in bringing Manning to trial is because of his own attorneys, who have had his mental capacity evaluated. More...