ElNono
03-15-2011, 07:14 PM
WH forces P.J. Crowley to resign for condemning abuse of Manning
By Glenn Greenwald
On Friday, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley denounced the conditions of Bradley Manning's detention as "ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid," forcing President Obama to address those comments in a Press Conference and defend the treatment of Manning. Today, CNN reports, Crowley has "abruptly resigned" under "pressure from White House officials because of controversial comments he made last week about the Bradley Manning case." In other words, he was forced to "resign" -- i.e., fired.
Read More (http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/03/13/crowley)
By Glenn Greenwald
On Friday, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley denounced the conditions of Bradley Manning's detention as "ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid," forcing President Obama to address those comments in a Press Conference and defend the treatment of Manning. Today, CNN reports, Crowley has "abruptly resigned" under "pressure from White House officials because of controversial comments he made last week about the Bradley Manning case." In other words, he was forced to "resign" -- i.e., fired.
Read More (http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/03/13/crowley)