Reply #4: It looks like Kerry & Obama are defending inhumane treatment,

[beachmom]

and pretending that "asking" about it is enough. I trust the State Dept. spokesman. This is a shameful, shameful thing that John Kerry just blew off.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/159182/wikileaks-news-views-blog-friday-day-104

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/11/state_department_spokesman_calls_treatment_of_bradley_manning_ridiculous_and_counte

Unbelievable.

What Obama said today:

With respect -- with respect to Private Manning, you know, I have actually asked the Pentagon whether or not the procedures that have been taken in terms of his confinement are appropriate and are meeting our basic standards. They assure me that they are. I can't go into details about some of their concerns, but some of this has to do with Private Manning's safety as well.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/03/on-japans-nuclear-reactor-and-the-treatment-of-private-bradley-manning-todays-qs-for-o-3112011.html

Almost the same exact answer as Kerry. I find both pathetic -- like, we'll defer to the Pentagon, the same Pentagon that presided over torture during the Bush Admin. Geez.