Julian Assange: Private Bradley Manning A 'Political Prisoner' - Interview w/ Cenk Uygur

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CENK UYGUR: the only person who's actually been arrested on any leak is actually Private Bradley Manning. He's actually been in prison for the last seven months. And I know you spent a week in prison and you got a little sense of how bad it can be. He's had 200 days of solitary confinement

JULIAN ASSANGE: If we are to believe the allegations, then this man acted for political reasons. He is a political prisoner in the United States.

That's a serious business. Human rights organizations should be investigating the conditions under which he is held and is there really due process there?

CENK UYGUR: Private Manning, of course, has not been convicted of anything. He's in isolation as we keep our most serious criminals, even though he has not been convicted.