If they're only checking up on him when he appears to be hiding something, that's nothing. You see, a former co-worker of mine spent about a month (spread out

If they're only checking up on him when he appears to be hiding something, that's nothing. You see, a former co-worker of mine spent about a month (spread out over many weekends!) in the infamous "Tent City" jail in Phoenix, AZ after a DUI conviction. He said that the guards would come through the room several times a night to perform ID checks on every bunk, basically assuring that you couldn't get a reasonable night's sleep. The 100F+ temperatures didn't help either. He also said that the leaders of each ethnic group/gang (whites, blacks, Latinos) had access to contraband mobile phones, and had made deals with the prison wardens to keep them. Apparently they also had their own food supply. If PFC Manning is being treated in exactly the manner described in the article, then he's in better shape than many prisoners in America, where it seems torture is practiced every day. (I'm not condoning the practices of either).