WASHINGTON, D.C., March 29, 2011 -- In response to reports concerning the treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old U.S. Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, Mark Pelavin, Associate Director for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism sent the following letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates:
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I write to you on behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, which includes more than 1.5 million members in over 900 congregations, and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, which represents over 1,800 Reform rabbis, to inquire about troubling recent news reports concerning the conditions and treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning.
