A spokesman for the U.S. State Department (USA), PJ Crowley, resigned from office, Sunday, March 13, 2011 local time.
This decision was taken after Crowley made the comments that a U.S. soldier pembocor secret government, which loaded the page WikiLeaks, has received treatment that "ridiculous" and "unproductive."
"Based on the statement I ever ask you, and for that I am fully responsible, then I offered to resign [to Hillary Clinton]," Crowley said as quoted by the Associated Press. Hillary Clinton also "regretted" the controversy and the resignation of Crowley's.
Retired Air Force officer (AU) has issued a controversial statement when appearing in a forum discussion some time ago on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
According to BBC news station, Crowley then asked about the issue WikiLeaks, pages that contain the secret leaked diplomatic and U.S. government defense documents that caused a furore in the world.
In response, Crowley said he did not help wondering if the U.S. authorities to provide treatment that is inappropriate to the warrior named Bradley Manning, who leaked the secret documents to WikiLeaks.
Manning is a soldier who served in Iraq. However, he has access to a special program called SIPRNet, the U.S. government used to send confidential information. Access is what he used to get at the same time the U.S. government leaked information until he finally caught.
Manning since last year sent to military prison with maximum care. The 23-year-old soldier faces 34 charges in connection with the action who leaked the document 720 000 berkatagori diplomatic and military secrets.
During imprisonment, Manning every day having to go into isolation cells for one hour. He also routinely stripped naked every night and must wear anti-suicide jackets every time they sleep. Treatment of Bradley was invited criticism from lawyers and from group Amnesty International for violating human rights.
Crowley also criticized the treatment of Bradley. "I once served 26 years on the air force," said Crowley. "What happened to Manning was laughable, not productive, and silly. I do not know why the DoD [Department of Defense] to do it. However, Manning was in the right place," Crowley said.
He tried to straighten that his statement was a personal opinion. However, some people Crowley still viewed as a government official so that it appears the U.S. government has a solid impression in dealing with issues WikiLeaks.
Crowley's controversial statement that makes President Barack Obama on Friday last week to make a press statement. Obama asserted that the arrest of Bradley is an action justified by the law because he leaked state secrets.