NY Daily News: State department spokesman P.J. Crowley was forced to resign after his controversial comments about suspected WikiLeaker Bradley Manning, according to multiple reports.
The abrupt resignation came after he criticized the Defense Department's treatment of Manning, who is being held in a military prison accused of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Speaking at an MIT seminar last week, Crowley said Manning was being "mistreated".
"What is being done to Bradley Manning is ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid on the part of the Department of Defense," he said.