It doesn’t seem like the degrading treatment Pfc. Bradley Manning is being subjected to is improving. Antiwar.com’s Jason Ditz reports:

In the wake of announcing 22 additional charges against him, Pfc. Bradley Manning’s clothing was seized by the guards at the US Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, leaving him naked in his cell.

The seizure of Manning’s clothing was revealed by his lawyer, David E. Coombs, who said Manning’s clothing was seized at 5:00 AM and he was ordered to stand naked outside of his cell. Reports indicate his clothes weren’t returned for at least 7 hours.

Brig officials have confirmed that nightly forced nudity will continue indefinitely.

For more background on the inhumane conditions of Manning’s confinement, see this Glenn Greenwald post from December 15. Manning has now been held in solitary confinement for more than seven months. He is not permitted to exercise in his cell, and he is not allowed a pillow or sheets for his bed.