Do civilised countries hold accused citizens for months on end in solitary confinement deprived of sleep and naked? Could any citizenof a civioised country be expected to assume that the USA would behave in this fashion?

Assange may have been naive or even irresponsible so far as Bradley Manning was concerned - but the guilt for his inhumane treatment, which would be illegal in other countries, lies with the US authorities, and demonstarte why they cannot be trusted to abide by civilised standards.