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Guantanamo detainees in protest fast
2005-09-01
Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainees have started a new hunger strike at the US detention centre and at least one has written a will in anticipation of starving to death, human rights lawyers say.
G'bye. Let us know if there's barbecue in Hell...
The New York-based Centre for Constitutional Rights said the hunger strike began because the US Department of Defence reneged on promises to negotiate with prisoners after a June-July hunger strike that involved up to 200 of the 500-plus men detained at the remote base. The military said only 52 prisoners were involved in the first strike, after a released prisoner and lawyers who spoke to detained clients published the news. "The DOD is practising dangerous deception," an attorney with the centre, Gitanjali Gutierrez, said in a statement. "It hid evidence of the hunger strike and prisoner abuse from visiting senators and the public." Spokesmen for the detention mission at Guantanamo could not immediately be reached for comment.
Posted by:Fred

#15  Ramadan starts October 5th this year I just looked it up.
Posted by: Jan   2005-09-01 21:39  

#14  Force feed them apple juice with some salt in it. That will make them want to eat and drink
Posted by: sea cruise   2005-09-01 19:38  

#13  Just coincidentally, isn't it about the start of Ramadan, when they're supposed to fast?
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-09-01 18:57  

#12  Shipman, ah candid camera, loved that show
Posted by: Jan   2005-09-01 18:46  

#11  Any of them dead yet? That's all I want to know.
Posted by: tu3031   2005-09-01 16:01  

#10  This is good , the less $ we spend on food for these scumbags the better for the American taxpayer.
Posted by: Viking   2005-09-01 15:04  

#9  I remember the hidden camera getting shots of the fat pali man hammering down his snacks while leading the hunger strike.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-09-01 14:09  

#8  yeah, pig roasts are a real hoot
Posted by: Jan   2005-09-01 11:57  

#7  Everyone remember how that when the Paleo Islamonutz in an Isralei prison went on a fast, the Prison guards BBQ'd with the wind blowing in the direction of the cells. Our guys could use the Idea!
Posted by: BigEd   2005-09-01 11:30  

#6  Notice how this all starts to happen after lawyers visited them!
Posted by: Slereger Slitle6846   2005-09-01 10:24  

#5  Let them continue, it solves the problem about how/where/when to release them.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2005-09-01 10:04  

#4  Good. Send some of that orange chicken and rice pilaf up to the folks dealing with Katrina.
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2005-09-01 08:15  

#3  They keep suspending it to eat.
Posted by: .com   2005-09-01 08:02  

#2  How many times have they tried this?
Posted by: Chris W.   2005-09-01 02:21  

#1  "Mmmmmmm... More spare ribe, sarge?"
"Why, thank you, private. Some potato salad?"
"You bet!"
Posted by: mojo   2005-09-01 02:18  

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