Pit of Hopelessness: Guantanamo grows tense, inmates suicidal

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Pit of Hopelessness: Guantanamo grows tense, inmates suicidal


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Published on 22 Apr 2013


More than a half of the detainees in Guantanamo Bay are now on hunger strike,
according to the U.S. military. So far, 5 have been hospitalized at the prison camp, and
16 are being force-fed. And as RT's Gayane Chichyakyan explains, the fate of the
hunger strikers has broad international implications...

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Half of Gitmo detainees on hunger strike

Human right watch said force feeding is Torture !!

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Published on 23 Apr 2013


A US Navy spokesperson has confirmed that half of the detainees in the
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention facility are actively participating in a hunger
strike protesting the confiscation of the their holy book, the Koran. The
demonstration which has been going on for approximately two months has received
worldwide attention after reports have emerged that officials are forcibly feeding 16
individuals which is considered by the United Nations Human Rights Commission as
torture. Meghan Lopez brings us the latest.

[Kristin]

I salute their bravery. I'm deeply moved by this protest.

[Maia Gabrial]

You know there are those of us, Americans who DO care about what happens to other citizens of the Earth; but leave it to Lamestream to NOT tell us what's going on....

The US govt is showing how despicable they really are.
Hey, Obama, didn't you say you were going to close down Gitmo as a campaign promise? LIAR.

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Half of Gitmo detainees on hunger strike

Human right watch sat force feeding is Torture !!

Published on 23 Apr 2013


A US Navy spokesperson has confirmed that half of the detainees in the
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention facility are actively participating in a hunger
strike protesting the confiscation of the their holy book, the Koran. The
demonstration which has been going on for approximately two months has received
worldwide attention after reports have emerged that officials are forcibly feeding 16
individuals which is considered by the United Nations Human Rights Commission as
torture. Meghan Lopez brings us the latest.


Hi Cidersomerset,

I believe this is the same topic as this thread you started back around March 17 when this “hunger strike” first started.

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?56899-Gitmo-inmates-on-hunger-strike-over-seizure-of-Korans-personal-belongings/page2&highlight=Guantanamo

I posted several times on the first thread and I still have many questions about this specific incident.

Primarily . . .Why will the countries of these men not allow them back into their countries where they have citizenship? And then what is the US’s responsibility until they can return? It is a terrible dilemma but I feel there is much more to this issue than we will ever know about.

[Cidersomerset]

You know there are those of us, Americans who DO care about what happens to other citizens of the Earth; but leave it to Lamestream to NOT tell us what's going on....

The US govt is showing how despicable they really are.
Hey, Obama, didn't you say you were going to close down Gitmo as a campaign promise? LIAR.




I agree Maia I posted this on the Boston thread, its all part of the bigger picture imo...


Re: Explosions at Boston marathon


Quote while i know one can learn how to build bombs, and be radicalized by "sermons" off the net... left shaking my head

what else is on the table related to the events recently?




I've posted many posts about GITMO mainly from RT reports and a very few other
sources. The US seems to be reluctant to close it while 'The War On Terror' is still
officially going on in Washington . Mainly as far as I can see it gives them options
where to keep people out of the way if they have to invade/raid say Syria, Pakistan,
Yemen or somewhere and grab some prisoners. Its as if the prison is linked to
the 'War on Terror' to give it legitimacy in their eyes. So each event validates
it not being closed down imo.






http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/politics/obama%20gitmo.jpg

http://www.standupamericaus.org/sua/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gitmo1.jpg

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Hi Blue fire part of the answer I say above....


Hi Cidersomerset,

I believe this is the same topic as this thread you started back around March 17 when this “hunger strike” first started.

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...ght=Guantanamo

I posted several times on the first thread and I still have many questions about this specific incident.

Primarily . . .Why will the countries of these men not allow them back into their countries where they have citizenship? And then what is the US’s responsibility until they can return? It is a terrible dilemma but I feel there is much more to this issue than we will ever know about.


Its very muddled but most of the reports seem to focus on the US wants guarantees from the countries that they will not commit
crimes against the US if released. A lot of the innocent men come from the Yemen and no agreements can be made so they
are stuck in GITMO. This is only causing the US great harm in the eyes of most people around the world and those at
home that take any notice. There may be strategic reasons Washington wants the facility to stay open so they do not
have the problem of domestic courts, if they need to capture more prisoners in the future.....

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'No keeping tabs on prisoners' condition' - Gitmo lawyer

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Published on 24 Apr 2013


RT talks to Clive Stafford, defendant of the last remaining British
resident at Guantanamo Bay - Shaker Aamer. The lawyer expresses
his concerns over detention without charge, 'systematic torture' and
high risk of inmates' death.

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Gitmo prisoners on hunger strike force fed by the military


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Published on 25 Apr 2013


The hunger strike protests at Guantanamo Bay are growing more severe day by
day. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel House has confirmed that 94 of the 166 detainees
are on day 79 of the hunger strike demonstration that was sparked by US officials
confiscating copies of the Koran. Seventeen of these men are being force-fed
through a nasal tube providing nutrients to insure their well-being. To talk more
about the ethics of force-feeding detainees James R. Jones, US ambassador to
Mexico (1993-1997), sounds off on the issue.