Nearly Half Of Guantanamo Prisoners On Hunger Strike -- Washington Post
MIAMI — Nearly half the captives from the terrorism fight at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were considered hunger strikers Saturday, with 10 percent of them being tube-fed, according to the military.
Army Lt. Col. Samuel House released the hunger-strike figure — 77 of the 166 captives considered hunger strikers, 17 being force-fed via tubes snaked up their noses and into their stomachs — in an e-mail Saturday morning from the remote base a day after reporters left the island.
The hunger-strike figure rose by 14 prisoners overnight. The military reported the hunger-strike figure at 63 on Friday.
Five captives were hospitalized Saturday, said House, deputy prison camps spokesman. None of the hospitalized captives “have any life-threatening conditions,” he added.
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More News On The Guantanamo Prison Hunger Strike
More than a third of Guantanamo detainees now on hunger strike, Pentagon says -- CBS
Military Says Hunger Strike by Detainees Is Growing -- New York Times
More inmates join Guantanamo hunger strike -- Al Jazeera
Guantanamo Hunger Strike Involves Nearly Half Of Detainees: Military -- Huffington Post
My Comment: So half the detainees at Guantanamo are on a hunger strike ..... why is the other half not?
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