Is The Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike Over?

A guard tower of Camp Delta is seen at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/Files

Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike Might Be Ending -- Washington Post

A prolonged hunger strike by more than 100 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appeared to be coming to an end Friday after military officials reported that almost all had started eating again.

The military said in a statement that 99 of the 102 inmates listed as being on hunger strike had eaten a hot meal in the previous 24 hours.

Lt. Col. Samuel House, a spokesman for Joint Task Force Guantanamo, said he did not know what prompted the change. He added that they were not officially considered to have ended their protest because the military requires a minimum caloric intake over several days.

“I cannot speculate on what their intent is,” he said. “In my mind, it is not over.”

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My Comment: If 99 of the 102 hunger strikers have taken a meal .... this tells me that the hunger strike has ended. It looks like they had a plan to fast until Ramadan. As to the 3 who are still fasting .... I guess they are the diehards who do want to die.