Sunday, January 08, 2006

"The US Does Not Torture"

The Observer, January 8, 2006:
New details have emerged of how the growing number of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay are being tied down and force-fed through tubes pushed down their nasal passages into their stomachs to keep them alive.

They routinely experience bleeding and nausea, according to a sworn statement by the camp's chief doctor, seen by The Observer.

... that the number of hunger strikers has almost doubled since Christmas, to 81 of the 550 detainees. Many have been held since the camp opened four years ago this month, although they not been charged with any crime, nor been allowed to see any evidence justifying their detention.

This and other Guantánamo lawsuits now face extinction. Last week, President Bush signed into law a measure removing detainees' right to file habeas corpus petitions in the US federal courts. On Friday, the administration asked the Supreme Court to make this retroactive, so nullifying about 220 cases in which prisoners have contested the basis of their detention and the legality of pending trials by military commission.
Why don't these prisoners love the chicken l'orange they are so lucky to be served every day? Ungrateful is what they are.

1 comment:

Kyahgirl said...

the whole situation is sickening. Its the worst kind of openly sanctioned abuse. How can anyone learn of the activities at Guantanemo and still think that the USA has a sane human at the helm?