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March 21, 2013

Gitmo General Acknowledges Growing Hunger Strike 
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The Pentagon has acknowledged the number of hunger-striking prisoners at
Guantánamo Bay has nearly doubled to 24. The figure is far less than
the dozens of prisoners cited by Guantánamo defense attorneys. The
military says at least eight prisoners are being force-fed through
feeding tubes. Testifying before Congress on Wednesday, the commanding
officer for Guantánamo, Marine Corps General John Kelly, said prisoners
are revolting against President Obama's failure to close the prison.
General Kelly said: "They had great optimism that Guantánamo would be
closed. They were devastated ... when the president backed off."

 

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