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Sunday, December 18, 2005Although I learned much from the visit, I continue to juggle contradictory versions of the realities of Camp Delta: confident assertions by Hood and other officers that all treatment of detainees is humane, for example, contrast with statements by detainees, made through their lawyers, that it is not. The biggest issue seems to be whether or not to feed hunger-striking prisoners via nasogastric tube. (A policy, by the way, which is also in force at U.S. prisons.) The chief medical officer at Guantanamo gets the last word: As we were preparing to board the jet at the end of our visit, Hood assured us once more that the military is trying to "do the right thing" at Guantanamo. He left us with a parting challenge: "All those who contend that what we are doing is not right should propose an alternative." posted by Sydney on 12/18/2005 03:33:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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