Another "abuse" scandal?

From here:

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.

So, are we supposed to just let those prisoners starve to death? That may have been the way Adolph Hitler saw things, but not the U.S.. Additionally,

It is painful, Edmonson admits. Although 'non-narcotic pain relievers such as ibuprofen are usually sufficient, sometimes stronger drugs,' including opiates such as morphine, have had to be administered.

Hmm... evidently a little more anesthesia at Club Gitmo than the terrorists' counterparts used on their prisoners during their "surgical procedures", no?


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