Because the Last One Was So Effective….

Gitmo Inmates Resume Hunger Strike

MIAMI — Terrorism suspects at a maximum-security prison at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have resumed a mass hunger strike to protest the conditions of their confinement, detainees’ lawyers said Sunday.

The on-again, off-again action involving at least 20 prisoners over the last few months started after more than 170 of the 385 men currently detained at Guantanamo were moved to the newest and harshest facility, Camp 6.

Guess it’s on again. Standard operating procedure is to force-feed ‘em until they knock it off, using an IV feeding system. Which sounds reasonable enough to me. But, believe it or not, this “won’t eat my peas” crap actually works with some folks here in the States.

Firedoglake:

No government has the moral right to treat any human being this way. Under George Bush and Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld, Gonzales, Libby, Addington, Yoo, Hayes, et al, our government has become immoral, inhumane and lawless, and it needs to be changed. And those responsible should be held accountable. Enough.

Treat them what way? Soccer balls, 3-square Islam friendly meals a day, and board games? Forgive me if I don’t buy into the dramatics here. Mistreatment would be if we were purposefully starving these guys. We’re not…they’re starving themselves. And they’re not very good at it either, judging by the the last great cry for attention in 06.

So essentially, the inmates are sending a message to ideologues who are already on their side. People like the crew at Firedoglake, who have already made clear that their well-being isn’t quite the goal, but rather bringing down BUSCHO! and his band of thugs.

But hey, Firedoglake has said ENOUGH! And, based on their past successes, like when they got Ned Lamont elected, The Path to 9/11 pulled off the air, and President Bush impeached, all the bad guys down at Gitmo have to do is play the waiting game.