US rejects deal to end long Gitmo hunger strike

AP via SFGate ^ | 3/18/9 | BEN FOX, Associated Press Writer

[SmithL]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The U.S. has rejected a Guantanamo prisoner's proposal to end his 3 1/2-year hunger strike in exchange for easing his conditions at the American prison in Cuba, saying such a deal would undermine security and encourage similar protests.

A federal judge in Washington had urged U.S. authorities to consider the proposed deal in the case of Ahmed Zuhair, a Saudi prisoner who has refused to eat since the summer of 2005 and is force-fed a liquid nutrient mix to keep him alive.

[SmithL]

Sullivan, Emmet G.

Born 1947 in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 22, 1994, to a seat vacated by Louis F. Oberdorfer; Confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1994, and received commission on June 16, 1994.

Education:
Howard University, B.A., 1968

Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1971

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, Washington, DC, 1971-1972
Law clerk, Hon. James Washington, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1972-1973
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1974-1984
Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1984-1992
Associate judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1992-1994

Race or Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Male

[surely_you_jest]

Here’s a thought. Stop force-feeding him. If he doesn’t want to eat, he doesn’t eat.

An IRA guy starved himself in a British prison 20+ years ago for political reasons. And then he died. Within a few weeks, nobody cared.

Let the SOB kill himself if he wants.

[Recovering Hermit]

...and is force-fed a liquid nutrient mix to keep him alive.

What a ridiculous waste of time and resources. If the terrorist wants to starve, let him.

That goes for the rest of the terrorists as well.

[Parley Baer]

X2

[paul51]

Give him the food. If he doesn’t want to eat it, that’s his business. The idea of force feeding him is ludicrous. Whoever made that decision needs reassignment.

[capt. norm]

3 1/2-year hunger strike

That's got to be some weird hunger strike if he's still alive 3.5 years later.

You don't suppose he cheated, do you?

[boomop1]

Must be a Jessie Jackson hunger strike 3 plus years, shouldn’t be much left of him.

[SunkenCiv]

Ahmed Zuhair, a Saudi prisoner who has refused to eat since the summer of 2005 and is force-fed a liquid nutrient mix to keep him alive

Turn the bastard over to the Saudis, as long as they agree in advance to behead him.

[corkoman]

Gag me!

[Karliner]

He’ll be labled a martyr for the obama cause to be the One World messyiah. Yup, let him die, but don’t tell anyone. Bummers on him for attention seeking behavior....lil snot nosed terrorist.

[mickey finn]

This sounds like Cindy Sheehan’s smoothie hunger strike.

[I_Like_Spam]

Exactly on target, there is really no reason for the “news” of his hunger strike to even be reported.

If the jailors at Gitmo think that its in our benefit to keep him alive, no real problem with forcefeeding him or anyone else.

But controlling the propaganda has got to be more of a priority.