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US rejects deal to end long Gitmo hunger strike
AP via SFGate ^
| 3/18/9
| BEN FOX, Associated Press Writer
Posted on 03/18/2009 3:01:00 PM PDT by 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.
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TOPICS: Cuba; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: activistjudge; ahmedzuhair; gitmo; hungerstrike; terrorsupporter
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posted on
03/18/2009 3:01:00 PM PDT
by
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
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posted on
03/18/2009 3:04:37 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(The Golden State demands all of your gold)
To: SmithL
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.
To: SmithL
...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.
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posted on
03/18/2009 3:09:45 PM PDT
by
Recovering Hermit
("A liberal feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.")
To: surely_you_jest
To: SmithL
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.
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posted on
03/18/2009 3:15:01 PM PDT
by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget (July 4, 2009 see you there))
To: SmithL
3 1/2-year hunger strikeThat'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?
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posted on
03/18/2009 3:16:49 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
To: SmithL
Must be a Jessie Jackson hunger strike 3 plus years, shouldn’t be much left of him.
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posted on
03/18/2009 3:28:47 PM PDT
by
boomop1
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
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.
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posted on
03/18/2009 3:50:41 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: capt. norm
Gag me!
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posted on
03/18/2009 4:04:15 PM PDT
by
corkoman
To: All
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.
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posted on
03/18/2009 5:38:34 PM PDT
by
Karliner
(Things are more like they are now than they have ever been before. DDE)
To: SmithL
This sounds like Cindy Sheehan’s smoothie hunger strike.
To: Karliner
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.
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