Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure

Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by simonsarris on Monday July 08, 2013 @09:07AM (#6006531)

Isn't that consistent with normal force-feeding, except its properly respecting Ramadan?

The fast of Ramadan begins at sunrise and ends at sunset. So force-feeding them at night is the religiously observant thing to do.

(To say nothing about force-feeding in general)

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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by herge on Monday July 08, 2013 @04:11PM (#6008969)

So we (if only we could just blame the Americans, but we are all responsible, unfortunately) respect their religious rights but completely ignore their rights to liberty or even a fair trail.

You have to admit, it's hilarious. Even the Soviets could not have made up this stuff.

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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by bayesianhorse on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @07:17AM (#6012086)

It's just a tad ironic. Disrespect their basic rights to freedom, fair trial, cause them physical harm and torture - but respect a small point of ramadan fasting procedure...

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