Hunger Strike Expands

For those of you taking count, the Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike continues. It has actually increased to include up to 1/4 of all detainees there.

The number of Guantanamo Bay detainees taking part in a hunger strike has swelled to about a quarter of the prison population over the past month, according to Pentagon officials.

Since August 8, the number of detainees refusing food has slowly increased from several dozen to 128, according to the Pentagon.

Eighteen prisoners are in medical facilities forcibly receiving nutrition intravenously or through nasal tubes, Pentagon officials said.

18 are forcibly receiving nutrition. Absolutely incredible. We spend so much time and effort keeping people alive: Terri Schaivo, anti-abortionists, those uncharged foreign terrrists.

This hunger strike is an incredible story. They're striking because of inhumane conditions, and we'll find out what the outcome is. People have starved themselves to death on their own terms...