Detainee Hunger Strike Prompts Request for Health Records Access

[Judi Lynn]

Detainee Hunger Strike Prompts Request for Health Records Access

By Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 21, 2005; Page A24

Attorneys for several detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, asked a federal judge for immediate access to their clients' medical records, saying they fear an eight-week-long hunger strike is growing more serious, according to court papers declassified yesterday.

Lawyers for a group of 17 Yemeni detainees told the court yesterday that, during an early August visit, some captives looked "gaunt and unwell" and that they fear their conditions have deteriorated. They complained to U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. that the military and the Justice Department have refused to tell them or other lawyers about their clients' health status.

"Many participants . . . have stated their expectation of death and a growing number of detainees are now hospitalized and in grave condition," attorneys David Remes and Marc Falkoff wrote.
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Detainees on hunger strike are protesting what they describe as beatings at the prison and their indefinite detentions, their attorneys have said.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/20/AR2005092001403.html
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[Lerkfish]

1. hearts and minds...spleens, livers,

what did they think the end result of indefinite detentions would be?

Dr. Mengele is running this country.