US gov’t now calls hunger strikes, “weight loss”


Published on Mar 18, 2014 by RT America

Vice News uncovered from an FOIA request that the US military in Guantanamo are now calling detainees on hunger strikes, “detainees on long-term non-religious fast.” In a standard operating procedure document called Medical Management of Detainees With Weight Loss, the words “hunger strike” are magically remiss, but the terms “fast” and “weight loss” abound. It’s branding at its best. The Resident discusses.

2 thoughts on “US gov’t now calls hunger strikes, “weight loss”

  1. You’d think they would just let them die in the prison. But again, corporate prisons need prisoners to experiment on. Otherwise, how can they stay in business?

    However, if they are trying to depopulate the world, then why are they even trying to experiment or keep the prison population alive? Kinda defeats the purpose, don’t ya think? Especially when they can just jail someone else for jaywalking.

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