Friday, March 22, 2013

Report: Obama Considering $150 Million Plan To Make Gitmo More Comfortable For Jihadist Detainees

 

The Pentagon is considering plans for a $150 million overhaul of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- including building a new dining hall, hospital and barracks for the guards -- as part of an ambitious project recommended by the top general in charge of its operations, officials tell NBC News.   

The proposed spending spree comes amid mounting signs of unrest among Guantanamo detainees that lawyers say is threatening their  lives. U.S. military officials confirmed Wednesday that the number of hunger strikers at Guantanamo has more than tripled in the last two weeks -- from 7 to 25 -- and that eight of them are being force fed through tubes. Defense lawyers said in a letter to Congress this week they have gotten reports that “over two dozen men have lost consciousness.”

More @ NBC

2 comments:

  1. If they want their 72 virgins by starving to death cool. As for 150 million in renovations - I don't think so. It's better than the caves they live in - unless Barry wants to trim the 150 million from his budget.

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