Defense Officials Downplay Growing Guantanamo Hunger Strike With Bush-Era Talking Points

Jason Leopold @ Truthout - As the Guantanamo hunger strike enters its third month, government spokespeople tasked with responding to the media about the prisoners' decision to refuse meals have dug into their archives and cited - nearly word for word - statements used during the height of another hunger strike nearly a decade ago to downplay the seriousness of the issue.  Read more.