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Lawyer: Gitmo Conditions Deteriorating

HeadlineFeb 09, 2009

A military attorney for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner is claiming prison conditions have worsened since President Obama took office. Lieutenant Colonel Yvonne Bradley told the Guardian of London at least fifty hunger-striking prisoners have been forced-fed while strapped to chairs and beaten if they resist. At least twenty prisoners are said to be in such poor shape they’ve been put on a “critical list.” Bradley said the accounts of mass beatings of hunger-striking prisoners are unprecedented.

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