You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
8th July 2013
The Pentagon has wonderful news for the inmates at Guantanamo who are refusing to eat: It will not infringe on their religious beliefs by force-feeding them during the daylight hours of the upcoming holy month. Their right to decline food will be scrupulously respected until nightfall, when, writes Steve Chapman, the routine will resume.
Why not let ’em starve? Individual choice is what America is all about. Dump the bodies at sea to help create a coral reef and foster local marine life — win/win. What’s not to like?