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They have three choices, right? they can starve, they can eat food or they can be fed the way theyre being fed, its their choice. >> can i ask a question about the hunger strike? im sorry if this is a ghoulish question, i dont know the answer. it seems like the president didnt know the answer either. what is the humane thing to do with the hunger strike? is it to let them die? or do you force feed them? >> the american medical association and the world medical association said that force feeding...

Safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists, it needs to be closed. >> he also said that, of course, during his re-election campaign. and it hasnt happened so far. >> id like to see him make a more forceful case here. a little more lurid language. >> its really bad, yesterday he said i dont want these individuals to die. to that end there ...

Them safe. there are no other alternatives. bush and obama have tried other alternatives, tried to get states to take them, countries to take them. no one wants them. >> do you ever see an end to the war on terror? >> of course i see it. no one saw an end to communism until it ended. >> when al qaeda surrenders. >> when they stop mounting these attacks on us in various parts of the world, there will come a time when this ends. i dont know when that is. it may be sooner than people think, may be ...

Tonight a whole new string of developments in the boston bombings. three new suspects. and also, the hunger strike at guantanamo. prisoners are being held down and force fed. some lawmakers are paying a higher price for blocking gun laws. and one school you wont believe what the administrators did. a very full day in the boston bombing case. three full suspects, one charged with lying to investigators, another charged with obstructing justice. a revelation about the older alleged bomber and his ...

Or do you force feed them? >> the american medical association and the world medical association said that force feeding people who are conscious, who are able to make a decision, who understand the consequences of it should not be force fed in prison. american courts have ruled in the past that yes prison authorities can do this because they need to be able to keep law and order. it violates a physicians code of conduct. and furthermore, if we go back -- >> so let them die? >> this is not about...

Death defying hunger strike i should say. according to the pentagon 23 of them are now being force fed which is quite a sight. at his news conference yesterday the president was confronted with this. he reiterated his conviction the facility down there at gitmo should be closed. thats an ideal thing. he doesnt tell us how. lets watch. >> gawn tauantanamo is not nece to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. itlessens cooperation...

Now." the president telling reporters it is something the u.s. has got to do. but many prominent republicans oppose it. all this comes as military personnel there struggle to deal with a massive hunger strike among the detainees held there. reports that many are now being force fed. doug mcelway joins us live from washington. the president proposed this before, but it didnt get very far, doug, why not? >> thats right, jon, he proposed it under democratically controlled congress but couldnt get e...

Some are them are being force fed because one of the orwellian damn nations of imprisonment is that youre not allowed even to die if you want to. >> will they continue to force feed these individuals? >> i dont want these individuals to die. obviously the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can, but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? why are we doing this? i mean, weve got a whole bunch of individuals who have been tried who are currently in...

There. and today that number has grown to 100 prisoners now at gitmo in a hunger strike. death defying hunger strike i should say. according to the pentagon 23 of them are now being force fed which is quite a sight. at his news conference yesterday the president was confronted with this. he reiterated his conviction the facility down there at gitmo should be closed. thats an ideal thing. he doesnt tell us how. lets watch. >> guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it i...

Hunger strike among the dozens of detainees really over a hundred at this point who are refusing to eat because theyve been held for over a decade without trial and have lost hope theyll ever go home alive. >> about those forced feedings getting nutrition into these hunger strikers the american medical association has been calling out the department of defense ethically. how difficult is this hunger strike in dealing with it? >> the defense departments position is detainees are allowed to hunger...