GUANTANAMO CRISIS
Hunger striking Guantanamo Bay detainees are being strapped to chairs for hours to force-feed them through tubes, the New York Times has reported.
The tough treatment started after it was determined that the prisoners were trying to die, unnamed sources said.
Since December there has been a drop in the number of protesters from 84 to 4, spokesman Lt Col Jeremy M Martin said.
Human rights groups have challenged the US in the past over whether hunger strikers have been force-fed.
The US military defines a hunger strike as missing nine consecutive meals.
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