Here’s Kevin with the details for this week’s episode of Unauthorized Disclosure:
A military memo shows that that personnel at Guantanamo recognized that force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strike violated medical ethics and international law.
Jason Leopold, a VICE News journalist, reported on the document, which he obtained, and explained it could be important in the case of a Navy nurse, who refused to force-feed at least one prisoner and now faces possible discharge.
His lawyers told Leopold, “It is highly significant that the Department of Defense explicitly acknowledges that force-feeding at Guantanamo is contrary to medical ethics.” And, “This is the first disclosure we have seen admitting that.”
Leopold joins the “Unauthorized Disclosure” weekly podcast to talk about this latest scoop. He highlights secrecy at Guantanamo Bay as well as his effort to get the uncensored executive summary of the Senate report on CIA torture released. He describes how the full torture report may never be seen by the public if some officials in government have their way. Plus, as an expert on navigating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process to get documents he needs for reporting, he addresses some of the complexities he deals with daily.
During the discussion portion of the show, the FBI listing the brother of a US citizen challenging the No Fly List as a “most wanted terrorist,” former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling being convicted and a vile sex crime ring with influential people who are working to cover up what happened, like Alan Dershowitz. He has a history of attacking sex abuse victims.
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