Saddam Ends Hunger Strike after Missing One Meal
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James Joyner | Saturday, June 24, 2006 |
Saddam Hussein’s hunger strike is at long last over.
Saddam Hussein ended a brief hunger strike after missing just one meal in his U.S.-run prison, a U.S. military spokesman said Friday. The former Iraqi leader had refused lunch Thursday in protest at the killing of one of his lawyers by gunmen, but the spokesman said he ate his evening meal.
No sense in belaboring a point, I guess.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Can I claim the time I had to work through lunch as a hunger strike in support of a cause to be named later?
Posted by yetanotherjohn | June 26, 2006 | 03:47 pm | Permalink
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