And go on a hunger strike? Would this count as martyrdom? What about the famous "Do not kill yourselves" Koranic verse 4:29? "Islamist suspects stage hunger strike in Lebanon jail," from AFP, August 5:
BEIRUT - Several hundred suspected members of an Islamist group involved in a deadly 15-week standoff with the Lebanese army last year have launched a prison hunger strike, a security official said on Tuesday. "Detainees in Rumieh prison went on hunger strike on Monday to protest at the delay in their trials," the official said on condition of anonymity. About 300 people have been detained by Lebanese authorities for their alleged links with Fatah al-Islam, an Al-Qaeda-inspired group that fought against the Lebanese army last year in a Palestinian refugee camp near the northern port city of Tripoli.The trials are expected to begin in coming months.
The army took control of the impoverished Nahr al-Bared camp in September after the fierce fighting with the Islamist militants that left over 400 people dead, including 168 Lebanese soldiers. Those being held on terrorism-related charges include nationals from Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon and Palestinians. Many face a maximum sentence of death if convicted.
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Hunger strike ?
Cull the herd.
May their Guards eat BLT's.
The smell of Bacon makes a hungry Stomach rumble.
Their prisoner list reads a lot like Gitmo's. Mmmmm
I've never understood the issue of a prisoner hunger strike. Offer them food three times a day and let it go. If they choose to starve to death, that is their choice.
If the food is offered but refused, my conscience is clear.
If the food is offered but refused, my conscience is clear.
Posted by: walterc
Mine, too. Let them go on a diet if they want to. Force-feeding or hooking them up to IVs is probably against their rights, anyway.
Cause of death: anorexia nervosa
Note to all Islamists:
Don't let your brothers in the Rumieh prison go on a hunger strike all by themselves. Show your solidarity, and, by all means, join them in a hunger strike.
Hell, if you can't fight with an AK-47, fight with an empty stomach! Wise words that all muslims should follow in their jihad against the west.
The gut is mightier than the sword!
Someone needs to barbecue a whole pig within smellin' distance of those hungy fellahs...every day until they quit or die.
I'm pretty damn sure their mouths will water despite their best efforts to ignore the nasty smell.
Heh heh...
Islam is a lie and truth is kiling it.
To paraphrase Marie Antoinette, "Let them eat pork!"
I've never quite understood the concept of a hunger strike. Unless I have missed an integral element, it seems tantamount to saying, "I am going to hurt myself until you stop hurting me!"