US Government prepares Muslim holy period ‘celebration’ for GITMO terrorists

Are they going throw some Christians, Jews, Buddhists, and Hindus into the savages' den for authenticity's sake?

"Can someone explain why it is that we
tiptoe around a religion that promotes the most murderous
mayhem on the planet in their so-called ‘holiest
days'?"  (Governor Mike Huckabee)

Seriously, these jihadists wage war in the cause of Islam. What message does this send?

Perhaps Muchelle Obama can don her $500 sneakers and serve them figs and dates. I am sure that would make them feel appropriately superior and secure.

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"Muslim holy period to be celebrated at Guantanamo" USA Today, August 7, 2013 (thanks to Kyle)

MIAMI (AP) — Guards were preparing to serve the first in a series of
special meals Wednesday to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to mark the end
of the Muslim holy period of Ramadan, which this year brought a lull in a
long-running hunger strike.

The military planned to serve lamb,
bread, dates and honey as the last daylight fasting period of Ramadan
ends, followed by three traditional holiday dinners on Thursday, said a
spokesman for the prison, Navy Capt. Robert Durand. There will also be a
special hour-long prayer for the holiday known as Eid al-Fitr in
addition to the five daily prayers.

Durand said he expects that
most of the 166 prisoners would take part in the Eid al-Fitr meals, but
it remains to be seen whether later there will be a resurgence of the
protest that prompted President Barack Obama to say he would resume
efforts to close the prison at the U.S. base in Cuba.

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Since
Ramadan started in early July, the number of prisoners who met the
military criteria to be declared hunger strikers dropped by more than
half and there were few clashes with guards as most of the men kept the
traditional daytime fast. "It's generally been much calmer," Durand
said. "It's basically sleep, pray and talk."

Officials said that,
as of Wednesday, 55 men were classified as hunger strikers even though
most had eaten at least one meal in the previous 24 hours. There were 39
who met the criteria to be tube-fed with liquid nutrients, but Durand
said none were in immediate danger.

Lawyers for the detainees have
challenged the strike numbers provided by the military since the
protest began in February, but several said it was likely that men began
eating again so they could celebrate the Ramadan meal in the evening
with their fellow inmates. The military keeps hunger strikers in
single-person cells for most of the day.

"It's kind of like having
to spend Christmas alone. Some people felt they had no choice but to
take a little bit of nutrition," said Cori Crider, a lawyer for the
British human rights group Reprieve.

Another factor may have just
been fatigue: "It is fanciful to suggest that all is goodness is light
now, but it is certainly true to suggest that people are just getting
worn out after six months of starving themselves," Crider said.

It's
also possible some prisoners decided the protest achieved one of its
principal goals with the recent announcement by the Obama administration
that it prisoner releases would resume, starting with two Algerians,
said Washington-based attorney David Remes. "It will be interesting to
see how much of an uptick there is after this holiday," he said.