Wednesday, October 04, 2006

GULAG this! Guantanamo detainees fatten up

San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) - Fueled by a high-calorie diet, detainees at Guantanamo Bay are becoming fat.

Most of the prisoners arrived at the military prison in southeast Cuba slightly underweight but have since gained an average of 20 pounds (9 kilograms), and most are now "normal to mildly overweight or mildly obese," Navy Cmdr. Robert Durand, spokesman for the detention facilities, said Monday.

One detainee's weight has almost doubled to 410 pounds (186 kilograms), Durand said.


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1 comment:

Watcher said...

I kind of have trouble picturing a fat jihadi. lol