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A prisoner hunger strike to protest searches at Guantanamo Bay began in February, and has steadily grown since. On April 13, guards stormed Camp 6 after prisoners refused to return to their cells from a common area.
Things have never been pretty in the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, but this spring has been especially ugly. The problems have been in “Camp-6″³ where the cooperative prisoners are kept, many of whom have been cleared for release.
A hunger strike to protest searches began in February and has steadily grown. On April 13, guards stormed Camp 6 when prisoners refused to return to their cells from a common area.
A number of prisoners resisted and four non-lethal rounds were fired by guards.
Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to Carol Rosenberg, a correspondent for the Miami Herald, who was allowed to see the camp where the action took place.