Judge turns down bid to end Gitmo force-feeding

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A federal judge Tuesday turned down a bid by three Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike to stop the government from force-feeding them.

Judge Rosemary M. Collyer ruled that she doesn't have jurisdiction in the case, because Congress has removed Guantanamo detainees' treatment and conditions of confinement from the purview of federal courts. She said there was "nothing so shocking or inhumane in the treatment" that would raise a constitutional concern.

Collyer wrote that even if she did have jurisdiction, she would deny the detainees' motion for an injunction.

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The three men, Shaker Aamer, Nabil Hadjarab and Ahmed Belbacha, have all been cleared for release but remain at Guantanamo.

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