Warren : It took One men on a hunger strike for Obama to remember he must close Gitmo . Warren : In 2005 , when the first mass hunger strike at the prison took place , the Bush administration also responded by having medical personnel force-feed the men . Starving is the only way inmates can protest being held 11 years with no charges . Gitmo sent more staff to force feed hunger strikers , which is considered torture , he says . Vince Warren : Obama has authority to close prison , it 's a ruse that the United Nations ' prevents him .
Warren : It took One men on a hunger strike for Obama to remember he must close Gitmo . Warren : Starving is the only way inmates can protest being held 11 years with no charges . Gitmo sent more staff to force feed hunger strikers , which is considered torture , he says . Vince Warren : Obama has authority to close prison , it 's a ruse that the United Nations ' prevents him .