It may not be banned under international law (I'm not sure about that) but, from the first article linked above, "Other groups, including Physicians for Human Rights, have argued that it is unethical for a doctor to force-feed a Guantanamo detainee who has chosen not to eat, citing international medical standards that call for respecting a patient's autonomy. The antiforce-feeding standard is endorsed by the American Medical Association."

As to whether is is being done the "right way", how will it ever reach a U.S. court if access to the prisoners is being denied? Further to that, who do you think will prosecute and whom will they prosecute? You must be dreaming. Everyone involved will be covering everyone's ass.

BTW - Have you heard that the only prisoners that have ever 'escaped' Guantanamo are the prisoners who were going to testify against their captors? Funny coincidence, that.

These are crimes against humanity and every last person involved in the detention of those at Guantanamo are guilty. I hope they will be brought to justice. I also hope that the American people realize that these atrocities are being committed in their name.

Rumsfeld is the instigator of these crimes and I hope it is he who will eventually be tried and not just his underlings. If this is the 'American way', who would want to be a part of American democracy.