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[[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] '''John Edmundson''' [[United States Navy|USN]] was the chief doctor at the [[Guantanamo Bay detainment camp]]s, in [[Cuba]].<ref name=Latimes060619>[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-williams18jun18,0,3393296.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions Kicked out of Gitmo: A Times reporter's struggle to get the truth about America's island prison just got tougher], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 18, 2006</ref><br />
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During a reporter's tour of the 48-bed facility in January 2005, Edmundson revealed, in an off-hand comment, that 23 detainees had tried to hang themselves in a simultaneous mass-suicide bid in late 2003.<ref name="Latimes060619"/><br />
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Following the June 10, 2006 suicide bid Edmundson told reporters that the three men had all had routine Psychological tests administered because they were participating in the recent [[Guantanamo hunger strike|hunger strike]].<ref name=AP060628>[http://www.enidnews.com/feeds/apcontent/apstories/apstorysection/D8IGUF904.xml.txt/resources_apstoryview Official: Gitmo Prisoners Waging 'Jihad'], ''[[Associated Press]]'', June 28, 2006</ref><ref name=Independent060628>[http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1117127.ece Guantanamo Bay suicide prisoners 'showed no sign of being depressed'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060711055442/http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1117127.ece |date=2006-07-11 }}, ''[[The Independent]]'', June 28, 2006</ref> <br />
Edmundson said that the men showed no sign of despair or suicidal tendencies.<br />
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Edmundson's boss, Admiral [[Harry Harris (admiral)|Harry Harris]], stirred controversy by calling the suicides "''acts of asymmetrical warfare''".<ref name=Latimes060629>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gitmo28jun28,1,2000871.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&track=crosspromo Guantanamo Officials Say They Can't Stop All Suicides: New searches and special gear help, but administrators maintain that prisoners harm themselves as part of a 'campaign against us.'], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 28, 2006</ref><br />
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''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article quotes Edmundson: "''If you ask my opinion, I agree with the admiral that this was somewhat of a political statement.''"<br />
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