At the forefront of this war over the truth is the first-ever trial concerning the practice of force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike, due to start Monday.
But the practice of force-feeding detainees, which virtually every international body condemns as a violation of international law — and which they decry as cruel and inhuman?
Dr. Steven Miles, a professor of medicine and bioethics at the University of Minnesota, who has done a great deal of research into the practice of force-feeding, said: "The persistence of the military's force-feeding policy in the face of international law, and the manner in which it is done, constitutes torture".
Human rights officials consider raising the marriage age a critical step toward ending the common practice of forced marriages and the marriage of young girls.
The law's purpose is to end gavage, the ancient practice of forcing grain down the throat of a goose or duck until its liver is grossly enlarged.
He could end Mr DeMarco's practice of forcing banks to buy back loans that were guaranteed by Fannie and Freddie and subsequently defaulted, citing underwriting flaws.
Such a plan is a major departure from the cable and satellite industry practice of forcing subscribers to buy a complete package of channels to get the ones they do want.
Last November, the International Labor Organization, a United Nations affiliate based in Geneva with 175 member countries, called for stiff measures against Myanmar, formerly called Burma, because of the military government's practice of forcing villagers to do unpaid construction work.
Those losses may also expand, because the Mac 'n' Mae bailout has created an interesting conflict of interest involving the financial practice of forcing entities that originated bad mortgages to take them back.
Yet, the practice of forcing overtime on nurses and other health care workers is common in New Jersey's hospitals and nursing homes, which often rely on forced overtime instead of maintaining adequate staff.
