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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
see I'm a suspicious bastard, I'm thinking if the first thing he says is 'I'm a civilian' then he clearly knows what's going on and is trying to differentiate himself from the guards, at which point I'm thinking he also looks pretty well fed for a guy who's been starved for 3 or 4 months
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn54xk0vkq5o
There are plenty of reports of prisoners having good access to food and water, while being held captive in Syria:
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Footage has shown men, women and in some cases children emerging from overcrowded windowless cells, often disorientated and unaware of events that had taken place outside.
However, Mr Timmerman appears to have been relatively well-treated, telling CBS: "I'm feeling well. I've been fed and I've been watered, so I'm feeling well."
He added that he had had the use of a mobile phone during his detention and had spoken to his family three weeks ago.
Speaking to fellow US outlet NBC, Mr Timmerman said he had crossed the mountains between Lebanon and Syria on a "pilgrimage" and had "been reading the scripture a lot".
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This man spent 32 years in prison:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/a-leban...home-1.7141272
He looks healthy and well fed. Seems like Assad was more about putting people into isolation moreso than starving them.