Only if Mom makes it

A Moldovian former defense minister will end a hunger strike only if he's fed his mother's food, according to Russian news agency Interfax. Valeriu Pasat is facing crimimal charges following an unauthorized $40 million sale of MiG fighter jets to the United States in 1997, an accusation Pasat challenges as politically motivated. Pasat has refused food while in custody, a period that has lasted more than two weeks. Pasat's lawyer has said the accused will end his hunger strike only if his mother is allowed to cook for him once a day, according to Interfax.