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Brother of Sami al-Hajj.
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After More than Six Years, Al Jazeera Cameraman Sami al-Hajj Released from Guantanamo Bay
Arrested in Pakistan in December 2001, Sami al-Hajj spent nearly six-and-a-half years at Guantanamo without charge or trial. He had been on a more than a year-long hunger strike to protest his imprisonment. We hear al-Hajj’s first public remarks from his hospital bed in Sudan and speak to his brother, Asim al-Hajj. [includes rush transcript]May 02, 2008 | Story -
EXCLUSIVE ...Brother of Jailed Cameraman Sami Al-Hajj Says Continued Gitmo Imprisonment Part of U.S. "Political Operation Against Al Jazeera"
In an exclusive interview, we speak with Asim Al-Hajj, the brother of jailed Al Jazeera cameraman, Sami Al-Hajj. Sami has been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay without charge for nearly six years. Speaking from Khartoum, Sudan, Asim says, "Sami Al-Hajj is a victim of a political operation against Al Jazeera, which Washington does not approve of." [includes rush transcript]January 15, 2008 | Story
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
