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Gitmo-Imprisoned Cameraman Calls for Release of Kidnapped BBC Journalist

HeadlineMay 30, 2007

An Al Jazeera cameraman jailed at Guantanamo without charge is calling for the release of the kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston abducted in Gaza two months ago. Sami al-Hajj has been jailed for more than five years. In a letter released by his lawyer, Hajj says: “While the United States has kidnapped me and held me for years on end, this is not a lesson that Muslims should copy.”

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