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  • Freed Sudanese cameraman calls Gitmo history's worst jail (methinks he doth exaggerate a bit)

    05/05/2008 9:40:16 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 22 replies · 75+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/5/08 | Mohamed Osman - ap
    KHARTOUM, Sudan - An Al-Jazeera cameraman released from the U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay detention center last week described it Monday as the worst prison mankind has ever seen. Sami al-Haj, a Sudanese citizen, was whisked from his hospital bed in a convoy escorted by police cars with flashing lights and wailing sirens to an outdoor event in his neighborhood organized by his family. His speech was broadcast live on Sudanese television. "After 2,340 days spent in the most heinous prison mankind has ever known, we are honored to be here. Thank you, and thank all those defended us and of our...