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Add an EventAl Jazeera Welcomes Return of Sudanese Cameraman from Guantanamo
Although intelligence operatives in the US and Pakistan had hoped to end the journalism career of Sudanese cameraman Sami al-Hajj, his former employer has welcomed him back with open arms, and so did the President of Sudan.
"We are overwhelmed with joy",
he said, but criticised the US military for urging al-Hajj to spy on his employers.
"We are concerned about the way the Americans dealt with Sami, and we are concerned about the way they could deal with others as well," he said.
"Sami will continue with Al Jazeera, he will continue as a professional person who has done great jobs during his work with Al Jazeera.
"We congratulate his family and all those who knew Sami and loved Sami and worked for this moment."
From his hospital bed, Sami continued to denounce his captors at Guantanamo, where he was held illegally without criminal charges for more than 6 years:
"I'm very happy to be in Sudan, but I'm very sad because of the situation of our brothers who remain in Guantanamo. Conditions in Guantanamo are very, very bad and they get worse by the day,"In spite of attempts by the US government to place a cloud over his head, Sami was welcomed as a hero.
Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, visited al-Hajj at the hospital where he was taken upon his arrival.
Today's story, and source of the photo above is online at aljazeera.net.
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