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To: i-node who wrote (381906)	5/1/2008 1:25:08 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574261

Wow. You are really ignorant. It is critically important how the world views America. I'll give you a very specific examples: * if we are viewed as torturers, then we can't credibly take moral stands on human rights issues with the biggest abusers * if we ignore multi-lateral approaches to problem solving, then we destroy the collaborative frameworks that we've built to solve international problems to our benefit, without breaking our bank * if we are hated around the world, then our business men will find it more difficult to interact and strike favorable deals * if we are hated, then people will be more reluctant to emigrate here and our talent pool and the influx of new ideas which is our lifeblood will dry up All I can say is that I thank God, you neo-cons are in the minority.

To: i-node who wrote (381906)	5/2/2008 8:15:51 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574261

Al-Jazeera cameraman freed from Guantanamo after 6 years, sent home to Sudan By MOHAMED OSMAN Associated Press Writer KHARTOUM, Sudan May 1, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press An Al-Jazeera cameraman was released from U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay and returned home to Sudan early Friday after six years of imprisonment that drew worldwide protests. Sami al-Haj, who had been on a hunger strike for 16 months, grimaced as he was carried off a U.S. military plane by American personnel in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. He was put on a stretcher and taken straight to a hospital. Al-Jazeera showed footage of al-Haj being carried into the hospital, looking feeble and with his eyes closed, but smiling. Some of the men surrounding his stretcher were kissing him on the cheek. "Thank God ... for being free again," he told Al-Jazeera from his hospital bed. "Our eyes have the right to shed tears after we have spent all those years in prison. ... But our joy is not going to be complete until our brothers in Guantanamo Bay are freed," he added. "The situation is very bad and getting worse day after day," he said of conditions in Guantanamo. He claimed guards prevent Muslims from practicing their religion and reading the Quran. abcnews.go.com