Monday, September 26, 2005

Aljazeera spy

An Aljazeera cameraman, held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, has been promised release if he spies on his colleagues at the channel.

The Guardian reported on Monday that the US military told Sami Muhyi al-Din al-Hajj that he would be released as long as he agreed to spy on journalists at Aljazeera.

In documents seen by the Guardian newspaper, al-Hajj says US military personnel alleged during interrogation that Aljazeera has been infiltrated by al-Qaida and that one of its presenters is linked to Islamists.

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