Thursday, February 14, 2008

Putting a face on torture


Sit down, cut yourself a piece of apple pie, hum the national anthem, kiss your mom, wave your flag, and read Nick Kristof's op-ed in the Times.

Still proud to be an American? Explain it to Sami al Hajj.

Sam al Hajj is well-known in his home country of Sudan, where a documentary, Prisoner 345, has become the focal point of a rallying cry to free him before the hunger strike he is on, kills him.

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