I just found this article about an Al-Jazeera journalist who is suing George W. Bush for wrongful imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay. Samir al-Haj claims he was held for 6 years without cause after he was captured working as a cameraman. Here's what the article in The Times says:

Al-Haj said: "I spoke to my lawyer, who advises me to do this in Europe. The courts do not have the power to bring [US officials] by force, but at least they can't visit European countries. If they do, [the authorities] would catch them and send them to court."

The Guantánamo Justice Centre, which will be led by British ex-detainee Moazzam Begg, will open a British-based branch this month in addition to its Geneva headquarters.

Al-Haj, who is back at work for the Arabic satellite channel in Qatar, is in frequent contact with Guantánamo detainees, both past and present.

"Torture is continuing in Guantánamo," al-Haj said. "Obama needs to close Guantánamo immediately."

Al-Haj said he was questioned by British intelligence officers during his detention, once in Kandahar in March 2002, and another time at Guantánamo later that same year. He said: "They asked me questions about al-Jazeera, whether it had links with al-Qaeda. They asked me questions about the British detainees at Guantánamo.

Whether or not Al-Haj has any chance suing Bush remains to be seen. I am glad to see though that some people are trying to have justice served beyond simply releasing prisoners. When I interviewed Eldon Greenberg, a lawyer for two detainees, he didn't seem to think reparations were a possibility.  Maybe he was wrong.

There should be reparations, and this case, even though it doesn't involve torture, is as strong as any. How can we call for the release of imprisoned journalists in North Korea or Iran when we've held a journalist without trial for 6 years? This is a wrong that needs to be paid for.