Al-Jazeera reporter to sue Bush

An Al-Jazeera reporter who spent six years in illegal US custody is to bring legal action against the former American administration.

On Friday, The Guardian quoted the former detainee Sami al-Haj as saying that he was to sue former US president George W. Bush and other former US officials.

The action is expected to be taken through a Geneva center al-Haj is co-founding as a platform for the victims who had endured similar ordeals at the US Cuba-based detention facility, Guantanamo.

Suspecting him of being a 'potential terrorist', American operatives detained the Sudanese in 2001 in Pakistan. The capture took place as al-Haj was on his way to Afghanistan where he was to contribute to reports for the Qatar-based TV channel.

He was subsequently labeled an 'enemy combatant' -- a term which signified a person in armed conflict against the United States.

"I need them to go to court ... We do not want [what happened to us] to be repeated again," the daily quoted him as saying.

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

The journalist is currently working at Al-Jazeera's Doha center.