FREE SAMI AL-ARIAN
The Verdict's Sixth Anniversary
December 6 should be celebrated as "First Amendment Day"
The First Amendment was Dr. Al-Arian's only defense, a position validated by the jury's verdict, and the reason why this decision to uphold one of the most sacred founding principles of the United State should be remembered every year on this day. We call upon all First Amendment advocates and people of conscience to honor the First Amendment every year on Dec. 6. It protects all of us. Read More
How the Road from 9/11 Led to My Door
By Jess Sundin - Op-Ed News
A legal campaign has targeted Arabs and Muslims engaged in political or charity work that runs counter to official US foreign policy. Dr. Sami Al Arian of Tampa, Florida, was an outspoken defender of civil liberties for Arabs and Muslims in the US, and worked for the cause of the Palestinian people. Since his very public arrest in February 2003, Dr. Al Arian has spent five and a half years in prison, much of that time in solitary confinement. He has now been under house arrest for 3 years. All of this, while government prosecutors failed to win a single guilty verdict against him for charges stemming from his political organizing. Read More>>>
Third Anniversary of House Arrest of Prof. Al-Arian
Dr. Al-Arian still under House Arrest Awaiting Dismissal of Unjust Case
Washington, DC - September 2, 2011
Today marks the third anniversary of house arrest imposed on Dr. Sami Al-Arian because of the actions of a rouge prosecutor in Virginia who did not respect the no-guilty verdict of Prof. Al-Arian six-month trial in Tampa, Florida in 2005. Throughout the ordeal, Dr. Al-Arian spent over 5 ½ years in prison (3 1/2 years in solitary confinement), and an additional 3 years under house arrest. For background read here->
USA vs Al-Arian Now Available on the Web Free
The illuminating award-winning documentary chronicles the story of Dr. Al-Arian and his family during and after his Florida trial. Now it is available on the world wide web free. Click: USA vs Al-ArianEighth Anniversary of the Political Persecution of Prof. Al-Arian
Dr. Al-Arian still under House Arrest Awaiting Dismissal of Unjust CaseWashington, DC - February 20, 2011
Today marks the eighth anniversary of the arrest of Dr. Sami Al-Arian by U.S. authorities in pre-dawn raid that the professor described in a poem. Throughout the ordeal, Dr. Al-Arian spent over 5 ½ years in prison (3 1/2 years in solitary confinement), and an additional 2½ years under house arrest.
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John Sugg: Emerson, The Tampa Tribune and the Al-Arian Case
CREATIVE LOAFING ------November 2, 2010Why won’t the Tampa Trib tell you what people in Nashville know about Steve Emerson?
Steven Emerson, a self-styled terrorism expert, in tandem with his vassal reporter at the Tampa Trib, Michael Fechter, waged a decade-long jihad against a professor at the University of South Florida, Sami Al-Arian. Emerson and Fechter were backed by a shadowy network of former federal agents and foreign spooks, notably a disinformation specialist for Israel’s ultra-right Likud party named Yigal Carmon and a controversial ex-FBI official named Oliver "Buck" Revell – and a lot of money whose origins have never been revealed. Read MoreJudge cancels hearing in Dr. Al-Arian's Case
Alexandria, VA - October 28, 2010On the eve of the hearing in the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order to cancel it. Read More
A New Hearing Set in Dr. Al-Arian's Case for Friday, October 29, 2010
A new hearing in the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian has been set for Friday, October 29, 2010. The government recently filed a motion requesting federal Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia to deny the pending defense motion, filed 18 months ago, to dismiss the criminal contempt charges against Dr. Al-Arian.
Al-Arian as a Political Football: Politico Smears Obama’s Islamic Envoy
By: Jacob Freeze Firedoglake.com February 20, 2010
What Politico "forgets" to mention is that the federal prosecution and brutal detention of Professor Sami Al-Arian deserves special prominence even among the many other blatant and sadistic miscarriages of justice inflicted on the victims of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and their gang of goddamned tools in the FBI and DOJ. ..... Read More
The Ultimate Test of Democracy: The Right to Dissent
Global Forum on Freedom of Expression,Oslo, Norway, June 5, 2009
Keynote Address by Dr. Sami Al-Arian
Peace and Justice Foundation Rally, Washington DC, July 3, 2009
Statement by Ali Al-Arian (Video Link)
"USA vs Al-Arian" DVD - Special 2009 Edition OUT NOW!
Order your copy here http://www.amazon.com/
BONUS MATERIAL: Commentary by director Line Halvorsen, Leena Al-Arian, Abdullah Al-Arian and producer Jan Dalchow - USA vs Al-Arian, short version (52 min) - Featurette: What happened after the sentencing (2006-2009) - Interview: Sami Al-Arian, Orient Road Jail, Feb 2006 - Short: Look For Me – The Children of Gaza (dir. Tone Andersen) - Interview with Laila Al-Arian, Democracy Now! September 2008.
More info http://www.usavsalarian.
The Contrast between AIPAC Spy Case and Dr. Al-Arian's
CounterPunch------By JAMES G. ABOUREZK------May 4, 2009
There is apparently a difference between a Palestinian patriot and Americans spying for Israel. One group has a powerful lobby in Washington, and the other has nothing........Read more: The Contrast between AIPAC Spy Case and Dr. Al-Arian's
Dr. Al-Arian mourns his friend and former attorney William B. Moffitt
Northern Virginia- 
April 24, 2009
For over three years during my difficult ordeal with the US government between 2003 and 2006, I was placed in solitary confinement, having no contact visits with anyone except my attorneys, Bill Moffitt and Linda Moreno.
At the end of my first meeting with Bill in the spring of 2003, after my arrest, he hugged me and said: “this is how we greet each other, brother.” He was indeed not only my attorney, but also my trusted friend and brother.
Bill Moffitt passed away this afternoon after suffering a massive stroke. He was indeed one of the best legal minds and defense attorneys this country had ever produced. His sharp intellect and passion for justice were unmatched.
Read More >> Dr. Al-Arian mourns Bill Moffitt ____CounterPunch Link:>> Mourning Bill Moffitt
Related Blog >> Prof. Jonathan Turley bids farewell to Bill Moffitt
New on YouTube:USA vs Al-Arian Slideshow & Singing for Liberty
Clich Here >> USA vs Al-Arian Slideshow and "Singing for Liberty"
Judge says integrity of Justice Department at issue in Al-Arian case
Link: Click here
On Friday, a U.S. Circuit Court judge in Virginia will either dismiss the criminal contempt case against former University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian or set a trial date.
If the judge's comments in court are any indication of how she's leaning, Al-Arian's business with the U.S. government is about to end and he will be one step closer to being deported to Egypt.
Judge Leonie Brinkema has called the case against Al-Arian "troubling" and under "a very significant cloud" because of prosecutors' failure to produce evidence from Al-Arian's 2006 plea deal negotiations that could show whether he is innocent of criminal contempt. Read More >> Judge says integrity of Justice Department at issue
Obstruction of Justice
Truthdig.com
March 30, 2009
By Chris Hedges
J u s t i c e d e l a y e d i s b e t t e r t h a n j u s t i c e d e n i e d
U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema is scheduled to issue a ruling in the Eastern District of Virginia at the end of April in a case that will send a signal to the Muslim world and beyond whether the American judicial system has regained its independence after eight years of flagrant manipulation and intimidation by the Bush administration. Brinkema will decide whether the Palestinian activist Dr. Sami Amin Al-Arian, held for over six years in prison and under house arrest in Virginia since Sept 2, is guilty or innocent of two counts of criminal contempt.......Read more >> Obstruction of Justice
Press Conference for Justice Held in Nation’s Capital/Complaint Filed Against Prosecutor
Washington, D.C.- April 24, 2009
Nearly fifty supporters, many representing local and national civil and human rights organizations, attended a press conference in front of the Department of Justice in Washington on Friday. On a day that was to see a possible resolution of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s case, groups from around the country gathered at the Justice Department. The press conference was called after Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema canceled a hearing in Alexandria, VA, scheduled for this morning, that was to determine whether the criminal contempt charges against Dr. Al-Arian would be dismissed.
Sponsored by the Tampa-based Friends of Human Rights, the press conference featured speakers representing a number of major organizations from around the country. They called on the Department of Justice to honor its plea agreement with Dr. Al-Arian, and to drop the charges against him.. ..Read More >> Press Conference
More Articles...
- Motion to Dismiss Filed
- A Legal Odyssey: Illustration of ethical breaches, disdain for due process and anti-Muslim bias
- More Prosecutorial Misconduct in the Al-Arian Case
- Remarks by Dr. Al-Arian Regarding the 60th Anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Judge Allows Defense to File Motion to Dismiss
- Judge Agrees with Defense: 2006 Plea Negotiations Should be Revisited
- Federal judge says Sami Al-Arian plea deal does matter
- Prosecutors defy judge's order in Al-Arian case
- AP Report: Judge suspects feds duped defense in Al-Arian case
- Govt Admits: Fla. and Va. Prosecutors Were Split / Trial Postponed
- Dr. Al-Arian was Physically and Verbally Abused
- Al-Arian to face criminal contempt trial
- Contempt Charges Will Stand
- Introducing Gordon Kromberg, a Federal Prosecutor on the Hot Seat
- Relentless Terrorism Prosecutor Faces Accusations of His Own
- A Prosecutor Is Called 'Relentless'
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