Archive for February, 2009

USA vs Al-Arian: A Panel Discussion that includes “Ron, the juror” (5/16)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Save Tampa Florida, May 16, 2007 The film USA vs Al-Arian was shown at the Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on May 16,2007. A panel discussion was held following the showing of the documentary. What followsis a transcript of the panel discussion (transcribed[Read More…]

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USA vs Al-Arian: A Panel Discussion that includes “Ron, the juror” (5/16)

Tampa Florida, May 16, 2007 The film USA vs Al-Arian was shown at the Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on May 16,2007. A panel discussion was held following the showing of the documentary. What followsis a transcript of the panel discussion (transcribed by Ted Miciri.)Ahmed Bedier, of the Council on[Read More…]

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“We Shall Overcome” (April)

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, April 2007By Eric Vickers Link: Click here THESE DAMNING words have apparently guided the prosecutor’s actions, as demonstrated by his intent to circumvent the legal process to punish Dr. Al-Arian, and further proved by the case of Sabri Benkahla. As an accused member of[Read More…]

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Despite His Ordeal, Dr. Sami Al-Arian Has Confidence in American Justice (April)

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, April 2007By Andrew Killgore, Richard Curtiss and Delinda Hanley Link: Click here THE TWO-HOUR drive from Washington, DC to Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw, VA gave us plenty of time to worry. With the help of his daughter, Laila, who was a Washington[Read More…]

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Assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon Kromberg Displays Anti-Arab, Anti-Muslim Bias (April)

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, April 2007By Melva Underbakke Link: Click here ON JAN. 22, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was called to testify before a grand jury in Virginia for the second time in as many months. Though he had been acquitted of all major charges and reached an agreement[Read More…]

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The Long Ordeal of Sami Al-Arian (4/6)

Countercurrents.org, April 6, 2007By Stephen Lendman Link: Click here Sami Al-Arian is one of many dozens, likely hundreds, of political prisoners in the US today. Noteworthy because of his high-profile status, Al-Arian is an especially egregious example of persecution and injustice in post-9/11 America with its climate of state-induced fear,[Read More…]

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Criminalizing Solidarity: Sami Al-Arian and the War of Terror (4/1)

Znet.org, April 1, 2007By Charlotte Kates Link: Click here Dr. Sami Al-Arian, Palestinian political prisoner, is held in a prison hospital, after a debilitating 60-day hunger strike seeking to draw the attention of the nation and the world to the injustice visited upon him, jailed for his commitment to justice[Read More…]

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The Ordeal of Dr. Sami Al-Arian  (April)

The Ordeal of Dr. Sami Al-Arian (April)

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, April 2007By Peter ErlinderThe Ordeal of Dr. Sami Al-Arian Despite Acquittal on Terrorism Charges, No Prospect of Release for Dr. Al-Arian Link: Click here In happier days, the Al-Arian family celebrates Abdullah’s 2002 graduation from Duke University in North Carolina. From left: Laila, Ali,[Read More…]

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Sami Al-Arian and the American Justice System (April)

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, April 2007By John Esposito and John VollCenter for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University Sami Al-Arian and the American justice system are casualties of the erosion of civil liberties post-9/11. Sami is a proud and committed American and Palestinian professor and activist whom we have known[Read More…]

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Charley Reese: The Un-American Treatment of Sami al-Arian (4/26)

antiwar.com, April 26, 2008By Charley Reese, syndicated columnist Link:Click here When our government acts, it acts in our name. If its acts are lawful and honorable, all’s well and good. When they are dishonorable, we have a choice: Either we dissent or assent, even if by our silence. In the[Read More…]

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