Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace
March 25, 2008

AL-ARIAN HEALTH, CASE STATUS UPDATE

On Thursday Mar. 20, more than two weeks after beginning a water and food strike, Dr. Sami Al-Arian began drinking water. He remains on a hunger strike. Throughout his strike, despite suffering from chest pains, severe dehydration, headaches and other symptoms, Dr. Al-Arian was not offered an IV or treated for any of the symtoms. Thursday morning, Dr. Al-Arian appeared before a third grand jury and once again did not testify, citing his plea agreement which does not require his cooperation. The grand jury appearance--and the Department of Justice's continued attemps to indefinitely prolong Dr. Al-Arian's imprisonment-- came less than three weeks before his April 7 release date.

TAKE ACTION

Given that Dr. Al-Arian has been on a hunger strike since March 3, 2008 we urgently ask all conscientious and justice-seeking individuals to FAX OR WRITE Judge Gerald Lee to ask for an immediate end to Dr. Al-Arian's suffering.

1- Honorable Judge Gerald Lee
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
401 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314

Fax: (703) 299-3339

2-Please contribute to the National Liberty Fund to help alleviate costs of Dr. Al-Arian's legal defense:

Please send checks to:

National Liberty Fund
P.O. Box 1211
24525 E. Welches Road
Welches, OR 97067