Associated PressBy Vickie Chachere October 31, 2003 TAMPA, Fla. — A prominent Washington attorney taking on the defense of a former professor indicted on charges he raised money for Islamic terrorists said Friday his first challenge to the government is to justify the conditions under which his client is being[Read More…]
The Tampa TribuneNovember 8, 2003 By Elaine Silvestrini TAMPA – Sami Al-Arian may suffer mental problems as a result of the severely restrictive conditions he is being held under in a maximum security federal prison, Al-Arian’s defense attorney told a judge Friday. Attorney William Moffitt said he plans to have[Read More…]
The Tampa TribuneNov. 29, 2003By Elaine Silvestrini TAMPA – Sami Al-Arian’s new attorney has dedicated his professional life to holding the U.S. government to the principles it espouses to the rest of the world. William Moffitt recently began representing the former University of South Florida professor accused of being a[Read More…]
St. Petersburg TimesDecember 2, 2003 Interpretation of key evidence used to build the case against the suspected terrorism supporter is inaccurate, a co-defendant says. By Graham Brink TAMPA – One of Sami Al-Arian’s co-defendants says federal prosecutors misinterpreted and distorted the taped conversations used to indict him on terrorism charges.[Read More…]
Chicago TribuneDecember 9, 2003 Key documents in Al-Arian case destroyed By Geneive Abdo CHICAGO – A federal magistrate has disclosed that documents that could be critical in the government’s prosecution of a Palestinian charged as an Islamic militant in the United States have been destroyed, potentially undermining the ability of[Read More…]
The Tampa TribuneDec. 18, 2003 Al-Arian Attorneys Curious About Shredding By Elaine Silvestrini TAMPA – Sami Al-Arian’s defense team wants to know more about the mistaken shredding of original court documents relating to searches of Al- Arian’s home and offices in 1995. Attorneys William B. Moffitt and Linda Moreno filed[Read More…]
The Michigan Daily March 12, 2003 Link: Click here Trying to inform the public about her imprisoned father and threats to American civil liberties, Laila Al-Arian spoke yesterday in the Michigan Union Ballroom at the First Annual Banquet for a Free Palestine. Al-Arian’s father, former University of South Florida engineering[Read More…]
Masnet October 20, 2003Interview with Abdullah Al-Arian Link: Click here Recently, MASNET spoke with Abdullah Al-Arian on the detention of his father, noted civil rights activist Sami al-Arian. The following was an interview conducted one month after Sami al-Arian’s detention in February 2003. MASNET: Assalamu ‘Alaikum. Today were talking with[Read More…]
Egypt Today December 2003By Yasmin Moll He could be forgiven for thinking he had it made. When he left Cairo for Chicago at age 17, he had only his father’s life savings in his pocket to pay his college tuition. More than 30 years later, he has five beautiful children,[Read More…]
CounterpunchFebruary 24, 2003 The Arrest of Sami al-Arian is Only the BeginningKurt Nimmo Link: Click here It’s dangerous to be photographed with Bush. It’s also dangerous to visit the Bush White House. Sami al-Arian did both of these things. Now he’s sweating it out in an FBI hoosegow. In May[Read More…]
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