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…]
St. Petersburg Times March 22, 2004By Graham Brink Link: Click here TAMPA – One year after the arrest of Sami Al-Arian on terrorist charges, a potentially precedent-setting courtroom battle is taking shape. The case of the former USF professor presents several unusual challenges: The sheer volume of evidence. The conversations[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…]
Salon.comIf the government has long known that Sami Al-Arian was supporting terrorism, why did the controversial professor win an invitation from Karl Rove? by Scott RosenbergLink: Click here Feb. 25, 2003 | The arrest last week of the University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian on terrorism charges quickly became[Read More…]
USF Oracle June 16, 2003 Editorial Link: Click here Saturday, the American Association of University Professors decided not to censure USF for firing Sami Al-Arian, instead opting to condemn the actions that led to it. Yet, USF’s administration still does not appear to be getting the message. The AAUP is[Read More…]
The Palm Beach Post Petty behavior in the Sami Al-Arian case August 7, 2003 There was Dr. Sami Al-Arian, professor of computer engineering – who was invited to the White House in 2001 for a briefing on President Bush’s faith-based agenda – and founder of a school in Tampa that[Read More…]
The Tampa Tribune August 8, 2003 Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendants have asked to review the classified evidence against them. The government doesn’t want them to see it. The evidence includes more than 21,000 hours of wiretap surveillance tapes of the defendants that prosecutors say should be kept from them[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor, St. Petersburg Times August 10, 2003 Link: Click here Re: It is time to rethink the defense of Al-Arian, by Mary Jo Melone, Aug. 3. Mary Jo Melone is not looking at the entire picture regarding Dr. Sami Al-Arian. Al-Arian and his co-defendant, Sameeh Hammoudeh, are[Read More…]
St. Petersburg Times August 27, 2003 Letters to the Editor A fair analysis Re: Deplorable detention, editorial, Aug. 20. A round of applause goes to the St. Petersburg Times for the editorial piece regarding the prison conditions and tactics being used against Sami Al-Arian. Keep in mind the campaign that[Read More…]
St. Petersburg Times August 27, 2003 Not an issue of guilt I am writing to thank you for your recent editorial, Deplorable detention, in which you expose the horrible conditions in which Sami Al-Arian is being detained. Even though I know it to be true, it is still unbelievable to[Read More…]
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