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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!
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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.
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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
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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
Motion to Dismiss Filed
March 26, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - Dr. Sami Al-Arian's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the criminal contempt charges against him in federal court on Monday. The motion contained three grounds for the dismissal of the charges. It argues that the orders to testify before the grand jury violated the 2006 Plea Agreement between Dr. Al-Arian and the government. Second, it states that the government has provided the Court with insufficient evidence for this case to proceed to the jury. Finally, upholding the indictment would undermine the integrity of the Court and the legal process.--------------Read more>> Motion to Dismiss Filed
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A Legal Odyssey: Illustration of ethical breaches, disdain for due process and anti-Muslim bias
It was one of the Bush Administration's sharpest humiliations and a glaring example of its chronic overreach in post-9/11 terrorism cases. And critics say what happened next in the al-Arian case was just as bad, a classic illustration of how the Bush government's ethical breaches, disdain for due process and perhaps anti-Muslim bias .......Read more>> A Legal Odyssey
More Prosecutorial Misconduct in the Al-Arian Case
The Associated Press reports:The Justice Department may have hoodwinked a defendant in a high-profile terrorism case into thinking his plea bargain would protect him from further prosecutions, a federal judge said Monday. Monday’s hearing in U.S. District Court was the latest in which Judge Leonie Brinkema questioned the Justice Department’s tactics in pursuing a criminal contempt case against former professor Sami Al-Arian, once accused of being a leading Palestinian terrorist. ......Read more>>More Prosecutorial Misconduct in the Al-Arian Case
Judge Allows Defense to File Motion to Dismiss
March 9, 2009 - Alexandria, VA
Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled in favor of a defense request to file a motion to dismiss the charges against Dr. Sami Al-Arian at a hearing in federal court today. Her decision follows new revelations that prosecutors in Florida were opposed to efforts by a Virginia prosecutor to call Dr. Al-Arian to testify in another case. The judge's important decision raises the possibility that Dr. Al-Arian's ordeal could be resolved and that he can finally regain his freedom after six years of grueling legal battles.
Moment of Truth in Dr. Al-Arian's Case
Judge Agrees with Defense: 2006 Plea Negotiations Should be Revisited
February 20, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - At a pre-trial hearing today, federal judge Leonie Brinkema denied a government motion requesting her to reconsider a previous ruling. At the last hearing, Judge Brinkema ruled that the government must provide information to the defense and the court regarding the original 2006 plea negotiations between the Department of Justice and Dr. Al-Arian's attorneys.
Prior to the hearing, Dr. Al-Arian's attorneys submitted at least four declarations detailing the 2006 plea negotiations, and asserting the fact that non-cooperation was at the heart of the deal. Yesterday, the defense submitted the latest two detailed declarations [click here for the first declaration (Moffitt) and here for the second (Moreno)] by Dr. Al-Arian's attorneys from the 2005 trial, Bill Moffitt and Linda Moreno. As these declarations reveal, the issue of cooperation was indeed central to the negotiations. More Articles...
- Remarks by Dr. Al-Arian Regarding the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
- 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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