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Group Highlights 3 Concerns about the Trial (10/28)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace October 28, 2005 I. Statement by Tampa Group: 3 Concerns about the Trial II.The Latest on Dr. Al-Arian’s case (news reports) I. Trial of Sami Al-Arian – Statement by Tampa Bay Friends of Human Rights This statement highlights three examples of a pattern[Read More…]

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Judge appears biased (10/3)

St. Petersburg Times Oct. 3, 2005 Letter to the editor Judge appears biased Link: Click here Something is amiss in the trial of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his co- defendants. If I understand the Constitution correctly, a federal judge’s job is to guarantee a defendant’s right to a fair trial.[Read More…]

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Prosecutor’s witness tells another point (10/4)

St. Petersburg Times Oct. 4, 2005 By MEG LAUGHLIN Link: Click here A former math professor close to Sami Al-Arian says discussing the PIJ is like “watching CNN or Fox.” TAMPA – A moment of unexpected high drama in the trial of Sami Al- Arian left a government witness in[Read More…]

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Judge Allows Web Sites No One Accessed (9/23)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Sept. 23, 2005Judge allows web sites no one accessed TAMPA- The trial of Dr. Sami Al-Arian reached a new low last week when Judge James Moody made a controversial decision allowing the prosecution to use web sites as evidence. Defense attorneys for Dr.[Read More…]

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Al-Arian judge still weighing juror’s conduct (9/9)

St. Petersburg Times September 9, 2005By MEG LAUGHLIN Link: Click here The judge, who could dismiss the juror for his remarks, says one was “outside the case.” But he doesn’t note others. TAMPA – The federal judge in the trial of Sami Al-Arian ruled Thursday that there was no misconduct[Read More…]

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Government Picks Up the Pace, But Still No Case (8/19)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Aug. 19, 2005 Government Picks Up the Pace, But Still No Case TAMPA- Week 10 in the trial of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and three others featured a number of moves by prosecutors that have now become standard fare– as well as new, more[Read More…]

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Support for Dr. Sami Al-Arian (7/31)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 31, 2005 Support for Dr. Sami Al-Arian TAMPA– Since the trial of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his colleagues began two months ago, humanitarian, religious and civil rights groups all over the world have conveyed their support for the political prisoners. Last month,[Read More…]

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The Latest in Dr. Al-Arian’s Trial (7/26)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 26, 2005 The Latest in Dr. Al-Arian’s Trial Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s trial entered its seventh week on Monday. Throughout the trial, many observers have noted that the government has been giving jurors a distorted, inaccurate and biased representation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,[Read More…]

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What lies beneath? (2/22)

Feb 22, 2005 The OracleBy Mark Lennox Link: Click here Two years ago, Sami Al-Arian was accused for involvement with terrorist organizations. Monday, those on Al-Arian’s side spoke out. The issue of secret evidence is a widely discussed topic regarding government tactics to detain suspected criminals on the basis of[Read More…]

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Defense attorneys say evidence discarded; Point finger at US (1/14)

Associated Press/ABC28/BayNews9 Jan. 14, 2005 I. Al-Arian Attorneys: Evidence was destroyed II. Al-Arian attorneys point finger at U.S. government III.Al-Arian supporters rally on his behalf Link: Click here I. Al-Arian: Evidence was destroyed Defense attorneys say evidence discarded during decades of surveillance would have supported their case. TAMPA, Fla. A[Read More…]

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