Dec. 10, 2005 Sarasota Herald Tribune All praises to the jurors who held firm to their belief that Sami Al-Arian was innocent of the charges against him made by our government. I am happy to hear that our university professors can continue now to criticize our government without fear of[Read More…]
Dec. 11, 2005 St. Petersburg TimesBy Meg Laughlin 10 of the 12 jurors thought much of the case never connected Link: Click hereTAMPA – When the federal government asked Joann Thanh to serve on the jury for the trial of Sami Al-Arian, which ended last week, she had a reaction[Read More…]
Dec. 15, 2005 St. Petersburg TimesBy Jennifer Liberto and Rebecca Catalanello Link: Click here TAMPA – Only two said they had never heard of Sami Al-Arian. Another two said they had never known a Muslim, a Palestinian or an Arab. One wrote that he had a Muslim friend. All 12[Read More…]
Dec. 7, 2005 St. Petersburg TimesBy Brady Dennis Link: Click here TAMPA – Toward the end, their arguments grew louder. Their tempers grew shorter. Their nerves frayed. Most jurors wanted to acquit Sami Al-Arian of the dozens of charges against him. Two jurors, and sometimes three, clung to their belief[Read More…]
Dec. 7, 2005 Miami Herald Jury clears former Florida professor of terrorism-related charge By Phil Long and Martin Merzer Link: Click here TAMPA – A former college professor was found not guilty Tuesday of key charges linking him to a Palestinian terrorist group that allegedly operated an underground cell in[Read More…]
Dec. 12, 2005 The San Diego Union TribuneBy George Bisharat Link: Click here Federal prosecutors suffered a stinging rebuke recently when a Florida jury refused to convict four Palestinian defendants on any of 51 counts alleging that they supported terrorist acts by Palestinian Islamic Jihad. That organization employs violence against[Read More…]
Dec. 8, 2005 St. Petersburg Times By Bill Coats Link: Click here All over Tampa Bay, word of Sami Al-Arian’s acquittals spread from Muslim to Muslim. The cell phone of Osama “Sam” Mustafa, a Palestinian-American from Riverview, chimed with the news at the Al-Aqsa Coffee House in Temple Terrace, where[Read More…]
Dec. 14, 2005 St. Petersburg Times, Letters to the EditorRe: The Al-Arian verdict. I commend and thank the jury for their responsible and courageous application of the principles of American justice. These American citizens acted responsibly and courageously. They helped to reaffirm the judicial branch’s role to check the abusive[Read More…]
Dec. 13, 2005 Hernando Today After a torturous and prolonged ordeal, with all the power, resources and prestige of the government arrayed against him, a jury of his peers acquitted the former USF professor, Sami Al-Arian, on eight charges related to terrorism. The jury was unable to reach a decision[Read More…]
Dec. 16, 2005 South Florida Sun-SentinelBy Parvez Ahmed Former Attorney General John Ashcroft once hailed the arrest of Sami Al-Arian as “a milestone in the war on terror.” Last week, 12 ordinary Americans, none of whom shared the former University of South Florida professor’s religion or ethnic origin found no[Read More…]
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