National Public Radio Florida Professor Acquitted of Key Terrorism Charge (Because of intense interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, NPR makes available free transcripts of its coverage. View related web coverage or listen to the audio for this story.) All Things Considered: December 6, 2005 ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News,[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
TIME MAGAZINE DEC. 19, 2005 Handing the Justice Department one of its most embarrassing post-9/11 defeats, the jurors last week acquitted al-Arian BY: TIM PADGET Link: Click here That evidence, presented in a 2003 federal indictment, may well be damning stuff in the U.S. court of public opinion. But a[Read More…]
The Daily Star Beirut, Lebanon Inside America December 17, 2005Ron Chepesiuk Can an Arab and anti-Israel activist get a fair trial in post 9-11 America, especially when its government has the unprecedented power of the Patriot Act to pursue investigations, while much of the media abandons its independent role and[Read More…]
LAW.com Acquittal in terrorism trial described as ‘colossal embarrassment’ for Bush administration’s Justice Department Julie Kay December 15, 2005 Link: Click here As soon as they read the indictment, attorney William B. Moffitt and co-counsel Linda Moreno made the call to present no witnesses, evidence or documents to refute the[Read More…]
New York Times Fiery Palestinian advocate Sami Al-Arian, 3 co-defendants cleared in high-profile trial Link: Click here Eric Lichtblau, December 7, 2005 Stimulus not enough for state in short-term 03.10.09 The former professor, Sami Al-Arian, a fiery advocate for Palestinian causes who became a lightning rod for criticism nationwide over[Read More…]
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