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…]
Dec. 9, 2005 St. Petersburg TimesLetters to the Editor Re: 8 times, Al-Arian hears “not guilty,” Dec. 7 From the onset, the cards were stacked against Sami Al-Arian. Change of venue denied, hundreds of Tampa Bay residents interviewed for the jury were rejected because of their bias. Even some chosen[Read More…]
Dec. 7, 2005 St. Petersburg Times “I’m absolutely delighted. They had 10 years to investigate this guy, thousands of hours of wiretaps. They had the CIA, the FBI and Israeli intelligence gathering evidence. After all that, they couldn’t get 12 people to agree on one count guilty. I think that[Read More…]
Dec. 9, 2005 Miami HeraldEditorial: Of free speech and independent juriesOUR OPINION: VERDICT IN AL-ARIAN CASE A VICTORY FOR RULE OF LAW Link: Click here The not-guilty verdict this week for former college professor Sami Al-Arian was a personal victory for him — but it was a much larger victory[Read More…]
Dec. 13, 2005 ABC Action News TAMPA – Former USF professor Sami Al-Arian was not convicted of taking part in terrorism, but the government still hasn’t set him free. Now, an interesting mix of supporters is calling for his release. “Pull back those bars and let these men go home[Read More…]
Dec. 14, 2005 St. Petersburg TimesBy Kevin Graham Link: Click here TAMPA – Upset that Sami Al-Arian remained in federal prison after a jury last week couldn’t convict him on terrorism-related charges, civil rights activists and family friends called on President Bush to step in. “I think you owe one[Read More…]
Dec. 14, 2005 Weekly PlanetBy John F. Sugg The Sami Al-Arian trial is over. Defenders of the U.S. Constitution are rejoicing. Federal prosecutors and FBI agents are cowering (from the truth and the media). And, it’s time for me to catch up on a few memos I’ve been meaning to[Read More…]
Dec. 14, 2005 Washington PostBy Peter Whoriskey Link: Click here TAMPA– The family and friends of former college professor Sami al-Arian greeted his acquittal on terrorism charges last week with exclamations of “Allahu akbar” — Arabic for “God is great” — and “God bless America.” It was, they said, a[Read More…]
Dec. 12, 2005 St. Petersburg Times Americans’ responses to violent groups are hardly uniform. Take the Irish Republican Army and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. By Susan Taylor Martin Link: Click here By March 1999, federal agents were hot on the case of Sami Al-Arian, the University of South Florida professor suspected[Read More…]
Dec. 8, 2005 St. Petersburg TimesBy Jennifer Liberto Link: Click here Trying Al-Arian and his co-defendants probably cost tens of millions. But no one knows yet. TAMPA – Taxpayers may not see the final bill for putting Sami Al-Arian and three others on trial for several years. While federal government[Read More…]
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