2005

Case too complex to get a conviction (12/8)

Dec. 8, 2005 St. Petersburg Times A juror says the case against Sami Al-Arian left them overwhelmed. Now prosecutors have to decide whether to try again. By Meg Laughlin and Justin George Link: Click here TAMPA – After the first full day of jury deliberations in the Sami Al-Arian trial,[Read More…]

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Eric Boehlert: Sami Al-Arian, The Terror Verdict TV Networks Ignored (12/7)

Dec. 7, 2005 Huffingtonpost.comBy Eric Boehlert Link: Click here Courtroom defeats for prosecutors don’t come much more embarrassing than the one suffered Tuesday in the Florida terror trial of Sami Al-Arian, who was acquitted on key charges of abetting terrorists. Along with three other defendants, Al-Arian, a former University of[Read More…]

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Ben Hecht & Sami Al-Arian: What’s the Difference? (6/29)

Media Monitors Network June 29, 2005 By William Hughes Link: Click here “The late Ben Hecht tried to save the Jews of Europe from the Nazi onslaught. Sami Al-Arian is struggling to lift the cruel Israeli occupation off the backs of the Palestinians. Hecht was praised for his First Amendment[Read More…]

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Free Sami Al-Arian (6/6)

June 6, 2005 “Free Sami Al-Arian,” says Andy Martin “FREE SAMI AL-ARIAN, AND FREE THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE FROM THE YOKE OF ISRAELI IMPERIALISM AND COLONIALISM” COLUMNIST ASKS U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO END SHAM TRIAL IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, PREDICTS PALESTINIAN NATIONALISTS WILL BE ACQUITTED OF MOST IF NOT ALL[Read More…]

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The Clash of Democratic Ideals (5/25)

May 25, 2005 The Electronic Intifada By Omar Yousef Shehabi Link: Click here In the aftermath of September 11, Sami al-Arian made the ill-fated choice to appear on US television and defend Muslim interests against the tidal wave of xenophobia. The presenter, Bill O’Reilly of the Fox News Channel, accentuated[Read More…]

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