January 27, 2006 USF Oracle Editorial Link:Click here His lawyers are tired, the American Civil Liberties Union is tired, and most of all, Sami Al-Arian, who has been in jail since February 2003, is tired. After six months of trial in which the jury in Al-Arian’s case found him not[Read More…]
February 20, 2006 USF Oracle by Ryan Blackburn Link:Click here Dozens of local religious leaders, activists and well wishers prayed and sang “We shall overcome” outside Orient Road Jail in Tampa on Sunday. They came to call for the release of former USF professor Sami Al- Arian, who has been[Read More…]
February 20, 2006 St. Petersburg Times By Rick Gershman Link:Click here Protesters at the Orient Road Jail see no reason why the former professor should remain in jail or be retried. TAMPA – Three years after his arrest, and more than two months after a federal trial returned no convictions,[Read More…]
February 20, 2006 USF Oracle In only his second interview since being arrested exactly three years ago on terrorism-related charges, former USF professor Sami Al- Arian discusses his trial, the conditions of his incarceration and the suffering his family has endured. by Ryan Blackburn Link:Click here “I woke up and[Read More…]
March 3, 2006 St. Petersburg TimesThe Rev. Warren Clark is an outspoken supporter of the imprisoned former USF professor. By Sheryl Kay Link:Click here TEMPLE TERRACE – During his seminary days, Pastor Warren Clark earned the nickname “el hippie.” An avowed pacifist, he also believed the ministry should promote nonviolence[Read More…]
March 19, 2006 St. Petersburg Times When the government charged Sameeh Hammoudeh with terrorism-related activities, it used transcripts from wiretaps that may have been unfairly edited. By Meg Laughlin Link:Click here On that chilly day three years ago when Hammoudeh was arrested, two FBI agents handcuffed him and drove him[Read More…]
April 17, 2006 Creative Loafing, JohnSugg.comBy John Sugg Sami Al-Arian’s case is near an end. He has agreed to plead guilty to one of the lesser counts in the indictment against him. He admits he participated in the activities of Palestinian Islamic Jihad prior to Jan. 24, 1994, and that[Read More…]
April 25, 2006 St. Petersburg Times Disagreements appear to have triggered a defense lawyer’s request to withdraw from the case in December. By Meg Laughlin Link:Click here TAMPA – In the secret courtroom negotiations over Sami Al-Arian’s plea deal last week, a federal magistrate said he didn’t agree with defense[Read More…]
April 28, 2006 St. Petersburg Times Unsealed transcripts of court hearings tell the story of the plea deal. By Meg Laughlin Link:Click here TAMPA – For months after Sami Al-Arian’s terrorism-related trial, there were rumors of secret negotiations between federal prosecutors and defense attorneys. But no one, besides the judge[Read More…]
November 10, 2006 St. Petersburg Times He says a U.S. prosecutor openly condemned Islam and is aiming to stretch his client’s sentence. By Meg Laughlin Link:Click here Documents unsealed in the Sami Al-Arian case Thursday raise questions about an assistant U.S. attorney’s motives for requiring Al-Arian to testify before a[Read More…]
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