2006

John Sugg: The reporter and the prosecutor: The Al-Arian story takes a controversial romantic turn (11/15)

November 15, 2006 Creative LoafingBy John F. Sugg and Wayne Garcia Link:Click here Michael Fechter, whose reporting led to the decade-long federal investigation of Sami Al-Arian, and Cherie Krigsman, one of the case’s federal prosecutors, are an item. Fechter confirmed to Creative Loafing this week that he and Krigsman have[Read More…]

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Al-Arian gets more prison time (11/17)

November 17, 2006 St. Petersburg TimesBy Meg Laughlin Link:Click here Sami Al-Arian, who has 174 days left on a 57-month sentence for aiding a terrorist group with nonviolent activities, was found guilty of contempt in federal court in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday. His sentence will now be put on hold[Read More…]

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Chris Hedges: George Bush’s America (12/4)

December 4, 2006 Truthdig.comBy Chris Hedges Link:Click here The Democrats may have taken control of the House and Senate, but we still live in George Bush’s America. It is an America the imprisoned Palestinian activist Dr. Sami Al-Arian, who has spent over two years in isolation, knows intimately. Dr. Al-Arian,[Read More…]

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