Feb. 9, 2007 LE MONDE diplomatique DOCUMENTARY: Norwegian documentary film can also claim to depict political issues that are of global significance. In the film USA versus Al-Arian, we see the jury found Al-Arian not guilty on all counts…and the judge hand down a prison sentence and deportation. Evidence is[Read More…]
February 1, 2007 TomPaine.com By Sarah Shields Link: Click here Sarah Shields teaches Middle East history at UNC/Chapel Hill. “Has anyone told you that you look like Gandhi?” my companion asked Professor Sami al-Arian. Al-Arian was sitting behind a plastic wall, wearing striped prison clothes and speaking into two telephones.[Read More…]
EXCLUSIVE: Hunger-Striking Palestinian Professor Sami Al-Arian Speaks Out In First Broadcast Interview of His Four-Year Imprisonment Democracy Now!, February 7, 2007 Link: Click here In a Democracy Now! exclusive, Sami Al-Arian speaks to us from prison where is on a hunger-strike. The Palestinian professor and activist ’s case has been[Read More…]
Truthdig.com, February 11, 2007 By Chris Hedges Link: Click here or here Editor’s note: Despite spending an estimated $80 million, the government was unable to prove that Dr. Sami Al-Arian was a terrorist, yet he remains in prison and his sentence will likely be extended. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges[Read More…]
December 3, 2007Huffingtonpost.comBy Laila Al-ArianLink: Click here For nearly one year, my father, Sami Al-Arian, has been imprisoned on civil contempt for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in Virginia. During plea negotiations in early 2006, federal prosecutors in Florida promised him he would not have to testify[Read More…]
December 4, 2007Counterpunchby Russell MokhiberLink: Click here or here If it’s Sunday night, it’s Civics 101 at the Mokhiber household. Last night, the home schooling Civics topic: U.S. Constitution. First Amendment. Congress shall pass no law abridging freedom of speech. Let’s go to the DVD. USA v.Al-Arian. Let’s see if[Read More…]
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