Archive for January, 2009

Al-Arian Trial Postponed From January Until April (11/13)

The Tampa TribuneNovember 13, 2004By William March TAMPA – Citing fallout from Florida’s U.S. Senate race and voluminous evidence to be reviewed, a federal judge has granted a request to delay from January to April the trial of accused terrorist supporter Sami Al-Arian. By setting a start date of April[Read More…]

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After the Fact: What’s behind media reports on the Al-Arian case (8/12)

Weekly Planet August 12, 2004By John F. Sugg Link: Click here Nothing triggers the onset of media weak bladders in the Tampa Bay area faster than a discussion that involves Middle East politics. Example: As the Weekly Planet pointed out last week, a Jacksonville man named Harry Shapiro six years[Read More…]

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Judge raises bar on Al-Arian prosecution (8/6)

St. Petersburg TimesAugust 6, 2004By Graham Brink Link: Click here TAMPA – The case against accused terrorist Sami Al-Arian just became harder to prove, though how much harder is under debate. Prosecutors must do more than prove that the former University of South Florida professor and his three co-defendants sent[Read More…]

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Judge’s Ruling a Major Setback for Prosecution in Terrorism Case (8/6)

Miami HeraldAugust 6, 2004 By Jay Weaver A federal judge has made the government’s terrorism case against a fired University of South Florida professor more difficult for prosecutors, ruling they must show his financing of a Palestinian charity group went specifically for murderous attacks on Israelis. U.S. District Judge James[Read More…]

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John Sugg: One Man’s Terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter (8/5)

Weekly PlanetAugust 5, 2004By John Sugg Link: Click here “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” is an argument that has been espoused by the likes of George H.W. Bush, Oliver North and Margaret Thatcher. Now that thinking — on the part of the U.S. Justice Department — could[Read More…]

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Interview: Dr. Al-Arian’s Attorney on Democracy Now (7/9)

Democracy Now!July 9, 2004Dr. Al-Arian’s Attorney on Democracy Now Link: Click here On Friday, July 9, one of Dr. Al-Arian’s attorneys, Linda Moreno was featured on Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now,” a radio news program broadcast on over 200 stations across the country. As a result of the program, a number[Read More…]

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Islamic Group: Prison Conditions Inhumane (5/27)

Associated Press May 27, 2004By Vickie Chachere Link: Click here TAMPA, Fla. – An Islamic civil rights organization said Thursday that a former professor accused of financing terrorists is being held under inhumane conditions. The wife of former University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian compared his treatment to the[Read More…]

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Al-Arian’s lawyer: Translations ‘sloppy’ (5/18)

St. Petersburg TimesMay 18, 2004 Many conversations in the indictment were in Arabic, and prosecutors say no translation can be perfect. By Graham Brink Link: Click here TAMPA – Sami Al-Arian’s attorney told a judge Monday that he has found numerous discrepancies in the translations of secretly taped conversations prosecutors[Read More…]

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John Sugg: “The FBI is On My Trail” (3/11)

CounterPunchMarch 11, 2004 Double Standard The FBI wants to question Sugg about lies Sami Al-Arian allegedly told. But what about the lies, distortions and omissions from Al-Arian’s enemies, including the government and the Tampa Tribune? By John Sugg Link: Click here You’re all over the wiretaps,” said the FBI agent[Read More…]

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On International Women’s Day: The Trauma of Nahla Al-Arian (3/5)

IPS News International Women’s Day: ‘War on Terror’ Brings No ReliefMarch 5, 2004 Katherine Stapp Link: Click here NEW YORK, (IPS) – It was about five in the morning when Nahla al-Arian woke to thunderous pounding on her front door. Within minutes her husband Sami al-Arian was being dragged from[Read More…]

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