May 3, 2005 St. Petersburg Times His lawyers, citing constant news coverage and bias among potential jurors, want the trial moved out of state. By Brady Dennis Link: Click here TAMPA – Attorneys for Sami Al-Arian, the former University of South Florida professor accused of raising money for a Palestinian[Read More…]
May 4, 2005 Weekly Planet Al-Arian’s attorneys say that would be a good idea By John Sugg Link: Click here Tampa Tribune news boss Janet Weaver had to eat crow last week: A reporter had fantasized part of a story on towing companies. The scribe’s head is now spiked as[Read More…]
May 12, 2005 St. Petersburg Times It’s just like any other childhood. And completely different. By Vanessa Gezari Link:Click here TAMPA – Ali is at the computer, reading about an Internet hoax. A man is threatening to eat a pet rabbit unless he gets $50,000. “We have to go,” Leena[Read More…]
May. 15, 2005 Miami Herald The terrorism trial of a former University of South Florida professor, which starts Monday, touches on issues critical to the nation. By Martin Merzer AND Phil Long Link: Click here After 814 days in prison, many of them spent in solitary confinement, former professor Sami[Read More…]
May 17, 2005 St. Petersburg TimesBy Bill Varian Link: Click here TAMPA – Prospective juror No. 66 said he thinks the government wouldn’t have spent so much time investigating Sami Al-Arian if he hadn’t done something wrong. And prospective juror No. 84 thought Betty Castor had her head in the[Read More…]
May 20, 2005 St. Petersburg Times Defense attorneys say Sami Al-Arian cannot get a fair trial. By Bill Varian Link: Click here TAMPA – A jury has been selected to consider charges that former University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian supported terrorism, but his attorneys still say the trial[Read More…]
July 19, 2005 St. Petersburg Times Prosecutors hoped he would help prove obstruction of justice. By Meg Laughlin Link: Click here TAMPA – Federal prosecutors had hoped that the testimony of a prominent Palestinian legislator would ultimately help convict Sami Al-Arian. Instead, he turned out to be a star witness[Read More…]
Aug. 9, 2005 St. Petersburg Times Prosecutors are trying to prove that Sami Al-Arian solicited money for terrorist acts. By Meg Laughlin Link: Click here TAMPA – Prosecutors in the case of Sami Al-Arian returned Monday to what they have called a “very important” piece of evidence: a letter written[Read More…]
Aug. 10, 2005 St. Petersburg Times However, the subject in a spring 2005 interview says he didn’t receive a letter from the former USF professor. By Meg Laughlin Link: Click here TAMPA – Attorneys for Sami Al-Arian got a big surprise in federal court Tuesday when prosecutors handed them a[Read More…]
Aug. 24, 2005 St. Petersburg Times The cross-examination of an FBI agent could be a preview of Sami Al-Arian’s defense strategy. By Meg Laughlin Link: Click here TAMPA- William Moffitt looked from side to side, as if casing the joint, and set himself firmly before the FBI agent in the[Read More…]
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