Creative Loafing May 7, 2007 By: Wayne Garcia Link: Click here For years, the family of imprisoned former USF professor Sami Al-Arian insisted that their nemesis and most dogged chronicler, Tampa Tribune investigative reporter Michael Fechter, was doing the bidding of anti-Arab forces. Today, they got some more ammo for[Read More…]
A Legal Odyssey: Illustration of ethical breaches, disdain for due process and anti-Muslim bias By Wendy Malloy / Tampa March 19, 2009 Former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian Excerpts Unfortunately for U.S. prosecutors, none of (the evidence) actually made al-Arian a terrorist — PIJ’s North American leader, they[Read More…]
March 19, 2009 By Wendy Malloy / Tampa Excerpts It was one of the Bush Administration’s sharpest humiliations and a glaring example of its chronic overreach in post-9/11 terrorism cases. And critics say what happened next in the al-Arian case was just as bad, a classic illustration of how the[Read More…]
A Legal Odyssey: Illustration of ethical breaches, disdain for due process and anti-Muslim bias By Wendy Malloy / Tampa March 19, 2009 Former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian Excerpts Unfortunately for U.S. prosecutors, none of (the evidence) actually made al-Arian a terrorist — PIJ’s North American leader, they[Read More…]
National Public Radio Florida Professor Acquitted of Key Terrorism Charge (Because of intense interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, NPR makes available free transcripts of its coverage. View related web coverage or listen to the audio for this story.) All Things Considered: December 6, 2005 ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News,[Read More…]
TIME Magazine How the U.S. Lost a Terror Deal By Wendy Malloy/Tampa- Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2006 Link:Click here When federal prosecutors earlier this week announced a plea deal that will ultimately deport the controversial former University of South Florida computer science professor Sami Al-Arian, they hailed it as a major[Read More…]
St. Petersburg Times Al-Arian ordered to testify in casePublished September 26, 2006 His ex-lawyer believes this is a ploy to further punish Al-Arian, who will likely not testify and will be held in contempt. By: MEG LAUGHLINLink:Click here Sami Al-Arian, who is seven months away from leaving prison, is about[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 4, 2006 Dr. Al-Arian Moved Back to Florida Tampa Bay Friends of Human Rights, a group that has supported Dr. Al- Arian in the Bay area, recently released the following statement: Sami Al-Arian has been moved to the Federal Prison in Coleman,[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 1, 2006 Judge Rejects Jury Verdict and Prosecution’s Recommendation, Issues Maximum Sentence TAMPA- At a sentencing hearing this morning at the U.S. federal courthouse in Tampa, a judge issued Dr. Sami Al-Arian a maximum sentence of 57 months, despite recommendations by both[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 1, 2006 Statement by Dr. Sami A. Al-Arian Addressed to the Court I thank my outstanding lawyer, Ms. Moreno, for eloquently expressing my sentiments to the court this morning. I also would like to thank her and my former attorney, Mr. Bill[Read More…]
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