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U.S. attorney: university professor accused of ties to alleged
Associated Press Newswires | 20:48 ET

Posted on 02/21/2002 7:36:48 PM PST by TheOtherOne

U.S. attorney: university professor accused of ties to alleged terrorists under criminal investigation

20:48 ET
Associated Press Newswires
Copyright 2002. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - A professor accused of having ties to alleged terrorists is being investigated by the U.S. government, the area's chief federal prosecutor said.

Federal investigators are investigating the conduct and activities of Sami Al-Arian, a tenured Palestinian-born professor who has been at the University of South Florida for 16 years, U.S. Attorney Mac Cauley said Thursday.

Years ago, Al-Arian headed an academic think tank that the U.S. government later linked to Islamic extremists.

Cauley said that while he is normally prohibited from acknowledging ongoing investigations, he can when there is tremendous community interest.

Al-Arian, who has never been charged with a crime, did not immediately return telephone calls Thursday seeking comment.

University President Judy Genshaft considers Al-Arian, 44, a security risk whose anti-Israel views have brought death threats and cost the university financial support.

Al-Arian has been banned from campus in a case that has drawn national interest as an issue of academic freedom.

During winter break, the school's Board of Trustees voted 12-1 to fire him. The final decision rests with Genshaft, who has given no indication when she will decide.

Al-Arian said he is taking his pending dismissal to binding arbitration.

University spokesman Michael Reich said Genshaft has discussed Al-Arian with Cauley, but won't disclose what was said.



TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: academialist; alarian; alnajjar; florida; frenchantisemitism; jihadinamerica; salamalmarayati; traitorlist; usf

1 posted on 02/21/2002 7:36:48 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne
bump
2 posted on 02/21/2002 7:41:59 PM PST by Red Jones
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To: Red Jones
Was this the same clown that was on one of the FOX tv shows...??
3 posted on 02/21/2002 7:47:23 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: rolling_stone
Yup.O'Reily had him on several times.
4 posted on 02/21/2002 7:48:38 PM PST by umgud
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To: rolling_stone
"Was this the same clown that was on one of the FOX tv shows...??"

Yup. He's the arrogant terrorist bastard!!

5 posted on 02/21/2002 7:49:35 PM PST by blam
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To: rolling_stone
"Was this the same clown that was on one of the FOX tv shows...??"

Much-more-importantly, Al-Arian made National Public Radio after 9/11 - for speaking at a gathering of Moslems in Maryland and yelling his usual crap.

I hope he gets deported to his homeland of "Palestine" - where he can spend his life in Ayalon Prison rent free.

IMMIGRATION resource library: public-health facts, court decisions, local INS numbers!

6 posted on 02/21/2002 7:53:14 PM PST by glc1173@aol.com
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To: TheOtherOne
Jeez, how long do we have to hear about this guy before he is deported? Meanwhile you had that idiot Chalie Reese defending him when this first broke, and CAIR coming to his defense repeatedly. Pathetic.
7 posted on 02/21/2002 7:55:07 PM PST by montag813
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To: TheOtherOne
Wasn't this the same place we FReeped into submission when the assistant librarian told the library staff to not wear patriotic adornments?

FReegards,

9 posted on 02/21/2002 8:12:00 PM PST by VMI70
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To: umgud
Sami Al-Arian was on O'Reilly's show just one time.It was enough to ge him fired though.
10 posted on 02/21/2002 8:22:47 PM PST by stimulate
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To: TheOtherOne
Good! He's a terrorist bastard and should be imprisoned or deported...better yet, imprisoned and then deported.
11 posted on 02/21/2002 8:26:54 PM PST by pgkdan
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To: TheOtherOne
Gee, you think maybe the class he taught called "How to overthrow America" was a clue?
12 posted on 02/21/2002 8:27:16 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: montag813
He can't be deported as he became a naturalized citizen several years ago.Very hard to revoke citizenship unless the INS can prove fraud against him when he applied.
13 posted on 02/21/2002 8:29:29 PM PST by stimulate
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To: TheOtherOne
This guy is well connected to a Michigan(?) congress critter in fact I think he "knows" the Bush family! Very very scarey!
14 posted on 02/21/2002 9:14:57 PM PST by lawdog
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To: rolling_stone
The very same traitorous terrorist idiot who was constantly given free time on local Tampa news radio to spread his lies without any challenges. Morning host told me they were "giving him enough rope..." but I would still have liked to have heard some questioning from the hosts, rather than allowing him free airtime to spread his propaganda.

BTW, no, the librarian who found the American flag offensive was at Ft. Myers...Univ of SW Fla (?) as opposed to Univ of South Fla (Tampa/St Pete/Sarasota). Used to be a branch of USF, but the folks in Ft Myers wanted to spend more taxpayer money on administrators, so they demanded their "own" university, rather than just a branch.

15 posted on 02/21/2002 9:28:12 PM PST by womanvet
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To: lawdog; Sabertooth; testforecho; veronica; denydenydeny; AzJohn; CheneyChick; vikingchick...
This guy is well connected to a Michigan(?) congress critter in fact I think he "knows" the Bush family! Very very scarey!

Maybe you are thinking about Grover Norquist?

Grover Norquist's Strange Alliance With Radical Islam

"...Through the Islamic Institute, Norquist appears to have developed close relationships with a number of Muslim leaders. When I recently spoke to the Muslim Public Affairs Council's Salam Al-Marayati, the man who fingered Israel as a potential sponsor of the World Trade Center attacks, he recited Norquist's phone number from memory. When University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian e-mailed The Wall Street Journal in response to an op-ed that tied him to Islamic Jihad, he CC'd Norquist. Last year at its annual dinner, the AMC presented Norquist with an award for his service. As John Zogby told me, "[H]e's played the role of interlocutor. With all respect, many of the leaders are immigrants and don't have years and years of experience. Grover has filled that void."

.

More on Grover and immigration:

Grass roots, politicians differ on immigration

16 posted on 02/21/2002 9:55:01 PM PST by Shermy
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To: Shermy
University President Judy Genshaft considers Al-Arian, 44, a security risk whose anti-Israel views have brought death threats and cost the university financial support. Al-Arian has been banned from campus in a case that has drawn national interest as an issue of academic freedom.

They should've fired him long time ago.

17 posted on 02/21/2002 10:20:40 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: TheOtherOne
As much as I HATE that creep Al Arian, the reason the University gave for kicking him out was no good. The college essentially said "we've decided to sack Al Arian because some people want to beat him up," which means academic freedom goes out the window, and any time anyone wants to beat anyone up, they can be fired.

I'll bet they can come up with a good reason to fire him, but until they do, he should stay on. FIRE is defending him for now, which is the principled thing to do...

18 posted on 02/21/2002 11:40:37 PM PST by xm177e2
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To: Shermy;lawdog
This guy is well connected to a Michigan(?) congress critter in fact I think he "knows" the Bush family! Very very scarey!

His connection is with David Bonior, Democratic congressman from Michigan. Bonior was an advocate for Mazen Al-Najjar, who is Al-Arian's brother-in-law, and also under investigation. (Story about brother-in-law)

More recently, Al-Arian's son has interned for Bonior. The son was the one who was asked to leave the White House last summer. (Story about son)

19 posted on 02/22/2002 12:10:38 AM PST by AzJohn
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