[Sosfbay-discuss] Sunday, June 15th--America's Muslim Political Prisoner, Dr. Sami Al Arian-- The Deepening Civil Rights Crisis]

[Jim Stauffer]

> Subject: Sunday, June 15th--America's Muslim Political Prisoner, Dr. Sami
> Al Arian--  The Deepening Civil Rights Crisis
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> Please Forward
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> American Muslim Alliance & Citizens' Committee for Equal Justice & 
> Council on American Islamic Relations- San Francisco
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> CIVIC FORUM
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> The Deepening Civil Rights Crisis
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> Plus
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> A status report on Dr. Sami Al-Arian's
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> continued incarceration
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> SUNDAY JUNE 15TH   5:00 PM
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> Muslim Community Association 3003 Scott Blvd Santa Clara , CA 95054 (408)
> 970-0647
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> $10 (Dinner included)
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> Hon. Ramsey Clark US Attorney General (1967 - 1969)
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> Prof Peter Erlinder William Mitchell College of Law Saint Paul ,
> Minnesota
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> Ms Leena Al-Arian Family Member
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> Mr. Omar Ahmad Founder CAIR Dr. Agha Saeed Chair American Muslim
> Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections & Many More
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> For Further Information: AMA Office 510.252.9858 , Dr. Zaki- 
> 408.666.8205,  Mr. Tashie Zaheer- 510.750.3297, Hazem Kira- 925.212.6604,
> Adnan Rasheed -408.876 - 8901,   Sagir Ahmed -650.862.4625, Ashraf
> Chaudhry -925.458.7027, Shan Saigal- 408.505.9302
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> THOUGHT CRIMES: Bringing 1984 to the United States In late 2007, the
> House of Representatives passed legislation (404-6 margin with 23 members
> not voting) that targets Americans with "radical" ideologies. The bill 
> threatens constitutionally protected freedoms of expression, privacy and
> protest.    If HR 1955, "The Violent Radicalization Homegrown Terrorism
> Prevention Act of 2007" is passed in the Senate and signed into law by
> George W. Bush, the act would establish a ten-member National Commission
> to study and propose legislation to address the threat of possible
> "radicalization" of Americans.   Just as with the McCarthy Commission and
> the FBI's Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), the National
> Commission would have broad powers to investigate anyone. "It would
> create a public perception that whoever is being investigated by the
> Commission must be involved in subversive or illegal activities. It would
> give the appearance that whoever they are investigating is potentially a
> traitor or disloyal or a terrorist, even if all they were doing was
> advocating lawful views," said Odette Wilkens, the executive director of
> the Equal Justice Alliance said.  "Law enforcement should focus on
> action, not thought. We need to worry about the people who are committing
> crimes rather than those who harbor beliefs that the government may 
> consider to be extreme," said one ACLU press statement.
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> AMERICA'S MOST PROMINENT POLITICAL PRISONER In December 2005, a Tampa
> jury acquitted Dr. Al Arian of "terrorism" charges. Two years later he is
> still in prison because the Bush administration refuses to honor a May
> 2006 promise to release and deport him.   After hearing 6 months of
> evidence, 80 witnesses including Israeli intelligence agents; hundreds of
> hours of FISA wiretaps culled from 425,000 conversations recorded over 10
> years; and more than $50 million in taxpayer money being thrown at the 
> case, the jury did not find any of the defendants guilty of anything!
> TIME Magazine called Dr. Al Arian's acquittal "the biggest defeat for the
> Bush Administration to date" [1], and so it was. It was also a victory
> for the United States Constitution.    In April 2006 the
> Bush-administration promised: (a) to drop all charges; (b) to release Dr.
> Al Arian in May 2006; (c) to assist in deporting him to country of his
> choice, immediately, and (d) not to call him before a grand jury.
> However, two years later, he is still languishing in jail, while people
> all over the world are demanding his release. Forward email
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