I don't suppose this person will apologize for being wrong...
The prime-time smearing of Sami Al-Arian
By pandering to anti-Arab hysteria, NBC, Fox News, Media General and Clear Channel radio disgraced themselves -- and ruined an innocent professor's life.
By Eric Boehlert Jan. 19, 2002
It may not provide him much comfort, but tenured University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian, recently fired after his appearance on a conservative talk show revived discredited, years-old allegations of ties to anti-Israel terrorists, may be the first computer science professor ever mugged by four of the nation's most influential news organizations.
http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:4fzfiYeQ9pYJ:www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/01/19/bubba/+Sami+Al-Arian&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 He writes for Salon. Perhaps he thought that his "paper" would be out of business before the story was resolved.