[Cincinatus' Wife]

Behind Al-Arian's facade (founded the World and Islam Studies Enterprise at USF a decade ago)

USF and WISE

Today, at 43, Al-Najjar is still battling deportation, a process that could take years. In the meantime, the government is refusing to give him a work permit. He and his wife are living on her salary as a pharmacist and what little he can make as a translator and lecturer.

He also teaches at the Islamic Academy of Florida, a small school where Al-Arian, his former WISE colleague, is the principal. Islamic Academy of Florida faculity and staff

Washington Times (11-25-01)-- INS arrests Al-Najjar, tied to terror groups

[Cincinatus' Wife]

[Helix]

A couple of quotes from the article:

"Why detain a person who has never been accused of a crime.."

Al-Najjar, who entered the United States from Gaza in 1981 and overstayed his student visa..."

Hummmmmm. Let's see. A violation of immigration law. Sounds like a crime to me.

[lavaroise]

"Why detain a person who has never been accused of a crime, who has already lost 31/2 years of his life to an unconstitutional detention and who has nowhere to go?"

Since when overstaying your visa and defying a deportation order is not a crime? Those lawyers need to be red listed.

[Republic of Texas]

A Palistinian, otherwise known as a terrorist, who illegally overstayed his Visa? That's enough for me. Get him out, and I don't really care where.

[atafak]

Deportation is quite simple in such a case, simply throw him out the door of a plane passing over the land of his birth. If he has sufficient funds,(cash only) sell him a parachute.

[N00dleN0gg1n]

However, Al-Najjar is a stateless Palestinian who says no country will accept him because his name has been unjustly linked to terrorism. It's unclear whether he could be deported to another country or whether he would simply stay behind bars in the United States indefinitely.

This is going to be a big problem in the months and years ahead ... non-Americans that none else wants, either.

We need a general solution, but I'm having trouble coming up with one. Give them a well stocked boat in international waters? Give them a parka and dump them in Antarctica?

[mgc1122]

Buh-Al-Najjar. Let's toss the little wife and kiddies out the door with you.

[texasbluebell]

He asked INS agents to call his brother-in-law, Sami Al-Arian...

Wait a minute! This same Al-Arian? The one O'Reilly was talking to a couple of weeks ago?

Palestinian Professor Put On Leave

"Al-Arian has never been detained or charged with a crime, but the think tank and a related Palestinian charity were accused by the FBI and Immigration and Naturalization Service of being a fund-raising front for terrorists...The think tank's conferences drew known terrorists, including Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, the blind Muslim cleric convicted of plotting the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. "

Ha! Very interesting. This is not exactly a coincidence!

[texasbluebell]

I see you have some links already about Al-Arian. Didn't read it all the way through!

[Kermit]

"...has been fighting deportation since 1996. A federal appeals court affirmed a deportation order against him on Nov. 15, and that's why the INS detained him, federal authorities said."

This is what the paper calls "without warning"???? What are they supposed to do, call the guy up, so he could take off?

[verity]

What's the problem?

[SteamshipTime]

This asshole should be handcuffed, flown to Israel, and escorted at gunpoint into the Gaza Strip. Immediately.

[Amerigomag]

Can't think of a better example of the need for militray tribunals than this sorry affair.

Ashcroft should wear a picture of Al-Najjar on his lapel just below the flag pin the next time he has to publically defend his policy.

[amom]

Heads up

[FITZ]

Interesting how they are all claiming innocence.

[LibWhacker]

He and his wife are living on her salary as a pharmacist . . .

Remind me not to get my prescription filled at THAT pharmacy.

[Magician]

I Al-Najjar is a Palestinian with terrorist connections, send him back to that paradise on earth, GAZA. He'll be in his element there.

[Flipyaforreal]

Hope this bump works. I was looking everywhere for this to be posted. I searched "Tampa", "Florida" and "Al Najiar" (which is how it is spelled on CNN.com) and looked for it at *JIA, to no avail. I found it by pure luck after wondering all day if anyone was going to post it.

This man has made me very nervous since he was profilied on "Primetime Live" weeks ago. Glad to see he is not "raising funds" anymore or doing anything else he might be mixed up in. Good riddance.

[All-American Medic]

"Al-Najjar was detained without charges for 1,307 days on the basis of secret government evidence that he has never seen. He was never charged and always maintained his innocence. His detention became an international cause." I say get rid of the bum for the immigration violation, but the statement above should make everyone a little nervous.

[JimRed]

...his brother-in-law, Sami Al-Arian,...

The other terrorist criminal on a state university payroll? Kind'a says it all!