List of known Sami Al-Arian defenders with direct quotes

Re-instate Sami Al-Arian Petition ^ | Thursday 02/20/03

[alisasny]

Salon.com "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." Salon Eric Boehlert January 19, 2002

Please add all known defenders with quotes they made in defense of Sami AL-Arian that you can find so we have a record of all of them.

[TLBSHOW]

When did President Bush call his son are you saying he called him today?

[Darksheare]

And no, they didn't want to debate the issue.
They avoided it at every chance.
And what part of "KNOWN TERRORIST" don't you, and they, understand?
Tell me, what terrorist activities are protected academic freedom?

[Darksheare]

And no, they didn't want to debate the issue.
They avoided it at every chance.
And what part of "KNOWN TERRORIST" don't you, and they, understand?
Tell me, what terrorist activities are protected academic freedom?

[TLBSHOW]

This is getting worst and worst hour by hour! Grover is the enemy within this White House!

[Darksheare]

Sorry about the duplicate post, browser puked on me here.
Moderator, please delete duplicate post #183.

[nicmarlo]

No, not today, my impression was that the call was made shortly after the incident occurred when the son was not allowed to be at the White House. Schlussel may have said exactly when the call took place, but I don't recall (I was driving home from work while listening).

[TLBSHOW]

Thanks!

[Jack Stephens]

If he's a "KNOWN" terrorist, then I guess there's no need for a trial, right?

Defending someone's right to trial, right to free speech, and academic freedom is not the same as defending that individual.

Until he is found guilty of complicity in actual terrorist activity, your hostility towards him is based solely on things that he has said. As it happens, this was also the basis for his suspension from his job.

This is a problem if you care about the first amendment and academic freedom.

[Allan]

Go back to DU. We got your point.

[Darksheare]

Hey, you are the guy who stated that I do not stand for freedom, when I served my country.
Like I said, what did you do?

So, being a member of HAMAS is okay?
Supporting terrorism is okay?
It must be, I asked those questions, and you state: "Just because someone doesn't agree with you, doesn't mean they are anti-American..."

Sami Al-Arian is a terrorist.
What don't you understand about that?
I am thinking clearly, YOU are not.
You are saying that it's academic freedom to engage in support of terror while here in counrtry AS A PROFESSOR on TAXPAYER DIME.

Is that clear enough yet?

[Terriergal]

there are no grounds whatsoever for firing Al Arian simply because the administration has suddenly decided that his ideas are unpalatable after 9/11

I'd have to agree. But if they hired him because they are a leftist leaning organization, it's not surprising they'd make him walk the plank as soon as he becomes a PR liability.

[Darksheare]

You obviously haven't been reading up.
Here, try this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/847993/posts
Also read post #136 on this same thread.
Or is that too hard, considering you have yet to answer some questions that I posed to you first?
That's too hard, I know.

"Defending someone's right to trial, right to free speech, and academic freedom is not the same as defending that individual."
There is no distinction between defedning one's rights and the individual.
He DOES NOT have the right to conduct terrorist recruiting activities on college campuses.
He DOES NOT have the right to spout hatred for America and Israel while on TAXPAYER DIME.

Too fast?
Try this on for size, It is still possible to execute people for treason. (Clinton should be the first to experience this in over how many years?)
Academic freedom and the first amendment have NOTHING to do with protecting a TERRORISTS rights.
What is so hard to understand there?
When you set out to try and attack a country through terror, you have no protection.
Besides, MUSLIMS DO NOT BELIEVE in OUR LAWS.
Still too much?
Then go back and answer the questions I asked.
Shouldn't be too hard for you.
Do some reading while you're at it.

[Darksheare]

Check out coteblanche defending Jack Stephens and Camachee for defending Sami Al-Arian.

[summer]

Re post #43 -- 19. summer Â

Summer, is that you?

No, not at all -- but, I wonder if someone wanted to make it look like me. Thanks for the ping.

[nicmarlo]

From this Islamonline, some supporters of al arian:

Leading American Muslim Activist Termination Deemed Discrimination

Al Arian says dismissal was discriminatory
Report by Neveen A. Salem
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (IslamOnline)

.....“This summer on July 16th, in an article in Newsweek magazine about the support of Arab Americans for President [George W.] Bush, the article said: 'Al-Arian is one of the country's leading advocates for repeal of secret-evidence laws.' [Gee, I wonder why?????] I was not identified as a USF professor, but as the country's leading advocate in a civil rights issue," Al-Arian stated.

Several of the largest national civil groups were represented at the press conference and offered strong support for Al-Arian. The represented groups included the four largest Muslim political organizations; namely, the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), the American Muslim Council (AMC), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). The largest Arab-American organization, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) issued a strong statement of support calling on USF to reverse its decision. ADC President Ziad Asali said, "Professor Al-Arian has done nothing that would justify his removal from USF.

[snip]

There's a ton of names in the article supporting al arian, btw. Also of interest is this quote from Steven Emerson:

On February 9, 1996, in a speech before the Tampa Bay Tiger Club in St. Petersburg, self-stylized "terrorism expert" Steven Emerson said that Al-Arian was associated with the 1993 World Trade Center bombers.

The St. Petersburg Times quoted Emerson in an article on February 10, 1996, as saying the following: "I am constrained at this point from revealing some of those details, but I can tell you they will come out in the near term. But they include money transfers, they include actual reservations and planning for the conspirators in the bombing, and they include visits back and forth between Tampa and New York and New Jersey, between officials here of the groups [operating at USF] and officials there.” He further insisted that the truth of USF's involvement will soon be exposed and that it would "come to light in a particularly embarrassing way."

The author of this article states: Almost five years later, his statements have not been proven, and there has been absolutely no suggestion on the part of federal authorities that the Tampa academics have any associations to the 1993 conspirators.

Guess this reporter (Neveen A. Salem) got it wrong. As of today, al arian is arrested.

[Jael]

bump

[dennisw]

3489.	Shelley Mack
3488.	Jonathon Miller	About time this terrorist was arrested and thrown in jail. I support freedom of speech. I also support holding people accountable for their actions. May Al-Arian wilt away in prison.
3487.	Susie Patriot	Slice 'em and dice 'em and let him be fish food in Tampa Bay. He didn't fight for our liberties, cowards like him hide behind it.
3486.	Al-Khalifa Gigante	This guy is a total terror supporter. Read "American Jihad" by Stephen Emerson
3485.	Satan	I need him to speak for me!!!!
3484.	Osama Bin Laden	This is an outrage! This is a clear violation. This is injustice! This is Racism! This must be overturn! Allahu Akhbar!
3483.	Osama Bugger Lotsa	You idiots couldn't even protect one of your own. Death to Socialist itdiots!
3482.	Kimal A. Khan	LET US NOT LOOSE ARE CIVIL RIGHTS
3481.	Matt Smith	I wonder how all the self-righteous twits that signed this petition feel now. Sami has been rightfully BUSTED for TERRORISM. Like Lenin said, "useful idiots.".
3480.	Hillary Clinton	I hold in my gnarled syphillitic hand the sword "Catcos Upd'azz"! I WILL be QUEEN! YOU CAN NEVER STOP ME! VINCE COULDN'T STOP ME! NONE OF YOU WILL! F'ING MUSLIM MORONS! I am HILLARY! I WILL be obeyed!
3479.	Josh Baxley
3478.	Bill Clinton	"Read my lips, I did not have sex with that woman, Monica Lewinsky. Not one time! Oral sex isn't sex. Vaginal penetration isn't sex if the guy doesn't finish. I had no occasion to rise to."
3477.	johniegrad	DOLTS!!!
3476.	Thundercleeze	You are mamking too much noise! I put up this fence to keep you punks out of my yard! Hey you at post #3470, I got something for you, and you! And you! And all of you! AAAAAAAAH!
3475.	Rashima Gordon	I protest being fingered out as a terrorist! I am not a member of an insane death cult, even though the Qu'ran says to cut the heads, hands, and feet off of unbelievers! Who cares that the Qu'ran says that it's okay to rape the wives of other men, it's all in fun, especially after we kill you all. Infidel pigs!
3474.	Rob Gleeson
3473.	saja shaheen
3472.	Shafique Jagtiani	You must re-instate our fellow terrorist so we can run slip-shod over your infidel dog ways! We want your dhimmi bung on our mighty (pathetic) muslim thunder rods! All hail All-HA!
3471.	Shafique Jagtiani	Shame on you, President Genshaft to succumb to media pressure to destroy the good reputation of Professor al-Arian. You must re-instateProfessor al-Arian to restore back the academic freedom OR you should resign your position as a President of USF, as you are unable to protect the academic freedom and civil liberties.
3470.	Ruth Al-Buzzi	Couldn't care less - hang the guy by his balls but I just wanted to see my name on the Internet - Hi mom
3469.	Jesus	need to investigate all arabs who signed

 

[happygrl]

The voice of reason, sanity and our constitutional rights.

Thanks.

[Allan]

"Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being."

You mean the rights of Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein and Sami al-Arian?