[sausageseller]

The Tampa Tribune is a leftist rag. I am amazed they did not print a companion article that said he was being harassed!

[Catspaw]

You've got your papers mixed up. It's the St. Petersburg Times that has been a Sami al-Arian supporter from day one. The Tampa Tribune and this reporter has been writing critically about Sami al-Arian since 1995, and have taken much heat because of it.

[Catspaw]

Here's a link to the Tampa Tribune's section on al-Arian.  It includes the series written by Michael Fetcher on al-Arian in 1995:

1995 Tampa Tribune Series:

05/28/95 Ties To Terrorists
05/28/95 Terror Law Cuts Rights, Arabs Say
05/28/95 Extremist Groups Agree On Goals
05/28/95 Terms Don't Separate Religion, Politics
05/29/95 Academic Freedom Or Poor Security
05/29/95 Mosque Bears Martyr's Name
02/01/95 Al-Arian letter discussing Islamic Jihad