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WASHINGTON, April 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Former University of South Florida Professor Sami Al-Arian has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to provide services to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a specially designated terrorist organization, in violation of U.S. law, the Department of Justice announced today. In a closed proceeding before a federal magistrate at U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida last week, Al- Arian pleaded guilty to Count Four of the indictment against him -- a charge of conspiracy to make or receive contributions of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of...

Democrats' imam supported al-Arian Chaplain who gave benediction was character witness to terror supporter The Muslim imam who gave a closing benediction at the Democratic National Convention in Boston also served as a character witness to Sami al-Arian, the Florida professor indicted by the U.S. Justice Department on 50 counts of terror-related charges. On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, Imam Yahya Hendi said the closing prayer of the night with some verses from the Quran. Yet, last July, the 9-11 commission heard testimony from terrorism expert Steven Emerson that Hendi, one of the top Islamic clerics in...

supported al-Arian This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39701 Thursday, July 29, 2004 Democrats' imam supported al-ArianChaplain who gave benediction was character witness to terror supporter Posted: July 29, 20049:20 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com The Muslim imam who gave a closing benediction at the Democratic National Convention in Boston also served as a character witness to Sami al-Arian, the Florida professor indicted by the U.S. Justice Department on 50 counts of terror-related charges. On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, Imam Yahya Hendi said the closing prayer of...

Al-Arian terror financing case puts Patriot Act to the test By VICKIE CHACHEREAssociated Press Writer TAMPA, Fla. -- For nearly a decade, FBI intelligence agents had been taping the telephones and intercepting the faxes of Sami Al-Arian and keeping secret what they knew about the professor's suspected ties to Palestinian terrorists - even from their colleagues working a criminal case against the same man. The full breadth of what the bureau knew about Al-Arian and others connected to the professor's charity, Muslim school and think tank was finally revealed in the spring of 2002. FBI Agent Joe Navarro walked into...

TAMPA - Sami Al-Arian used his computer savvy to help Palestinian Islamic Jihad planners secretly communicate with each other, according to a sworn statement from an FBI agent. The allegation against Al-Arian, a former computer science professor at the University of South Florida, was contained in documents unsealed Thursday by a federal judge at the request of Al-Arian's defense team. Among the unsealed documents was an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Kerry L.Myers requesting searches of the homes of Al-Arian and his co-defendants. The searches were conducted on Feb. 21, when they were arrested on charges they provided material support...

TAMPA - A professor accused of being a terrorist group's U.S. leader rallied the support of the Muslim community behind President Bush in 2000 and received security clearances to the White House to discuss Muslim issues, witnesses testified Tuesday. On the fourth day of a bond hearing for Sami Al-Arian and three others arrested last month, several witnesses testified that Al-Arian was a peaceful community leader who lobbied strongly against the use of secret evidence in the federal case against his brother-in-law, Mazen Al-Najjar. But prosecutors countered Al-Arian's character witnesses, questioning how well they really knew the man accused of...

Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. Friends support arrested Muslim ROBERT KING St. Petersburg Times (Florida) HERNANDO TIMES; Pg. 1 March 9, 2003 Sunday Those who know Hatem Fariz of Spring Hill say he's no terrorist. The Justice Department says otherwise. Hatem Fariz, the Spring Hill man accused of raising money for terrorists, is a passionate supporter of the Palestinian cause - but not of terrorism, according to his family's attorney in Chicago. Sept. 24: Fariz talks with Fedaa Al-Najjar about her husband, Mazen Al-Najjar, and his association with...

<p>Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion.</p> <p>One unnerving detail in the biography of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, whose alleged career killing Americans was cut off Saturday by his arrest in Pakistan, shows that he is very familiar with the U.S. society he evidently hates: He went to college in North Carolina.</p>

<p>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A deported Palestinian professor who had been jailed on secret evidence that prosecutors said linked him to terrorism landed in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday, supporters said.</p> <p>Mazen Al-Najjar was granted a six-month visa, and arrangements have been made for him to move permanently from Lebanon to another country, his brother-in-law, Sami Al-Arian, said at a news conference.</p>

Bomber's Leader Lived In TampaBy MICHAEL FECHTER mfechter@tampatrib.comPublished: Jun 6, 2002 The man claiming responsibility for Wednesday's deadly suicide attack on an Israeli bus spent four years living in Tampa and taught Middle East Studies to University of South Florida students. Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ramadan Shallah said the attack, which killed at least 16 people, was meant to mark the 35th anniversary of the Six Day War that began Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Shallah worked as administrative director for a think tank called the World and Islam Studies Enterprise in Tampa from 1991 to...