Indictment of Florida professor and others for supporting terrorists [US DC] News
Indictment of Florida professor and others for supporting terrorists [US DC]

United States v. Sami Amin Al-Arian et al., United States District Court Middle District of Florida, February 20, 2003 [charging University of South Florida professor Sami Amin Al-Arian and seven others with supporting designated foreign terrorist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad]. Read the full text of the indictment [PDF], via FindLaw. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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