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<font size="-1"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">[reminder;
Thursday, May 1st, film screening: <big><big><i><b><font
color="#ff0000">USA vs Al-Arian</font></b></i></big></big> - see <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://rule19.org/videos/index.htm%5D">rule19.org/videos/</a><br>
this situation is dire; help before Sami is found suicided in a
lake...] <br>
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<img src="cid:part1.06080201.00040006@mynas.com" alt="" align="right"
height="180" hspace="10" width="130"><big><big><big><font size="-1"><big><big><big><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b>ACTION WEEK FOR SAMI AL-ARIAN</b></font></big></big></big></font></big></big></big><br>
<font size="-1"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">(Monday April
28th – Friday May 2nd)<br>
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Just 3 Phone Calls & 1 Email to Make a Difference<br>
<br>
Dear friends,<br>
<br>
Dr. Sami Al-Arian is at an extremely critical juncture. Any day now he
may indicted on criminal contempt, a charge that carries a minimum
sentence of five years. Another Palestinian-American professor in a
similar case was sentenced to eleven years for criminal contempt last
fall.<br>
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On March 20th, in a blatant violation of the plea agreement signed
between Dr. Al-Arian and the U.S. government, a Virginia federal judge
forced Dr. Al-Arian to appear in court to testify before a third grand
jury. Given that the government had in the past cynically twisted his
words to try to convict him of perjury, Dr. Al-Arian recognized the
perjury trap laid for him, and refused to testify as his attorneys
advised.<br>
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For more details of this case, check out our NEW PAMPHLETS at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://pamphlets.freesaminow.com/">pamphlets.freesaminow.com</a><br>
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<b><br>
3 PHONE CALLS + 1 EMAIL = HUGE DIFFERENCE</b><br>
<br>
PLEASE CALL:<br>
1. Hampton Roads Regional Jail: (757) 488-7500 (ext. 8)<br>
Ask them why:<br>
- Dr. Al-Arian is not allowed to regularly call his family;<br>
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- Bright lights are glared into his cell 24/7;<br>
- He is only allowed to shower twice a week;<br>
- He is handcuffed every time he leaves his cell;<br>
- He is not allowed to know the time of day to perform his
prayers properly.<br>
- He is in a segregated unit.<br>
Be prepared to be told that you have the wrong section. THAT IS NOT
TRUE. Extension 8 for the Warden's Office is the correct office to
bring up this issue.<br>
Also be prepared for the prison staff to lie to you, or to tell you
that what they are doing is in conformity with prison regulations. IT
IS NOT. Insist that the information you have is accurate. Be polite but
unwaveringly firm. Make your point, don't back down from it, and leave
your message for the warden.<br>
<br>
2. Vincent Archibeque, Assistant Field Office Director of the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): (703) 285-6221.<br>
Ask Mr. Archibeque to ensure that Dr. Al-Arian is transferred to a
facility where he will be treated with dignity and that he be deported
as soon as possible in accordance with the plea agreement.<br>
<br>
3. Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (Department of Homeland
Security):<br>
(866)-644-8360 (press 1 for English and then press 5 to leave a message)<br>
Bring up all the complaints regarding Dr. Al-Arian's jail conditions
mentioned in item (1), ask that he be transferred to a prison where he
will be treated with dignity, and ask that he be deported as soon as
possible in accordance with the terms of his plea bargain.<br>
<br>
Again, always be polite but firm.<br>
<br>
If you don't speak to a live person:<br>
- simply leave a message on the answering machine; and<br>
- call back later that day or the next day to try to get through.<br>
<br>
PLEASE EMAIL:<br>
4. Attorney General Michael Mukasey: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ASKDOJ@usdoj.gov">ASKDOJ@usdoj.gov</a>
<br>
Ask Mr. Mukasey to ensure that Dr. Al-Arian is deported as soon as
possible in accordance with the plea agreement. (For a letter template,
please go to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.freesamialarian.com/letters/sample1.doc">http://www.freesamialarian.com/letters/sample1.doc</a>)<br>
- Before sending the email, make sure to BCC
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:samialarianactioncommittee@gmail.com">samialarianactioncommittee@gmail.com</a><br>
- If you have time, fax your letter in addition to sending it by
email: (202) 307-6777<br>
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To learn how you can help EVEN MORE, please visit:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.freesamialarian.com/help.html">http://www.freesamialarian.com/help.html</a><br>
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If you haven't already, please take a minute to SIGN OUR PETITION at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://petition.freesaminow.com/">petition.freesaminow.com</a><br>
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Lastly, don't forget to PRAY for Dr. Al-Arian and his family.<br>
<br>
PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!<br>
<br>
<br>
- Brought to you by the Sami Al-Arian Action Committee<br>
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