{"id":4167,"date":"2010-12-07T13:41:21","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T18:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=4167"},"modified":"2010-12-07T13:43:13","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T18:43:13","slug":"news-and-analysis-12710-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=4167","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (12\/7\/10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five years ago, a jury refused to convict Sami al-Arian on ANY of the almost one hundred charges brought against him; a juror now steps forward to give the eye-opening story of the deliberations that foiled the unjust prosecution:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JNinR1nPXak\">The Al-Arian Trial &#8211;Part I<\/a> (Youtube \/ National Liberty Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VHwkpB9t4sI\">The Al-Arian Trial &#8211;Part II<\/a> (Youtube \/ National Liberty Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=usYDV2aqFeM\">The Al-Arian Trial &#8211;Part III<\/a> (Youtube \/ National Liberty Fund)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even as he questions whether a president or his aides can order a U.S. citizen assassinated for terrorist activity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/12\/07\/AR2010120702918.html\">Judge Tosses Bid to Block Assassination of Cleric<\/a> (AP \/ Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CU-Boulder student who admits DUI but won&#8217;t remove headscarf for work-crew photo says she is &#8220;not trying to bring Shariah to Colorado&#8221;; we guess not, since the Muslim punishment for alcohol consumption is flogging:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradodaily.com\/ci_16791538?source=most_viewed#axzz17PUkIRAj\">Student Voice:\u00c2\u00a0 &#8216;I Am A Muslim And I Love This Country&#8217;<\/a> (Colorado Daily)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/12\/07\/world\/07wikileaks-weapons.html?pagewanted=1&amp;hp\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/indepth\/opinion\/2010\/12\/2010125105945256495.html\" target=\"_blank\">Al-Jazeera<\/a> publishing Wikileaks info embarrassing to the Arab world, Justin Raimando points out what they somehow managed to overlook &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2010\/12\/02\/wikileaks-exposes-israeli-mafias-growing-influence\/\">WikiLeaks Exposes Israeli Mafia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Growing Influence<\/a> (antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and the hammer falls:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/discussion\/2010\/12\/07\/DI2010120701398.html\">WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested <\/a>(Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The New York Hall of Science opens <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysci.org\/visit\/events\/1001\">1001 Inventions<\/a>, a\u00c2\u00a0exhibition\u00c2\u00a0of the scientific, technological, and intellectual advancements throughout the Golden Age of Islam:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/12\/07\/nyregion\/07nyc.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss\">In This Show, an Islamic World Brimming with Innovation<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A &#8220;group that calls itself the Indian Mujaheddin took  responsibility  for the blast, writing that the bombing was in  retaliation for a  September <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/indiarealtime\/2010\/09\/30\/babri-masjid-verdict-the-week-india-time-traveled\/\">court ruling<\/a> that divided the Babri Masjid holy site between Muslims and Hindus&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/12\/07\/AR2010120701908.html\">At Least 1 Dead, 32 Injured in Indian Blast During Prayer Ceremony <\/a>(Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five years ago, a jury refused to convict Sami al-Arian on ANY of the almost one hundred charges brought against him; 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