[WCUSP] Fwd: DR. SAMI AL-ARIAN ISSUES STATEMENT TO NOBLE PEACE CENTER

Tue Feb 27 17:04:31 CST 2007

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> From: "MAS INFO" <masnet-service at maslists.org>
> Subject: DR. SAMI AL-ARIAN ISSUES STATEMENT TO NOBLE
> PEACE CENTER
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:15:01 -0500
> To: roweenayvonne at yahoo.com
> 
> In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
> 
> [ 37 Days on Hunger Strike for Justice ]
> 
> Dr. Sami Al-Arian Issues Statement to Noble Peace
> Center
> 
> WASHINGTON, DC - Feb. 27, 2007 (MASNET) During the
> week of February 18, Dr. Sami Al-Arian's family
> visited Oslo, Norway to attend the premiere of "USA
> vs. Al-Arian," a critically-acclaimed documentary
> about Dr. Al-Arian's case. On the second night of
> the week-long trip, Amnesty International-Norway
> held a special screening of the film, followed by a
> reception at the Nobel Peace Center, where Nahla
> Al-Arian spoke and read the following statement on
> behalf of Dr. Al-Arian.
> 
> Dr. Al-Arian's Statement to the Nobel Peace Center
> February 19, 2007, Oslo, Norway
> 
> "My name is Sami Al-Arian. I am a 49-year-old
> Palestinian, who has been living in the United
> States for 32 years. I’ve been persecuted and
> detained for the past four years because of my
> political beliefs and activism on behalf of the
> Palestinian cause.
> 
> The great Palestinian people have been victims of
> one of the cruelest crimes of the 20th century
> through no fault of their own. Unfortunately, this
> tragedy has continued through the 21st century as
> well.
> 
> Millions of Palestinians have been uprooted from the
> land of their ancestors while millions of others
> have been living under the brutal Israeli occupation
> for many decades.
> 
> At the heart of this appalling, systemic injustice
> is an exclusive and apartheid-like ideology that has
> exploited the suffering and persecution of European
> Jews.
> 
> I deeply believe that the path to enduring peace in
> the holy land is in the establishment of a
> non-sectarian, democratic, and binational state that
> is inclusive, where Palestinians and Israelis,
> Muslims, Christians, and Jews live in a pluralistic
> society that guarantees freedom, equality and
> justice for all.
> 
> Such a vision may be viewed by some as unrealistic
> because of the imbalance of power between the
> Palestinians and their occupiers.  But I also firmly
> believe that might does not make right-- and that
> the just and moral Palestinian struggle, when
> supported by the great majority of the peoples of
> the world, will ultimately prevail over injustice,
> oppression, and military power.
> 
> On behalf of the Palestinian people, I humbly offer
> my deepest thanks and appreciation to the noble and
> courageous Norwegian people, who, among all nations,
> have been at the forefront in their defense of
> universal values: human dignity, liberty and
> equality. I urge you to continue your solidarity,
> friendship, and support of the Palestinian people in
> their decades-long struggle for freedom, justice and
> peace.
> 
> Deprived of my own freedom, and from my cell in a
> U.S. prison, I foresee the day when true fraternity
> and a bond of humanity will overcome the ugliness of
> exclusiveness, injustice, and occupation. When
> Palestinians and Israelis live side by side,
> celebrate their common traditions and heritage and
> rejoice with the peoples of the world in the spirit
> of universal peace and understanding."
> 
> Action to take:
> 
> Fax the following individuals:
> 
> 1.	Honorable Judge Gerald Lee; Fax Number: (703)
> 299-3339
> 
> 2.	Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ; Fax Number:
> (202) 307-6777
> 
> 3.	The Honorable John Conyers, Jr; Fax Number: (202)
> 225-0072
> 
> 4.	Senator Patrick Leahy; Fax Number: (202) 224-3479
> 
> 
> Additionally, please offer prayers and send letters
> of support to Dr. Al-Arian at:
> 
> Sami Al-Arian
> 40939-108, (registration number)
> Federal medical center
> 1600 Old NC Hwy 75
> Butner, North Carolina, 27509-1600
> 
> For more information contact MAS Freedom Foundation
> at: (202) 496-1288.
> 
> JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED!
> 
> FREE DR. AL-ARIAN NOW!
> 
>
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