We have just returned from court and the continuance of the trial for our client Dr. Sami Al-Arian. During the hearing, the prosecution objected to this blog and specifically the comments left by visitors to the site. We have used this site to make filings available to reduce the calls to our staff from the media and the public. While attorney blogs are allowed under local and federal rules to give updates on filings, we have decided to remove the Al-Arian entries to avoid this issue from being cited in the future as a distraction from the important issues in the case. Documents can still be obtained on the court site and various Al-Arian blog sites.
Posted 11:50 a.m. Friday, August 8, 2008
Coconut Curry Mussels
Same deal as above (ie steam 6-7 minutes until shells open)
with wine, garlic and herbs, except with added:
Coconut milk
Curry powder
Fresh ginger
Fresh cilantro
Fresh Key lime juice
Fresh ground sea salt and Fresh ground black pepper
Served with or without cellophane noodles
Julia <<<<<<<<< pssst, mespo, THEY are ‘on’ to us…
I am on a mussel kick this week – Summer Olympics and all..
as in:
olive oil
minced garlic
dry white wine
fresh herbs – basil, oregano, and thyme
fresh bermuda or vadalia onion, finely chopped
fresh green or red pepper finely chopped
sea salt and
fresh ground pepper, to taste
2lbs mussels checked for cracks etc clear through – rinsed and debearded…
Steamed in a pot 6-7 minutes or so – until the shells open.
Nothin to it… Yum!
After all that- what does it mean???
Perhaps they should release al-Arian and then the CIA can pick him up and take him to Guantanamo where we can get some answers once and for all. Enough of these obamanations of the earth.
P.S I must add, there was a notice that I saw on a blog site that was advertising a now cancelled meeting in anticipation of the now postponed August 13 Court date, whereby a bus from Tampa was due to arrive in DC the day before to hold a Civil Rights rally, open to the Public, featuring spwaker whihc would have included notable legal professors and former counsel, complete with family, friends, and supporters of Sami al-Arian to be held at, no less, THE Washington Historical Society – at 801 K street!!!
Personally, I thought that was a really nice touch…
One can track Attorney Kromberg’s career, by listing with Westlaw,
a subscription research/reference service, among others – also available in law libraries found in Court houses, Law schools, AND online.
http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1444725_1?noconfirm=0&channel=LP
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The actual court filings JT conveniently posted, before, are still available on the presiding Court sites – for instance from
USCOURTS.GOV: click ‘ SUPREME COURT ‘…
uscourts.gov/redirects/supremecourtus.html
SEARCH: ‘ al_Arian’ …
Searching for al-Arian.
tadaaaa… 😉
Found: 2 Showing: 1 – 2
Docket for 07A1022
No. 07A1022 Title: Sami Al-Arian, Applicant v. United States Docketed: Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Case Nos.: (06-16008) ~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jun 19 2008 Application
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Docket for 08-137
No. 08-137 Title: Sami Amin Al-Arian, Petitioner v. United States Docketed: August 1, 2008 Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Case Nos.: (06-16008) Decision Date: January 25, 2008 Rehearing Denied: April 1, 2008
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Found: 2 Showing: 1 – 2
Like that!
It’s simple. You can look it up yourself and leave JT’s ball sack ‘intact’!
It’s a win/win 🙂
Mespo,
Its a civil lawsuit against Kromberg in 5 continents for what
he did to my Arab Muslim family, it does not concern Turley’s
client but the filings by Turley allowed us to formulate a
legal theory for Kromberg across 5 continents in order to hold
Kromberg legally accountable for his radical racist
Zionist actions.
Anti-Kromberg:
I would not presume to speak for Professor Turley, but I suspect his concern is avoiding any prejudice to his client. There is plenty of time to dissect Kromberg’s actions after the case is resolved.
Mr Turley,
Why did you cave in to Kromberg ? I have been using your postings
as the basis for an international civil lawsuit againt Kromberg
across 5 continents.
What happened to Freedom of Speech that you Americans love to
preach to the rest of the planet ?
What happened to the adversary process that Kromberg prides
himself in and lectured me personally in his office ? Kromberg
has no balls to go Rocky in a ring, he is cowardly Princenton
bagel boy
Kromberg now faces multi-millions dollar civil lawsuits across
5 continents. Kromberg has been identified as a radical
Israeli Zionist, a member of a radical Israeli Kibbutz prior
to entering Princenton, the basis of his racism towards
Arabs and Muslims
Don’t be afraid Turley, continue the postings and don’t allow them
to intimidate you. Rocky stood his ground, stand yours !
mespo727272
“I am not aware of this belief in the legal circles I frequent. Maybe you mean in the nine circles of hell this is “well-known.”
Thank you for this correction- yes, of course I mean that.
Richard Silverstein:
Emerson’s involvement makes sense. Regarded as “poison” by many investigative journalists according to Seymour Hersch, Emerson has apparently launched a one man anti-Islamic crusade. Likely for profit, this crusade seems to know no bounds with incredibly thin evidence serving as the platform for sensational claims about rampant fifth columnists in our midst or fantastic claims of responsibility for terrorist acts, thus promoting the atmosphere of fear about this topic. One would have thought Emerson would have been relegated to the pages of the National Inquirer after such colossal goofs as claiming the Islamists were involved in the Oklahoma City bombing; claiming Iran was behind the Lockerbie Crash;and finally, claiming initially that Yugoslavs was responsible for the WTC attacks. His suspicious “borrowing” (apparently without attribution) of material from the Syracuse Post-Standard’s coverage of the Lockerbie bombing also brought him considerable scorn from the Columbia Journalism Review. Even his successful book “Terrorist” was challenged by the NYT as being “marred with factual errors… and displaying a “pervasive anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias.”
He also apparently fancies himself a master of failure analysis opining that TWA flight 800’s crash was the result of a bombing. The NTSB laid that claim to rest saying :”…none of the damage characteristics typically associated with a high-energy explosion of a bomb or missile warhead (such as severe pitting, cratering, petalling, or hot gas washing) were found on any portion of the recovered airplane structure”.
Amusingly a Google search results in a “hit” for his site listing him as “Steve Emerson-Terrorism Expert.” With these doosies in his background, I think a more accurate description may be “Steve Emerson–Don Quixote of Terrorism.”
To read more about our “DAJAJA QASIR,” [Arabic for “Chicken Little.”]I suggest you read FAIR’s analysis from which I “borrowed” heavily for this comment. You can find it at:
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1443
MICHAEL DARWYNE
“It is well known in legal circles that if you really want to make someone suffer you can entangle them in a maze of motions, indictments, subpoenas, continuances, re-trials, each one building upon the previous, becoming ever more complicated and embroiled, until in the end there is no way out- except death.”
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I am not aware of this belief in the legal circles I frequent. Maybe you mean in the nine circles of hell this is “well-known.”
I understand that STeve Emerson may have first complained about the comments at this site & that this may’ve caught the prosecutor’s eye. If anyone has any links to statements Emerson may’ve made about this I’d appreciate them.
“During the hearing, the prosecution objected to this blog and specifically the comments left by visitors to the site. ”
It is noted that the “prosecution objected” (not the Judge.)
One wonders which “comments” the Prosecutor found objectionable?
A blog on an attorney’s site- and the Attorney of record at that- is a worry for everyone. Opinion makers are likely to read it or be referred to it. Senators and Congressmen are likely to read it or be referred to it. Ditto members of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, City Council, Church Congregation, and the Golf Club. Representatives of international organisations may read it.
It is well known in legal circles that if you really want to make someone suffer you can entangle them in a maze of motions, indictments, subpoenas, continuances, re-trials, each one building upon the previous, becoming ever more complicated and embroiled, until in the end there is no way out- except death.
With each additional proceeding one is drawn away from substance and made to focus on what I have already referred to as the “minutiae”- often nothing more than hearsay built upon hearsay- “I want you now to explain why X said in 1998 that he thought that everyone knew in 1999 that Y said that you were thought to be associated with the ABC organisation in 1997. If you refuse to answer that question you are not co-operating and that is contempt.”
This stuff is like that sticky weed that gets attached to your legs when walking through the forest. Every time you bed down to pull it off, you find some more has stuck to your arms.
That of course is the name of the game.
I am not saying this prosecutor is in any way adopting such tactics in this case.
However, because of the way the case has dragged on, the concern must be that it APPEARS (and I always emphasise that because unless one is the Attorney of record one never knows for sure) this case could be in danger of appearing to be moving into Sticky Weed territory.
My guess is that no self-respecting prosecutor, with a long career ahead of him or her, wants people who matter to think he would ever be involved in Sticky Weed tactics.
However it plays out, it will be Win Win for Justice because the eyes of the world are now firmly fixed on this case, and the more anyone tries to stifle general discussion or awareness, the more attention will become focused on what is being done in the name of Justice.
I for one applaud Mr. Turley. He epitomises the finest qualities of the American legal profession- defending the unpopular, the downtrodden, the weak, and the oppressed, with nothing more than the rule of law and balls.
Copy this blog if you want to read it next week- who knows what objections the prosecutor will be making on Monday.
same article in the International Herald Tribune global version of NYT
– as suggested above. I thought it was pretty straightforward.
Mespo,
thanks for the link to the Trib. It was an interesting read, but it seemed to be tilted towards the prosecution, which doesn’t surprise me from the Trib.
P.S.–
I suggest care and caution in your rhetoric in deference to our host and definitely NOT because Big Brother is watching. Gaze on oh watchman as we wonder who will watch you.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
rafflaw:
Interesting article in the Chicago Tribune today about the case. Apparently the Judge Brinkema granted the continuance and chastised our favorite AUSA for his activities which appeared to some courtroom observers as “overzealous.” One of those observers may have been the Judge. She also questioned whether Al-Arian could be held in contempt while the appeal to SCOTUS was pending. The reference to this blog likely came in the form of an escalation in rhetoric by Mike Gravel against Kromberg and his “over the top” reference to Kromberg’s family. The Judge wants both sides to cool down and this may have motivated Professor’s Turley’s prudent decision to remove the postings about the case. Truth and pointed opinion, it seems, is painful to some at DOJ, and one man’s excess may have served as the pretext for the “poor, poor pitiful me whine” so prevalent among the neo-cons and their underlings. You can read more at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-attacks-professor,0,6628923.story
BTW Professor Turley has my full authority to edit or delete this post in the interest of his client, but I thought some of our regular posters should know more about what is going on.
My apologizes to you Dr. Turley; I wasn’t sure if we shouldn’t be making posts about this case any longer before I posted that link above at 7:08PM today. If you need to remove the post(s), I will not post on this topic again and continue to monitor the case on the above mentioned site. Thank you for this excellent blog and my apologizes once again.
Again, one of the “original three” crybabies. I’ll just refer to you as o3 from now on. If you support the likes of Kromberg more than justice and human dignity, Fox and CNN are waiting for you, no need to waste our time.