Dr Sami Al-Arian, at the urging of his family, has suspended hunger strike. however, his imprisonment continues even though the jury did not find him guilty of a single charge. on friday a federal appeals court affirmed an earlier dicision that sentenced him for 18 months for refusing to testify before a virginia grand jury.
Background details can be found at: http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn03032007.html
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