Dissident Veteran for Peace, 19 February 2007
Dr. Sami Al-Arian–a US political prisoner for 1,460 days–has now been on a hunger strike for 29 days, he has lost 32 pounds, and was recently transferred to a prison medical facility. Al-Arian is protesting his imprisonment on contempt charges stemming from his refusal of the government’s demand that he testify before a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va.
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