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* Bush Admin Prosecution of Largest Muslim Charity in U.S. Ends in Mistrial
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The now-defunct Holy Land Foundation was once the largest Muslim charity in
the United States. It collected donations for local committees providing
humanitarian aid in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The government had accused
it of providing ³material support² to a foreign terrorist organization. But
jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict and the US district judge
declared a mistrial on most of the charges. We speak to David Cole,
Professor of Law at Georgetown University and Khalil Meek, President of the
Muslim Legal Fund of America.

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* Testifying Before Congress, Rendition Victim Maher Arar Gets Apology from
Bipartisan Lawmakers but None from White House *

A bipartisan group of Congress members have personally apologized to Maher
Arar, the Canadian citizen seized by U.S. officials, secretly flown to
Syria, where he was tortured. Arar testified last week before a House panel,
the first time he has had a chance to tell his story to U.S. lawmakers. But
he couldn¹t testify in person. Even though the Canadian government has
cleared his name, Arar remains barred from the U.S. because the Bush
administration says he poses a national security threat.

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