DhafirTrial

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I wrote to Dean Rubin in an attempt to get some coverage for the case of Dr. Rafil Dhafir before he is sentenced on October 19th, 2005. (more…)

(With copies to John O’Brien, Fred Fiske and letters@syracuse.com)

Dear Rosemary Robinson,

Please forward the email below to Richard A. Lindsay and please print the three letters from court watchers together this week. (more…)

By JOANNE MARINER, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2005
From: Findlaw

Jose Padilla, an American citizen arrested in Chicago in
May 2002, has been held more than three years in a Navy
brig without charge. (more…)

(Published.)
From Katherine Hughes:

This is in response to Richard A. Lindsay’s letter of Tuesday, September 13th: Haikal Abu-Ghoush sat through most of the 17 week trial of Dr. Dhafir. Therefore his defense of Dr. Dhafir is not blind, it is based on first hand experience. (more…)

(Unpublished.)
From Gay Montague:

I attended the trial of Dr. Dhafir for 17 weeks on a daily basis. The reason I attended is that I had read about this case and was concerned about our civil liberties (especially in the wake of 9-11). (more…)

This is a bulk email that I sent out on 8/31/05

I am on a final push to get the plight of Dr. Rafil Dhafir known. The media has been no help in informing the public about this case. (more…)

From The Islamic Society of Central New York
Published in the Post-Standard on August 28, 2005

The Muslim community has become a convenient target (more…)

From:Syracuse Peace Newsletter September 2005

by Magda Bayoumi

Who is Dr. Dhafir, and why was he on trial?

Dr. Rafil Dhafir was born in Iraq and immigrated to the US in 1972. He has been a US citizen and Central New York resident for almost 30 years. (more…)