DhafirTrial

Denis Halliday spoke June 28th, 2007 at Syracuse University, about the Iraq Sanctions and Dr. Dhafir’s case. This letter was published in today’s Syracuse New Times. (more…)

[* The Post-Standard curiously left this out of the letter, “Consequently thousands of U.S. brave troops died, tens of thousands were horribly injured…”]

Published in thePost-Standard 5/14/07 (more…)

This letter was sent to the Syracuse Post-Standard on Friday, May 11, 2007

Since the events of September 11, 2001, the government has raided and closed down six major Muslim charities and many smaller Muslim charities, accusing each of funding terrorism. In each case, alleged “guilt by association” meant that the charities’ assets were frozen and their principals arrested. (more…)

My departure to Scotland has been delayed due to the weather in Syracuse and I wrote this letter yesterday (see below). As we approach the fourth anniversary of Dr. Dhafir’s arrest and incarceration please consider sending the letter below to your local newspaper. I have sent it to the two Syracuse newspapers, the Post-Standard and the New Times. (more…)

This letter was sent to the Syracuse Post Standard and the New Times on 1/17/07 (Published by the Post Standard 1/19/07. Published by the New Times 2/21/07.)

Dr. Rafil Dhafir, a local oncologist, was convicted of white-collar crime but the government touts his case as a success in the War on Terror. Thus he is now serving 22 years in prison for a crime that he was never charged with in a court of law. From the outset the government’s goal was a terrorist conviction and it intentionally misled the judge, the jury, the media and the public. (more…)

The Post-Standard Published half of my letter today. Below is my response:

Thank you for publishing half of my letter today with the heading: “Dhafir terrorism link does not add up.” It certainly does not when you omitted details of the government lecture at the law school: (more…)

To the Syracuse Post-Standard. By court watcher Linda Bergh who attended most of the proceedings (more…)

by Douglas Johnson

Below is a letter to Judge Mordue that was sent after Dr. Dhafir’s arrest (more…)