Supreme Court refuses to hear al-Arian appeal

The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from convicted 'Palestinian' terrorist Sami al-Arian - formerly a professor at the University of South Florida. As a result, al-Arian may stand trial for refusing to testify to a grand jury in Virginia. Al-Arian struck a plea bargain in 2005 admitting that he conspired to assist the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He argued that the terms