Contributing Expert Matthew Levitt Testifies at Sami Al-Arian Trial
By Andrew Cochran
Contributing Expert Matthew Levitt testified yesterday at the Sami Al-Arian trial in Tampa, on the concept of "economic jihad" that he discussed here on June 16. Matthew also identified several founders of PIJ, including Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, a former Tampa resident and director of a Palestinian think tank founded by Al-Arian, and the commander of the PIJ since 1995. And from the AP story on the trial: "Also named by Levitt as founders of the PIJ were Bashir Musa Mohammed Nafi, who worked as a researcher at Al-Arian's think tank until he was deported in 1996, and Abd Al Aziz Awda, known as the spiritual leader of the movement who has spoken at conferences organized by Al-Arian."
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