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100% agreed. What a piece of shit Doctor Sami is...


On 8/11/04 5:32 PM, in article x8xSc.899$bv2.543@fe39.usenetserver.com, "Me"
<me@lycos.com> wrote:

> So is there a point to this drivel.....to bad someone didn`t stand up for
> all the American soldiers in NVA prisoner of war camps during the war. They
> suffered unspeakable torture at the hands of the NVA.....and your crying
> about a little internment......FUCK YOU!
> 
> 
> "ComeInPeace" <Jimmy_Ray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5b699bbc.0408102150.4be5bfc@posting.google.com...
>> Below is an installment of Dr. Sami Al-Arian's poetry. The
>> following five poems in particular deal with the horrendous
>> conditions of his detention in Coleman Federal Penitentiary, where he
>> and his co-defendant Sameeh Hammoudeh are the only pre-trial
>> detainees. These conditions amount to psychological torture, and
>> Amnesty International has called them "gratuitously punitive." For
>> more information on the conditions please visit:
>> http://www.freesamialarian.com/conditions.htm
>> 
>> *~*~*~*
>> 
>> 6) Livin' in the SHU*
>> 7) Strip-search
>> 8) Shakedown
>> 9) A Visit by the Warden
>> 10) A Telephone Call
>> 
>> 6. Livin' in the SHU*
>> 
>> *SHU: Special Housing Unit
>> 
>> Get used to it
>> You're livin' in the SHU
>> 
>> Let's establish some rules
>> Until you get your next review
>> 
>> In solitary round the clock
>> Enjoy the shielded view
>> 
>> Your hands cuffed behind you
>> They may turn black and blue
>> 
>> Whether sick or not
>> Forget seeing the doc
>> For a stroke or the flu
>> 
>> You'll be with the violent
>> The vulgar and insane
>> So you'd better get a clue
>> 
>> You'll be strip searched naked
>> Every time you leave your cell
>> Just makin' sure you knew
>> 
>> Better check your hearing
>> The dissonance is deafening
>> Fire alarms are always on
>> It's like being in a zoo
>> 
>> There'll be no religious observation
>> For your congregation
>> Whether Muslim, Christian, or Jew
>> 
>> You may get one hour
>> Of recreation every day
>> Enjoy it while you may
>> Because that's discretionary too
>> 
>> Visits have their rules
>> See family through the glass
>> But friends can never pass
>> Whether old or new
>> 
>> One 15-minute call per month
>> Use it wisely
>> Or lose it promptly
>> And wait forever in the queue
>> 
>> And by the way
>> No library today
>> Even if you pay
>> The charges that are due
>> 
>> You'll have no hot water, no tea, or soup,
>> No pens, or pads, or watch to tell the time
>> Though we do not know your crime
>> Here your rights are through
>> 
>> It's all about misbehavior
>> And enforcing strict control
>> Take heed of the wrath of prison patrol
>> If you get our cue
>> 
>> You have not been convicted
>> But that's none of our concern
>> Here's a place you've earned
>> Lady Liberty is ours to screw
>> 
>> This is about security, you bastard
>> And if you don't like it
>> Call your lawyer and your accountant
>> We dare you to sue
>> 
>> *~*~*~*
>> 
>> 7. Strip-search
>> 
>> His body was built
>> His head was bald
>> 
>> His heart was dead
>> His face was cold
>> 
>> His eyes were fierce
>> Moustache was thick
>> 
>> He lifted his finger
>> I was his pick
>> 
>> Take off your jumper
>> And shirt and boxers
>> 
>> But I've only been to the library
>> Have not seen or met anybody
>> 
>> Strip, you're going to strip
>> And don't you dare move your lip
>> 
>> Take off your jumper
>> And shirt and boxers
>> 
>> Open your mouth
>> Show me your tongue
>> 
>> Give me a cough
>> Deep from your lung
>> 
>> Hold your buttocks
>> And bend over
>> 
>> Turn around
>> Lift it up
>> And stay sober
>> 
>> The routine is to humiliate
>> To scar and intimidate
>> 
>> His "search" took an eternity
>> In the name of security
>> They strip you of your dignity
>> 
>> *~*~*~*
>> 
>> 8. Shakedown
>> 
>> They came Monday morning
>> In front of my door
>> Five CO's* and one LT**
>> At six-foot and four
>> 
>> Come up shut up,
>> Cough up they said
>> Turn around back up
>> Hold down your head
>> 
>> They joked and laughed
>> It's time for shakedown
>> Control. Destroy.
>> And don't you dare frown
>> 
>> Contraband contraband
>> He yelled from the side
>> My heart just sank
>> He's found my hide
>> 
>> Extra blanket, extra sheet,
>> Boxers, he's thrown
>> Plastic spoon, peanut butter,
>> And a picture I'd drawn
>> 
>> My heart was beating
>> Faster than before
>> If he finds it, my life
>> Ain't the same anymore
>> 
>> Seconds and minutes
>> Were passing like years
>> Frustrated, worried,
>> And crying without tears
>> 
>> Undaunted, they left
>> The cell upside down
>> Startled, it looked
>> Like a tornado hit town
>> 
>> But I calmed and laughed
>> And thanked the Lord
>> My pencil is safe
>> And mightier than the sword
>> 
>> *CO: Correctional Officer
>> **LT: Lieutenant
>> 
>> *~*~*~*
>> 
>> 9. A Visit by the Warden
>> 
>> He visits the SHU*
>> Every now and then
>> Like an emperor
>> In his procession
>> Or a lion observing
>> The prey in his den
>> 
>> You know he's arrived
>> When you hear the commotion
>> A noisy entourage
>> Like a steamship in the ocean
>> 
>> His steely eyes penetrate
>> Your tiny window
>> So you know he's not a friend
>> But rather a foe
>> 
>> Don't be fooled with
>> His half smile
>> It's the arrogance of
>> The Pharaoh on the Nile
>> 
>> It doesn't matter
>> What you ask
>> He'll always be
>> On the attack
>> 
>> And it doesn't matter
>> What you say
>> His ready answer
>> Will be nay
>> 
>> It's perhaps just
>> His ego trip
>> But thank God, at least
>> We don't have to strip
>> 
>> *SHU: Special Housing Unit
>> 
>> *~*~*~*
>> 
>> 10. A Telephone Call
>> 
>> A fat guy with a big belly
>> And an accent that's silly
>> 
>> He loves to manipulate
>> And control and intimidate
>> 
>> One telephone call, please
>> To my son, who's overseas
>> 
>> He penetrated me with a stare
>> Asking "why?" with a glare
>> 
>> He's thirteen and feeling ill
>> And of course I'd pay the bill
>> 
>> I'd have to get permission
>> From the Warden
>> Or the commission
>> Maybe Washington,
>> That's my mission
>> 
>> Give me just three days
>> I'll see what he says
>> 
>> He came back in a week
>> With a half smile, tongue in cheek
>> 
>> Your request has been denied
>> Because security is implied
>> 
>> Meanwhile my son is waiting patiently
>> For the fat guy with a big belly
>> 
>> *~*~*~*
>> 
>> Please send feedback to:
>> 
>> Dr. Sami Al-Arian (#40939-018)
>> Coleman Federal Complex-USP
>> P.O. Box 1033
>> Coleman, Florida 33521
> 
> 
> 


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