Terror Talk

Episodes

1. 13

   Episode 13: FBI Visitors

   This episode we talk about the FBI in relation to the Aref-Hossain case—not about what they did before and during it, but afterwards. And what we did in response. But before we go back in history, it's worth mentioning that two of the FBI players are not only still with us today, but are front…

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   May 28, 2018

   1h 00m
2. 12

   Episode 12: The Appeal, Part 2: Oral Arguments

   The attorneys for both Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain (Yassin's co-defendant) prepared appeals to the 2nd Circuit Court. At the same time, the Muslim Solidarity Committee organized a march and rally—the first one—and have marked the anniversary of their arrests (August 4) every year since 2007....

   May 12, 2018

   1h 03m
3. 11

   Episode 11: The CMU and The Appeal, Part 1

   In this episode we will hear directly from Yassin about what life is like in the brutal CMU - Communications Management Unit prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. While we were finding out more and more about this possibly illegal prison unit at Terre Haute from Yassin, the attorneys for both Yassin…

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   Oct 12, 2017

   1h 20m
4. 10

   Episode 10: Fallout

   The last episode covered Sentencing Day, March 8, 2007 and brought you readings of support letters and editorials from community members, newspapers, and the defendants themselves. All were trying to get the judge to give Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain lenient sentences, instead of the 30 years...

   Aug 6, 2017

   1h 15m
5. 9

   Episode 9: Sentencing Day

   In the last episode we talked about all the community activity on behalf of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain between their guilty verdicts on October 10, 2006 and their sentencing, which was rescheduled to March 8, 2007. In this episode we'll focus on sentencing day, March 8, and we'll hear the...

   Jul 14, 2017

   1h 28m
6. 8

   Episode 8: The Verdict and the Media

   This is the third and final episode of our mini-series of The Trial of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, who were caught up in an FBI sting operation from 2003-2004. Their trial was in October 2006. We will discuss the verdict and all that came after it. Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain received…

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   May 20, 2017

   1h 00m
7. 7

   Episode 7: The Trial Part 2 - The Defense

   This is the second episode of our three-part mini-series of The Trial of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, who were caught up in an FBI sting operation from 2003-2004. Last time we covered the prosecution's case, now it's the defense's turn. We talk about the judge's targeting instruction. The...

   May 11, 2017

   1h 07m
8. 6

   Episode 6: The Trial Part 1 - The Prosecution

   We begin a three-part mini series on the trial of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain. In this first episode of the mini-series, we present the prosecution's case. We read from trial transcripts and describe how the prosecution alarmed the jury by having a witness point a (disabled) missile at them,...

   Apr 16, 2017

   1h 08m
9. 5

   Episode 5 - Ideology

   The crucial aspect of the Aref-Hossain case, in order to convict Yassin, was to prove he was "predisposed" to commit terrorism, and so the government had to submit "evidence" to this effect - the government wanted to prove that Yassin had the "ideology". The government did this by presenting...

   Mar 22, 2017

   1h 01m
10. 4

    Episode 4: Immigrants

    In this episode, we talk about the immigrant experience of Yassin Aref, and how this encouraged the government to pursue him. For the second half we'll focus on a particular (and legal) harassment tactic, as used by the government in the war on terror, called a superseding indictment, and how it...

    Mar 12, 2017

    59m
11. 3

    Episode 3: Secret Evidence

    Classified evidence was used extensively during the trial of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain. Kathy Manley, one of Yassin's attorneys, tells the story of the classified evidence in the case, the defense's unsuccessful fight to obtain it, and a secret court decision in violation of the Sixth...

    Feb 2, 2017

    1h 01m
12. 2

    Episode 2: The Bail Hearing

    Snipers were posted on the roof of the court house for the bail hearing for Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain. In this episode, details of the bail hearing are discussed, as well as the general atmosphere of the times. The two lawyers and two activists set the scene for the events surrounding the...

    Jan 29, 2017

    1h 02m
13. 1

    Episode 1: Introducing Terror Talk - Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain

    On August 4, 2004, two Muslim men in Albany, New York, were arrested by the FBI for a terror plot. Did the FBI really arrest a terrorist "Commander" from Iraq? Or, a medi-cab driver who was also the spiritual leader of an inner-city mosque? Two lawyers and two activists will describe the FBI raid...

    Jan 16, 2017

    1h 03m