"A Chicago-area man designated as a terrorist is suing the federal government so he can do simple things like buy newspapers or gifts for his wife. Muhammad Salah, an American of Palestinian descent, was designated a terrorist in 1995. The designation means Americans are prohibited from engaging in financial transactions with him, which has made living in Chicago’s suburbs difficult ...
"His attorneys say the 17-year-old restrictions prevent him from opening a bank account, or having a job, or engaging in basic financial transactions like buying a ticket for a movie.
"In bringing a lawsuit to challenge the terrorist designation Salah’s lawyers say there was no trial, or hearing, no administrative record on which the designation is based, no mechanism for appeal and no end date for the designation. And they say that the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control didn't reconsider the designation in the wake of the jury’s finding that Salah was not guilty of terrorism."
http://www.wbez.org/news/chicago-man-designated-terrorist-suing-us-government-102244
Much more from the Electronic Intifada:
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."