U.S. to Drop Remaining Charges in Terror Case
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The government agreed to throw out all remaining charges against a Saudi graduate student in Boise whose terrorism case was seen as an important clash between free speech and the war on terrorism.
Prosecutors agreed to dismiss the immigration charges against Sami Omar Al-Hussayen, 34, if he dropped an appeal of his deportation. He was acquitted in June of using a computer to support terrorism.
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