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To: TimF who wrote (323172)	1/28/2007 3:13:02 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573682

Sure they accurately reflect the opinions of a few, but I don't think that its accurate to say they reflect the normal opinion "on main street".> That's your opinion and you are entitled to it. Having said that.......growing evidence of American intolerance towards Arabs: Lawyer for attack victims says they want to be left alone The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. \| The three accusers in a racially charged weekend fight at Guilford College would like to escape the glare of media attention and return to a normal life at school, their attorney said Friday. "They have been caught up in a media firestorm, which they did not create, which they did not want," Seth Cohen, the attorney representing the three Palestinian students, said in a telephone interview. "Therefore, they want to heal, have their injuries heal. They want to get back to school. They want to get on with their lives." Five members of the Guilford College football team have been charged with assault and ethnic intimidation in connection to an on-campus fight early Saturday morning. The charges were not the result of a police investigation but were approved by a magistrate after the three accusers reported the incident. Greensboro police have not met with the accusers, who have rescheduled meetings on two occasions, and a detective has been assigned to the case, police said Friday. Cohen said the missed meetings were a misunderstanding. The FBI also is investigating. The accusers - Guilford College students Faris Khader and Osama Sabbah, and Omar Awartani, a student at North Carolina State University in Raleigh - said they were attacked by several football players. The three men said they were taunted with racial slurs and called "terrorists" as they were beat and kicked, according to court documents. Awartani has a broken jaw, Khader has a fractured nose and Sabbah has nerve damage in a hand, Cohen said. He said all three men suffered concussions and none had been drinking alcohol. "They were minding their own business," Cohen said. "We think the facts will show they didn't do anything." Parents of three accused football players issued a statement defending their sons Friday, saying one of the players, Michael Robert Six, was attacked with a belt. Cohen said Khader took off his belt and swung it in self defense. "Under our system of government, our sons are presumed innocent of these charges and we hope that the community and the media will let the system run its course in determining their innocence or guilt," the parents said in a written statement. Six, Michael Bates and Christopher Barnette were charged with misdemeanor charges Monday, while Jonathan Underwood and Jazz Favors were charged Thursday. None have spoken publicly about the case. Cohen said he and his clients would cooperate with the FBI, Greensboro police and Guilford College in their respective investigations. "We're confident that the judicial process will work, and we're going to let it play out," Cohen said. "I'm not going to go tit-for-tat in the media and try this case." wilmingtonstar.com