John Esposito, Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, had sweet words of support for granting bond for convicted terrorist Sami Al-Arian, who will be tried for criminal contempt in August:

Sami is a dedicated family man. … Sami Al-Arian is a proud, dedicated and committed American as well as a proud and committed Palestinian. He is an extraordinarily bright, articulate scholar and intellectual-activist, a man of conscience with a strong commitment to peace and social justice.”

Esposito is evidently unfazed by little matters like a terror conviction,