On Friday, May 27th at 1:30 pm, the Progressive Student Alliance will hold a press conference regarding the allegations by Attorney General Sam Olens made on WSBTV on May 24, 2011 regarding a Freedom of Information Act request made by the PSA. The request concerns GILEE, the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange program, housed at Georgia State University, which is a police exchange program between Georgia police office...rs and the Israeli police.

In WSBTV’s coverage of the request (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/28010057/detail.html), Attorney General Sam Olens stated that the PSA’s actions were motivated by the influence of an external organization that may seek a “terrorist attack on local law enforcement.” These comments are completely false, misleading, and malicious. Olens' disbelief in a student organization researching and combating questionable ties between Georgia State University and a country with numerous human rights violations shows a complete disregard for the importance of intellectual inquiry, debate, and social justice.

The Progressive Student Alliance is deeply concerned about the allegations made by WSBTV and Attorney General Sam Olens. Join us tomorrow, Friday, May 27 at 1:30 PM, in front of the Attorney General's Office to respond to this attack. As university students engaged in the study of global politics and the struggles for social justice throughout the world, it should not only be expected that we act upon the knowledge that we acquire, it ought to be encouraged.

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