Stephen Lendman on the Trial of Aafia Siddiqui

Stephen Lendman, an associate of the Center for Research on Globalization and a Harvard graduate, has written extensively on issues of social justice and human rights. Here he offers reflections on the show trial of a Pakistani woman, Aafia Siddiqui, the mother of three children and a Ph.D. in neuroscience, for her alleged attempt to shoot a team of US soldiers in Afghanistan in July 2008. Siddiqui now faces up to 50 years in prison on seven charges, including attempted murder, assault, and possession of a firearm while committing a violent crime.

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News & Politics

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• torture
• terrorism
• Aafia Siddiqui
• 9/11
• Pakistan
• CIA
• US Army
• war on terror
• kangaroo courts
• show trials

[waqasrrr]

US Army tortured her physically and raped her every now and then just to extract confession in their custody. They beat her to accept that she is a terrorist. US Army did so in Afghanistan while she was missing. There is no evidence of her attempt to murder any one there. US Govt. is unable to prove her a murderer. US Govt. is hiding from their public that they tortured an innocent lady.

[waqasrrr]

Just to avoid misconceptions among themselves and their public, they are playing drama. Americans are not corrupt, their Govt. is corrupt. Americans will no longer trust their own Govt. if they release Aafia. American Public is feeling pity on Aafia but not to the extent of being innocent. If they somehow come to know that she is innocent, the American Govt. will be busted.

[proud2bmuslim1000]

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!! about time we got the truth!!:)

[sk1ller11]

@waqasrrr THE FUCKEN GOVERNMENT IS MESSED TO THE MAXXX!!!!! THEY ONLY WANT POWER!!!!

[monaamohamed]

God bless you Stephen for speaking the truth and evaluating a simple case, which is covered with lies and does not even make sense.

Even a retarded person can tell you this charges are full of lies. Sad thing is, they want to paint her with bad name, but end up exposing themselves and their systems.

Funny when they say she is dangerous while they had to take 5 long years of torture to patch up insane allegation.

? she attempt to kill her trained tortures and she was the only person got hurt :/

[missshiekh]

Not a single person, I ever heard, who spoke about her being guilty..everyone knows that she is innocent. Why Americans dont take action against this case. Please Please, I request please do something about this.

[Impervious2Pain]

thank you for speaking the truth

pakistanis are quiet on the issue and skared of the usa

you are better than those people

[halcyon0830]

Stephen Lendman is a HERO to Humanity and Journalism.

[FreeTarekMehanna]

good job stephen. you always speak the truth,

[whothisebe]

Thank you