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Where Are Aafia Siddiqui's Children?
"Clashing views of MIT grad suspected of terrorism" by Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Writer | August 23, 2008
NEW YORK -- Siddiqui, 36, now sits in a federal lockup in Brooklyn, nursing bullet wounds suffered in a shoot-out last month in Afghanistan. Witnesses have said Siddiqui never lunged for a weapon and that they never heard rifle shots.
A government official briefed on the case told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the list of targets included the Empire State Building, New York's Grand Central Terminal and the Statue of Liberty.
However, the official described the group of targets as a "wish list" and said there doesn't appear to be evidence of a credible plot to attack any landmarks.
Just like all the "terror" plots!!!
Siddiqui's Brandeis dissertation adviser, psychology professor Paul DiZio, recalled her as an intelligent, reserved woman who wore a head scarf. He described her research as an examination of how people learn -- nothing that would be useful to al-Qaida. "It's hard to imagine any possible connection," he said.
Only an "Al-CIA-Duh" connection, sir!
Another defense lawyer, Elizabeth Fink, said U.S. authorities repeatedly cite her background in neuroscience to make it seem she might have expertise in mixing chemicals, knowledge necessary for making bombs. She said Siddiqui was actually studying cognitive science with a focus on teacher training and had hoped to return to Pakistan to teach.
In March 2003, Siddiqui and her children dropped out of sight, shortly after 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed mentioned her name during an interrogation. Siddiqui's lawyers believe he gave up her name under torture.
Sharp believes her client has been held captive by the United States even since being abducted in Karachi in 2003. She said Siddiqui's children also are in U.S. custody.
"What we have learned from her is that she was in custody for over five years," Sharp said.
And after the rapings and beatings, quite insane from what I have heard!
At a recent court appearance, Siddiqui was hunched over in a wheelchair, apparently in pain, as her lawyers asked the court to allow her to be seen by a physician. Sharp has said Siddiqui had 8 to 10 inches of stitches in her abdomen and had been told that part of her intestines had been removed.
Fink said her attorneys have temporarily stopped visiting her to spare her the pain of strip searches required before the meetings.
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