Aafia Siddiqui being of course the MIT-trained Pakistani scientist who was caught in Pakistan on suspicion of terrorism activities, then tried to kill a CIA official by trying to grab their gun and kill them while being interrogated. She was just convicted in NY of attempted murder US soldiers in Afghanistan. Now the Taliban are threatening to execute the America soldier being held there.
Paktribune The Afghan Taliban on Thursday demanded the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist who has been convicted by the US court on charges of her alleged attempt to murder US soldiers in Afghanistan, and threatened to execute an American soldier they were holding currently. They claimed Aafia Siddiqui’s family had approached the Taliban network through a Jirga of notables, seeking their assistance to put pressure on the US to provide her justice.
“Being Muslims, it becomes our religious and moral obligation to help the distressed Pakistani woman convicted by the US court on false charges,” said a senior Afghan Taliban commander. The commander, whose militant network is holding the US soldier, Bowe Bergdahl, called our sources from an undisclosed location in Afghanistan and threatened to execute the American trooper if their demand was not met. He claimed AafiaSiddiqui’s family had approached the Taliban network through a Jirga of notables, seeking their assistance to put pressure on the US to provide her justice.
“We tried our best to make the family understand that our role may create more troubles for the hapless woman, who was already in trouble. On their persistent requests, we have now decided to include Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s name in the list of our prisoners in US custody that we delivered to Americans in Afghanistan for swap of their soldier in our custody,” explained the militant commander….
Up till now, the mainstream media has done yoeman’s work in making sure there is no connection between Siddiqui and her Islamic beliefs. Maybe now that the Taliban are involved they’ll get the hint? I suspect not.
hattip: Jihadwatch
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