[Reader-list] Aafia Siddiqui: The Terror-Industrial Complex

[Paul D. Miller]

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On Feb 10, 2010, at 7:49 AM, "Paul D. Miller" <anansi1 at earthlink.net>  
wrote:

> Um, I hope that you do not see me defending the US judicial system.
> Although, for example, one can look at the Indian or Pakistani
> judicial system for guidance?
>
> Phoolan Devi's spirit must be laughing somewhere!
>
> Paul
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 10, 2010, at 5:22 AM, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> In my opinion, the jury-of-ordinary-citizens followed in the USA is
>> a stupid system and only idiots would give it any kind of credible
>> possibility that it can consistently deliver just judgements. Many
>> factors can and will cloud competent and diligent evaluation of the
>> evidence/arguments presented in court.
>>
>> Is Dr Aafia's case yet another one of "Going Muslim" or is it yet
>> another case of incarceration of innocents by USA/Pakistan/
>> Afghanistan in pursuance of 'War on Terror'.
>>
>> Either way it is extremely sad.
>>
>> In what should be an indication of the mental state of Dr Aafia it
>> has been reported that she wanted a meeting with President Obama and
>> had the following statements to make on 9/11:
>>
>> - "The President has to talk to me and this is the last opportunity
>> I have once I'm sentenced … God, it's important, and please don't 
>>  ig
>> nore me for the sake of God and this beautiful country."
>>
>> - "I have information about attacks, more than 9/11, I want to help
>> the president to end this group, to finish them,"
>>
>> - "They are a domestic, US group, they are not Muslims. I am not
>> lying, I swear"
>>
>> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Trial-Begins-for-Reputed-al-Qaida-Supporter--82049022.html
>>
>> http://www.businessrecorder.com.pk/index.php?id=1010805&currPageNo=4&query=&search=&term=&supDate=
>>
>>
>>
>> Kshmendra
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 2/10/10, Paul D. Miller <anansi1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Paul D. Miller <anansi1 at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: [Reader-list] Aafia Siddiqui: The Terror-Industrial Complex
>> To: "sarai" <reader-list at sarai.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 3:04 AM
>>
>>
>> reasonably interesting article
>> Paul
>>
>> The Terror-Industrial Complex
>>
>> http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_terror-industrial_complex_20100208/
>>
>> Truthdig Posted on Feb 8, 2010
>>
>> By Chris Hedges
>>
>> The conviction of the Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia
>> Siddiqui in New York last week of trying to kill
>> American military officers and FBI agents illustrates
>> that the greatest danger to our security comes not from
>> al-Qaida but the thousands of shadowy mercenaries,
>> kidnappers, killers and torturers our government
>> employs around the globe.
>>
>> The bizarre story surrounding Siddiqui, 37, who
>> received an undergraduate degree from MIT and a
>> doctorate in neuroscience from Brandeis Univ
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