Do The American Authorities Intend To Do Away With Dr. Aafia?
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani woman who was kidnapped and detained for 5 years in an American-controlled prison in Afghanistan is about to enter a new phase of her already tortured existence. Dr. Aafia was identified by the FBI as a terrorist "suspect".
Let’s be clear however,…there has never been any evidence against her beyond what could be described as circumstantial. Read my first post on this matter here.
She was supposedly captured in Afghanistan under mysterious circumstances and taken by the FBI by plane to New York. American officials who asked to remain anonymous have said that she is not charged with any terrorist crimes, because of insufficient evidence.
(Her supporters contend that she was kidnapped in Pakistan by the Musharraf governemtn and handed over to American agents).
When the CIA plane arrived in the United States, she was arraigned before a New York City Judge, who entered a plea of "not guilty" for her.
Her lawyers said she was truamatized by 5 years of imprisonment and torture in Afghanistan and was too ill to testify even in her own behalf.
Perhaps as a result of the trauma she had already suffered, Dr. Siddiqui refused to undergo the strip search and cavity examination New York authorities said were required to be performed on her before she could appear in court. As a result, she did not appear in court to testify.
The Court, including the Judge, the Prosecution and the Defence said that Dr. Aafia must undergo psychiatric and psychological tests to determine whether or not she is fit to be tried.
But instead of calling in a team of recognized doctors in New York, it was ordered that the Pakistani Mother of three be transferred to one of America’s most notorious prison facilities for women, located in Texas. Her family and friends in Pakistan – and many of her western supporters – are convinced that it’s all part of an American plan to kill her. Check this out: Carswell:A former Airbase
Certainly the prison to which she is being transferred has a reputation as "a house of horrors".
As everyone knows, I have been following this story closely and will continue to do so.
Next I will share with you some background on the Texas prison to which Dr. Aafia is being transferred.
