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| 2010-02-03 |
| NEW YORK — A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist was convicted Wednesday of charges that she tried to kill Americans while detained in Afghanistan in 2008, shouting with a raised arm as jurors left the courtroom: "This is a verdict coming from Israel, not America." A jury deliberated three days in federal court in Manhattan before finding Aafia Siddiqui guilty in the third week of her attempted murder trial, which she often interrupted with rambling courtroom outbursts. And she blames... After declaring the verdict came from Israel, she turned toward spectators in the packed courtroom and said: "Your anger should be directed where it belongs. I can testify to this and I have proof." Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of attempted murder, though the crime was not found by the jury to be premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #8 Show us your inner islamic bitch.. This is just the beginning of here journey through the legal system. Pakistani Suspected of Qaeda Ties Is Held A government statement said that Ms. Siddiqui helped Majid Khan, a former Baltimore resident and terrorism suspect held in Guantánamo, get documents to re-enter the United States. The statement said Mr. Khan was directed by Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the chief organizer of the Sept. 11 attacks, to conduct research on poisoning reservoirs and blowing up gas stations in the United States. The statement also said he had delivered money for terrorist attacks to another operative and discussed a plan to smuggle explosives. The government said that Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, known as Ammar al-Baluchi, a nephew of Mr. Mohammed’s, ordered Ms. Siddiqui to help get Mr. Khan’s paperwork. The statement said Mr. Baluchi and Ms. Siddiqui married shortly before his capture. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-02-03 20:36 |
| #7 ...or be appointed ambassador to Pakistan. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-03 19:58 |
| #6 not a US citizen she should have faced a military court Sentencing in May. She'll probably get 100+ years |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-02-03 19:42 |
| #5 So what happens to this surly *bitch now? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-02-03 17:12 |
| #4 feed her? Let her eat her own bile |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-03 17:01 |
| #3 Toss her in waaaaay the back of the jail and feed her with a slingshot. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-02-03 16:55 |
| #2 What's the opening bid that she's one of obambi's firrst pardons? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-02-03 16:41 |
| #1 Three days? The food must have been good. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-03 16:19 |