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Feds to Arraign Pakistani With Alleged Al-Qaeda Ties

2008_08_siddiqi.jpgA woman educated at Brandeis and MIT will be arraigned today on charges of "trying to kill American soldiers and FBI agents" in Afghanistan. Investigators claim Aafia Siddiqui had taken hold of a soldier's rifle during interrogation and pointed it at an FBI agent and fired two rounds while an interpreter tackled her. Authorities also claim she had per WNBC, "directions on how to build explosive and maps of New York landmarks and other U.S. locations" with her. However, human rights groups, who have been wondering about Siddiqui's whereabouts since 2003, think she's been in U.S. custody for the past five years and her lawyer said, "We’re not willing to believe that the discovery of Aafia in Afghanistan is coincidence.” Feds also believe Siddiqui has ties with high-ranking al-Qaeda members.

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  • glennQNYC

    I vote to waterboard the human rights group personnel that is protecting this terrorist. Repeatedly.

  • Jerky

    She married Khalid Sheik Mohammed's nephew after her divorce...so that should be enough of a clue to not believe her "innocence"

  • Fritzdecat

    terminate with extreme prejudice

  • non jews go to brandeis. as do not catholics got to notre dame.

  • JenChungsBaby

    No shit rocknrope, kind of funny. My guess is she was normal out of high school but then the Brandeis experience turned her.

  • nicemarmot

    Everything about this supposed "terrorist" has as of yet sounded like BS to me. They probably picked her up back in '03 and are now looking for an excuse to try her.

  • Rocknrope

    A Muslim extremist went to BRANDEIS?

  • BlackieJones

    I'd hit it....with a bomb suit on.

  • Phineas Gage

    Sexiest terrorist of 2008, hands down.

  • NannyState

    Fucking bitch. And I mean that in a nice way.

  • fakenewyorker

    Go Engineers!

  • Snoopy

    Kill her.

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