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2008-07-28 Home Front: WoT

Pak journalist in US jail on terrorism charges

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Posted by Fred 2008-07-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 the New Jersey-based website Des Prades

Must be a pretty obscure site.

There is a London-based weekly called Des Prades; it's published in Pashtun.

Posted by Pappy 2008-07-28 00:25|| 2008-07-28 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Prince County? Prince William, perhaps, though it could be Edward or George.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2008-07-28 07:22|| 2008-07-28 07:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Zaidi is being held on the charge of "obstruction of justice", a very serious offence.

You might not want to burn this guy at the stake quite yet. This is what they charge people with when the don't have anything to charge them for. The FBI sounds like it is getting a little ways off their leash on this one. You cant charge a guy with obstruction of justice for not giving evidence against himself. That is what the 5th Amendment is for.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Phinelet3888 2008-07-28 08:58|| 2008-07-28 08:58|| Front Page Top

#4 However, there is a history to this story. On Feb. 20, 2003, Zaidi was visited by three FBI agents at his residence in Prince County, Virginia, while he was away from home.

Appears to be a.... typical FBI, well planned and thoughtout visit.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-07-28 09:01|| 2008-07-28 09:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Original Article?

"Mr. Zaidi called me up today from the Northeast Correctional Center in Youngstown, Ohio.

[...]

Mr Zaidi said he had gone to Ohio to pursue his journalistic "obstruction of justice" research against those individuals who are being detained there from "all over the world". Unfortunately, he ended up being detained himself in the same facility, he said. "

Comments section of the article:

"Nayyar's weekly column is being published regularly in Jang Group's magazine, "Akhbar-i-Jahan." How come he could not inform the magazine about his arrest while sending his columns? "

Posted by Elminemble Bucket5530 2008-07-28 10:32|| 2008-07-28 10:32|| Front Page Top

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