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| Captive 'a terror info treasure trove' | |
| 2008-08-13 | |
| JAILED Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui, charged with trying to murder US officials in Afghanistan, is a "terrorist Mata Hari" and "treasure trove" of information on al-Qaeda, US officials say. "She is the most significant capture in five years," former CIA agent John Kiriakou said to ABC News, adding that she lives up to her reputation as an "alleged terrorist Mata Hari".
Shootout during interogation. WTF? A US court put her in medical care. She was on a 2004 US list of suspects linked to al-Qaeda. When she was arrested in Afghanistan, she was in possession of bomb-making instructions, suspicious liquids and, according to ABC, "a one gigabyte digital media storage device" containing emails between terrorist cells. Citing sources involved in the investigation, ABC said Siddiqui was also carrying maps and information concerning potential "targets in New York City that included the subway, Times Square and the Statute of Liberty". As well, she carried "documents detailing United States military assets" and detailed chemical, biological and radiological weapon information. The information found on Siddiqui has led government sources to describe her as a potential "treasure trove" of information on terrorist supporters, sympathisers or sleeper cells in the US and overseas, according to ABC. Siddiqui's lawyers said their client was held captive for five years - possibly in a secret US or allied prison - and that the attempted murder charges against her were invented as a pretext to bring her to US territory. | |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #10 She has also been twice married; once to a nephew of 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Her name reportedly rolled from KSM's lips when he was captured and interrogated by US intelligence officers. She has also been linked to Adnan El Shukrijumah, a pilot and suspected al Qaeda member also on the Ashcroft-Mueller list. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-08-13 13:49 |
| #9 Her resume: MIT educated, married twice, no Cousin It costume! Egads-She's an abomination to Allan! Off with her head (or remove a kidney, some intestines, etc...) And them rays coming off her bare head!...MAKE THEM STOP! |
| Posted by: Ackoopmed 2008-08-13 13:27 |
| #8 since we normally only hand out the candy for confirmed kills, for this one, i'll just have to bake a cake... |
| Posted by: Querent 2008-08-13 12:42 |
| #7 That sound you hear is thousands of AQ emailers saying "Oh s**t!" at once. "Siddiqui's lawyers said their client was held captive for five years - possibly in a secret US or allied prison - and that the attempted murder charges against her were invented " Actually she was held in Area 51, in the same room where the moon landings were faked. Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2008-08-13 11:20 |
| #6 As long as the birdie chirps , which she will , I am happy . The saying "thick as thieves" springs to mind |
| Posted by: Mad Eye 2008-08-13 04:36 |
| #5 Shootout during interogation. WTF? Amazing, isn't it? The Afghans picked her up, then for some reason parked her, unguarded, behind a curtain in the meeting room where the Americans and Afghans were to discuss the situation before turning her over. One of the Americans, seated next to the curtain, put down his weapon. Dr. Siddiqui grabbed it, and started shooting at everyone. She was shot twice in the abdomen before being subdued. I'm not sure why the journalist chose to describe the events as an interrogation. she was in possession of bomb-making instructions, suspicious liquids and, according to ABC, "a one gigabyte digital media storage device" containing emails between terrorist cells. Whee! Another cascade of arrests and... um... non-arrests to come. Happy hunting! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-08-13 04:21 |
| #4 I don't like where this is going, espec as per GUAM + USDOD-INTEL in the 9-11 event. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-13 03:09 |
| #3 AIAFA was at PENN STATE and NEW YORK, etc. the same time as Hamdan, and she did carry diamonds wid her. For me personally the REAL QUESTION > IFF HAMDAN WAS IS + REMAINS OSAMA BIN LADEN's DRIVER-CHAFFEUR, WAS MY OLD AFGHAN WAR COHORT WITH THEM AT THE TIME IN THESE PLACES [incognito]ON THE US MAINLAND!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-13 03:06 |
| #2 Siddiqui's lawyers said their client was held captive for five years - possibly in a secret US or allied prison - and that the attempted murder charges against her were invented as a pretext to bring her to US territory. Looks like she's gonna lose in a big way. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-08-13 01:42 |
| #1 I sense use of new interrogation prep models. Once they spill anything, the in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound mentality can be induced and the intel floodgates are opened. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2008-08-13 01:34 |