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Tuesday, 2 February 2010

US Frame-up of Aafia Siddiqui Begins to Unravel
Pakistani victim of rendition and torture
By Ali Ismail
Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui went on trial in a federal courtroom in New York City on January 19, charged with the attempted murder of US personnel in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province in 2008. The case against Dr. Siddiqui, 37, is rapidly unraveling due to lack of evidence and discordant testimony from witnesses.