Written by Yvonne Ridley Thursday, 23 September 2010
America should do the right thing now and repatriate Dr Aafia Siddiqui with immediate effect. And the Pakistan leadership should also exert real pressure to bring back the Daughter of Pakistan.
When Judge Richard Berman delivered his verdict it came as no surprise - had he the ability to put this brilliant neuro scientist on Death Row he would have do so.
You see Dr Aafia Siddiqui's very existence is a constant reminder of all that is wrong with America's War on Terror ... Obama might have changed the name but it still represents kidnap, rendition, torture and injustice. These were once the trademarks of despots and dictatorships but now they are synonymous with the US.
The US Justice Department, US intelligence and even the US President are mistaken if they believe that out of sight is out of mind - we heard Dr Aafia Siddiqui screaming in the hell hole of Bagram in Afghanistan where she was held in secret for years and we came running.
We will rally to her plight again and will not rest until she is free.This is certainly not the end of the campaign for the family of Dr Aafia Siddiqui nor for her many friends and supporters around the world including those of us at Cageprisoners. The fight back for justice starts here and now and will take many shapes and forms over the coming months.
America should do the right thing now and repatriate Dr Aafia Siddiqui with immediate effect. And the Pakistan leadership should also exert real pressure to bring back the Daughter of Pakistan.
We, her supporters, have so far proved powerless to prevent this great injustice but rest assured, we will never give up fighting to set Aafia free by any legitimate means necessary. And if that means direct actions like blocking the NATO supply lines into Afghanistan and making life as difficult as possible for the US to conduct its imperialistic ambitions, then so be it.
Aafia does not need your sympathy or your tears - she needs your continued support.
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