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| Aafia Siddiqui’s story… Farfetched? Not according to a declassified DoD Inspector General’s report |
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“Why do they hate us?” This simple, yet loaded five word question has literally outperformed the thousands of answers that have been put forth. This is because comprehensive responses are rarely as powerful as a simple question. Aafia Siddiqui’s case suffers from the very same dynamic; it is complex, it is detailed and it raises disturbing issues that reach far and wide.
Consider the following claims against the U.S. and allied/contracted forces: 1) Abduction of a mother and her three children with the children used for extortion 2) Long term captivity in secret prisons 3) Rape, torture, mental and physical abuse 4) Use of elaborate disorientation and false flag techniques
This laundry list is definitely sensational enough for a kneejerk rejection from the average American patriot. However, what are we to think when these very same allegations are listed in a recently declassified Department of Defense’s Inspector General’s report entitled Review of DoD-Directed Investigations of Detainee Abuse[i]?
There are other serious questions surround this impending trial:
Despite all these issues, there is one central theme in Siddiqui’s ordeal. It holds true regardless of ones status as a supporter or detractor. As an American, the one inescapable question is: how we, the U.S., treated and continue to treat her.
Full article at muslimmatters.org |