Al-Qaida suspect promises NY trial boycott Nov 20, 2009
Aafia Siddiqui interrupted lawyers at her pretrial hearing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to announce that she did not plan to participate in her trial, scheduled for Jan. 19. "I am boycotting this trial," she said. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
How FBI traced Tarek Mehanna in his quest to become a jihadi Oct 23, 2009
April 4, 2009 Mehanna is active online, sending messages with contact information for Aafia Siddiqui, a defendant detained in New York on terrorism charges. Oct. 14, 2009 Mehanna posts another entry on his blog, which the FBI says is a collection of reflections on religious doctrine and English translations of various works by influential advocates of jihad in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
NY judge: Terror defendant competent for trial Jul 30, 2009
The defendant, Aafia Siddiqui, has "sufficient present ability to consult with her lawyers with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and she also has a rational as well as a factual understanding of the proceedings against her," Berman wrote. Siddiqui, 37, was captured a year ago in Afghanistan and charged with attempting to murder U.S. soldiers and FBI agents by shooting at them on July 18, 2008. (FindLaw News)
9-11 families pressure Obama to keep Guantanamo prison open Jul 19, 2009
Aafia Siddiqui repeatedly spoke Monday to spectators, a U.S. marshal's deputy sitting behind her, her lawyers and even a team of five prosecutors and aides in front of her at the start of the afternoon session of the daylong proceeding. They were her first public comments since she was brought to the United States from Afghanistan 11 months ago. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Pakistani scientist: Not against America Jul 7, 2009
Aafia Siddiqui, showninJuly 2008,is accused of having ties to al-Qaida ... The hearing in federal court in Manhattan included testimony by psychologists who have interviewed 37-year-old Aafia Siddiqui over the last year, read police reports and studied transcripts of her telephone conversations and interactions with others in prison. (MSNBC -- International)
Pakistani suspect interrupts N.Y. hearing Jul 7, 2009
The US government believes Aafia Siddiqui has ties to Al Qaeda ... Aafia Siddiqui, 37, who the US government says has suspected links to Al Qaeda, interrupted the hearing where psychiatrists and mental health experts gave differing opinions on her mental state. (Boston Globe)
NY al-Qaida suspect wants to 'make peace' with USA Jul 7, 2009
The hearing in federal court in Manhattan included testimony by psychologists who have interviewed 37-year-old Aafia Siddiqui over the last year, read police reports and studied transcripts of her telephone conversations and interactions with others in prison ... Newly public court documents contain reports by psychologists who treated Aafia Siddiqui after she was arrested in Afghanistan in July 2008 and was charged with taking a gun and shooting at U.S. soldiers and FBI agents ... Aafia... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Woman Accused of Al Qaeda Ties Denies Firing at U.S. Soldiers Jul 7, 2009
"I Am Not Psychotic," MIT-Trained Scientist Aafia Siddiqui Says In Court Hearing ... In this July 17, 2008 file photo, Aafia Siddiqui, possible al-Qaida associate is seen in the custody ... In this July 17, 2008 file photo, Aafia Siddiqui, possible al-Qaida associate is seen in the custody of Counter Terrorism Department of Ghazni province in Ghazni City, Afghanistan. (ABC News)
Scientist in NYC Says She's `Not Against America' Jul 7, 2009
The hearing in federal court in Manhattan included testimony by psychologists who have interviewed 37-year-old Aafia Siddiqui over the last year, read police reports and studied transcripts of her telephone conversations and interactions with others in prison. Siddiqui, covered in cloth from head to toe except for her eyes, repeatedly spun around to address courtroom spectators, sometimes reacting to testimony. (Newsmax)
Scientist may be forced to NYC terror ties hearing Jul 6, 2009
Aafia Siddiqui may have to appear by video or in person in federal court in Manhattan at a hearing to decide if she's competent to stand trial, defense attorney Dawn Cardi said. Siddiqui has reported seeing her children in her jail cell and has stated she died after being strip-searched. (North County Times)
FBI: MIT-trained Scientist Was Al-Qaida Operative Jul 6, 2009
A defense attorney says Aafia Siddiqui may have to appear by video or in person in Manhattan federal court Monday. The hearing is to decide if Siddiqui is competent to stand trial. (Newsmax)
Details emerge on woman accused of al-Qaida ties Jul 5, 2009
Newly public court documents contain reports by psychologists who treated Aafia Siddiqui after she was arrested in Afghanistan in July 2008 and was charged with taking a gun and shooting at U.S. soldiers and FBI agents ... AP Photo - FILE - In this July 17, 2008 file photo, Aafia Siddiqui, possible al-Qaida associate is seen in the custody of Counter Terrorism Department of Ghazni province in Ghazni City, Afghanistan ... AP Photo - FILE- In this undated file photo originaly released by the FBI,... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Testimony details past of Al Qaeda suspect Jul 5, 2009
Newly public court documents contain reports by psychologists who treated Aafia Siddiqui after she was arrested in Afghanistan in July 2008 and was charged with taking a gun and shooting at US soldiers and FBI agents. She was shot in the abdomen in the encounter. (Boston Globe)
Lawyers: Terror Suspect is Faking Mental Illness Mar 28, 2009
File: Terror suspect Aafia Siddiqui shown in this image provided by the FBI in 2004. File: Terror suspect Aafia Siddiqui shown in this image provided by the FBI in 2004 ... Aafia Siddiqui was a global fugitive for five years until she turned up at a police station in Afghanistan over the summer and was wounded in a struggle with U.S. soldiers. (Fox News)
Pakistan ruling on terror suspect Mar 10, 2009
Accounts differ as to how Aafia Siddiqui ended up in American custody ... Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui has been charged with attempting to kill US troops sent to arrest her when she was in Afghanistan in July last year ... "The government is directed to ensure that the foreign ministry moves quickly to bring Dr Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan," the court said in its judgement. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Muslim leaders and FBI prepare case for, against Sudbury man Mar 8, 2009
It is clear that Mehanna did not help his case by openly supporting controversial figures such as Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani woman who was on the FBI's Most Wanted List before she was arrested last year on charges of shooting at a US soldier in Afghanistan. A 1995 MIT graduate, Siddiqui reportedly established ties with Al Qaeda during her time in Boston. (Boston Globe)
