Last Thursday Pakistani doctor Aafi Siddiqui was sentenced by a New York court to 86 years in prison. The American educated neuroscientist had been convicted in March of attempting to murder U.S. soldiers while in custody in Afghanistan. During her trial Siddiqui's angry outbursts and loud talk of Jewish conspiracy theories often forced her removal from the court room.Siddiqui has been linked to al-Qaidi and was said to be married to Ammar al Baluchi who is the nephew of Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, the accused 9/11 mastermind (both of whom are awaiting trail at Guantanamo Bay). At the time of her arrest Siddiqui was carrying information on bomb making and had detailed information on a number of potential targets in America. The Guardian reports that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said "We are all united, and we want the daughter of the nation to come back to Pakistan." The government is said to have spent approximately $2 million dollars on Siddiqui's lawyers during the...(Read Full Post)