Exposed: The Plot to Murder Dr Aafia - with Clive Stafford Smith

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The case of Aafia Siddiqui remains an open wound for us all. It symbolises the inhumanity and barbarism of US foreign policy. The incarceration of this brilliant academic and mother of three, has become a marker of its excesses, of which there were many. She languishes in prison, serving an 86-year sentence for an offence that looks barely credible, the attempted murder of two US officials in Afghanistan in 2008. Her whereabouts before that date has been hotly contested, but her lawyers and activists have patched together the conspiracy surrounding Dr Aafias ordeal. Sadly the welfare of her youngest son Suleman – who has not been seen since her detention in 2003 remains unknown. Presumed dead.

The last time I spoke with Dr Aafias lawyer Clive Stafford Smith he had returned from her prison in Forth Worth Texas – where she had been reunited with her sister Fozia for the first time in 20 years. If you haven’t watched that programme, I would highly recommend you do to give you the backstory to this horrific case. Clive has just returned from a factfinsding mission to Afghanistan, and he has some considerable updates on Aafias case.

Clive has helped secure the release of 86 prisoners from Guantánamo Bay and still acts for the remaining numbers. Since the early days of the War on Terror, he has worked tirelessly to force the Americans and other Western powers to adhere to the rule of law. He has sought to uncover the secret prisons and ghost prisoners that stain the reputation of powerful states – who presented their wars in benevolent terms.

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#thethinkingmuslimpodcast episode 146

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2.33 – Letter writing to Aafia
3:40 – Funds
4:30 – Summary of her case
8:38 – Aafia in Bagram
11:30 – Muhamidi’s intervention
17:20 – The conspiracy to kill Aafia
19:38 – Why are you doing this?
23:00 – Her harsh treatment
24:37 – Why continued for so long?
26:35 – Aafia’s state of mind
29:04 – Afghanistan security
32:44 – Civil society connections
33:49 – How to help Aafia
38:22 – Media coverage
40:28 – Youngest son Suleiman
41:10 – Moazzam Begg – extremism
45:05 – Optimism