It was the harshest punishment ever given to a frail and dignified lady in human history. It is hundred times worse than stoning a lady to death, which is a big stigma for the West. Will the West keep silent or raise its voice in protest till she is set free? Where are protagonist of human rights, political activists and fighters for female rights? It is extremely disgusting for the American Justice.
American leadership is blind and the country is going to pay a very high price in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe too. It is definitely going to defeat the very purpose for which the USA is fighting a bloody war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. People will hate Americans wherever they will go henceforth.
If President Obama has any sense of justice and fair play, he must pardon Dr. Aafia Siddqui and send the innocent woman back to Pakistan. He will be hailed as the hero of human rights and will get immense reward from his Creator and Sustainer, failing which posterity will never forgive him and history will bracket him with Hallaku Khan and Hitler whom our Jewish brothers hate like anything.
Shamim Siddiqi
New York, U.S.A.