A closer look at the case of Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakastani woman jailed in Texas an armed man sought to free by taking hostages in a Colleyville synagogue Saturday.
For the Justice Department, which had accused Siddiqui of being an al-Qaida operative, it was a significant conviction in the fight against international extremism. But to her supporters, many of whom believed in her innocence, the case embodied what they saw as an overzealous post-Sept. 11-American judicial system.She's a Pakistani neuroscientist who studied in the United States at prestigious institutions -- Brandeis University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Inside an interview room at an Afghan police compound, authorities say, she grabbed the M-4 rifle of a U.S. Army officer and opened fire on members of the U.S. team assigned to interrogate her. In the years since, Pakistani leaders have openly floated the idea of swaps or deals that could result in her release.
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