Understanding your enemy for the purpose of true crime or intelligence analysis is an entirely different thing.
Given the ISI worked closely with Al Qaeda for years, the more important issue is transparency on such issues. The last thing we would want is witnesses who could shed light turning up dead before there is a public accounting.
For example, where is Aafia Siddiqui? She reportedly (according to an Assistant United States Attorney’s statement in court) was willing to participate in an anthrax attack if asked. She was picked up about the same week this guy was. What does Aafia have to say? Where is she? Does ISI have her? And does what she have to say implicate the ISI?
The AUSA’s statement was in connection with the trial of a textile importer’s son. This guy in the WSJ article was in the business of making textiles. The plot (Uzair Paracha) involved smuggling a chemical into the country, apparently to poison a reservoir serving New York City.
I only tried to stem the “rah, rah, yeah he’s dead” type comment because a lot of people follow the anthrax crimes on this board and I think this may be an important story, given that KSM came to be head of the cell weaponizing anthrax for use against US targets and this fellow and his connections might afford a portal to understanding. Given that we want Senator Leahy to catch a clue about who sent him the mailed anthrax, we don’t want to alienate him and his staffers so that they overlook the importance of this development. Folks tend to align their thoughts with their emotion.
Here’s the underlying article.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119483721533389766.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news
Suspect in Pearl Murder Was Held,
Covertly Questioned Before Death
Rights Groups Say Torture
Of Detainee by Pakistan
Likely Led to His Demise
By JAY SOLOMON and STEVE LEVINE
November 12, 2007; Page A3
Sorry — the guy deserved to die. I just can’t get past that to the other. And I guess I have a hard time wanting to inspect the criminal. It just seems like the only people who get on the “why did he do it” bandwagon are libs, and they will immediately turn around and say “it’s OUR fault.” (of course! *barf*) I’m sorry if I lumped you in with that crown undeservedly.
Oh — and as for your assertion that we are “losing this war” I stand firm. That’s pure BS handfed by the enemedia. They did it in Vietnam, when Uncle Walter tore his glasses off his face and opined “what the hell is going on over there?” and they are trying to do it again. He was referring to the Tet offensive. According to accounts by the NVA Gen. Giap, the bad guys were preparing to surrender. Then they heard what our MEDIA and the PROTESTERS were doing in OUR COUNTRY and they got a second wind. Let me restate — in 1968 after the Tet Offensive the bad guys were ready to GIVE UP, but OUR MEDIA gave them the hope to keep going. Please, do not aid and abet the enemedia in THIS war by continuing the LIE that we are losing.