there are a lot of Siddiquis -— 2 recent ones in the news
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Who Authorized Maryam Siddiqui’s [born in the US] Release?
Over at Emptywheel, Mary informs us that the long-missing daughter of Aafia Siddiqui likely has surfaced. Mary’s article provides an informative description of the background of the situation for the Siddiqui family, so I will not repeat that information nor the links she provided.
It seems highly unlikely that Maryam, as a Pakistani citizen who was born in the US, would be transferred to the Afghan National Detention Facility, so we must assume that she remained at Bagram. That means that ultimate authority for her release would trace to McChrystal. Did McChrystal authorize the release? If so, why?
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/40472
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Obama Appointment of Siddiqui to Agricultural Post is an Absolute Disaster for Organic Food Proponents
Previously, Siddiqui spent numerous years in the Clinton administration working in different marketing and regulatory programs at the Department of Agriculture. Since 2004, he has served on a Commerce Department’s advisory committee that advises the U.S. Trade Representative and Commerce Secretary on matters related to chemical and pharmaceutical products.
ISLAM SIDDIQUI
As someone who cares deeply about organic food, I find Siddiqui’s appointment to be completely and utterly disheartening. It also brings up two thoughts.
First, it is quite obvious that Monsanto’s tentacles have a very tight grip on this adminstration. Very, very tight.