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Pakistan seals assets of doctor who played key role in Usama bin Laden raid
FoxNews.com ^ | February 27, 2012 | unattributed

Posted on 02/27/2012 1:11:32 PM PST by Hunton Peck

The Pakistani doctor who was instrumental in the raid on Usama bin Laden’s compound has had all his assets sealed by the government, according to local news agencies.

Shakeel Afridi and his family also had their bank accounts frozen. He is currently being held for treason by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency and could face the death penalty for his role in the May 2011 raid that took down the world's most-wanted terrorist.

The doctor allegedly helped conduct a vaccination program in the village of Abbottabad in an attempt to get within bin Laden’s compound and obtain DNA from the Al Qaeda mastermind and his family.

Afridi was arrested last spring when he was at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border attempting to flee the...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afridi; deathsentence; doctorshakilafridi; drshakilafridi; kenyanbornmuzzie; osamabinladen; pakistan; shakeelafridi; shakilafridi; waronterror

1 posted on 02/27/2012 1:11:41 PM PST by Hunton Peck
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To: Hunton Peck

Hey everyone! Check out what our ‘friends’ in Pakistan are up to...


2 posted on 02/27/2012 1:16:51 PM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25% more sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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To: Hunton Peck

I’m sure Ubama bin Biden dropped the dime on him.


3 posted on 02/27/2012 1:25:43 PM PST by Joe the Pimpernel (Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to behead anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: Joe the Pimpernel
I was just going to ask "who told the Paks that this guy helped us?"

Why is this guy still in PK?

Who wants to bet, $25 million (UBL reward) is suddenly --

A: Cut from the budget to demonstrate 0's ability to save taxpayer money

B: Funneled into 0bama bin Laden's 2012 campaign

4 posted on 02/27/2012 1:31:30 PM PST by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy Saints surrounded)
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To: Repeat Offender

Osama’s body gone.
Seal Team Six raiders killed in ambush.
Asset who found Osama to be executed.
Very neatly done.


5 posted on 02/27/2012 2:04:07 PM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Hunton Peck

Did you know Pakistan is our ally?


6 posted on 02/27/2012 2:14:26 PM PST by Tzimisce (Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
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To: Tzimisce

They are obviously a commited partner in the war on terrorism. /sarc
Wonder what else they are keeping from us. /disgusted


7 posted on 02/27/2012 2:38:17 PM PST by christx30
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To: Hunton Peck

Is any more proof of Pakistan’s perfidy needed?

They intentionally hid this man for 7 years while accepting our money and posing as our Ally.

We need to drop Pakistan like a Hot potato.


8 posted on 02/27/2012 2:46:56 PM PST by Venturer
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