US on Afridi's 33-year sentence: 'Shocking and outrageous'

Source: Rediff

Strongly reacting to Pakistan jailing a doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency find Osama bin Laden [ Images ] to 33 years, the United States has said there was no basis for the verdict and it will raise the issue with the leadership ...
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Pakistani Doctor jailed over bin Laden 'in poor health'

Source: NDTV

Peshawar: The Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years for treason after being recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to help find Osama bin Laden is in poor health, a jail official told Agence France Press ...
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Afridi gets 33 years for treason; US officials critical of sentence

Source: Rantburg

[Dawn] Pak authorities have sentenced a doctor accused of helping the CIA find the late Osama bin Laden ... who doesn't live anywhere anymore... to 33 years in jail on charges of treason, officials said, a move alm ...
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33 Years in Prison For Helping the CIA Find Bin Laden

Source: American Spectator

LAHORE—A Pakistani doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison, officials said, a decision that will further strain relations with the U. ...
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Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal Consulted White House Officials For Bin Laden Movie

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Both Washington and Hollywood are abuzz Wednesday after an organization that fights government corruption uncovered information revealing that director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal met with officials from different agencies to prepare ...
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Source: Dallas Blog

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Aiding Bin Laden hunt: Dr Shakil Afridi jailed for 33 years

Source: The Express Tribune Pakistan

A Pakistani doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) track down al Qaeda kingpin Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad mansion has been sentenced to 33 years in jail on treason charges. The court of Assistant Politica ...
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Source: Los Angeles Times

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Source: Wall Street Journal

By Douglas Belkin And Evan Perez CHICAGO—Patrick Fitzgerald, the Chicago-based U.S. attorney who gained national renown for prosecutions of prominent figures, said Wednesday that he would step down at the end of June. He gave no reason for his departure ...
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