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2012 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible [w/video]
The Bentley has always been the sport-infused alternative to the Rolls-Royce and the Supersports is culmination of everything the company has learned along the way. As insane an experience as the Supersports offers, there is still the limited to 100-unit ISR model that is even further uncorked. However, for the purposes of this test we were presented with the key to a Supersports convertible that offers all of the Bentley luxury appointments but packs 12 rapid-fire punches for anyone looking to antagonize it.
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Back in 2003, the Continental GT basically shattered the stodgy appearance surrounding Bentleys of yore. As the model has continued to evolve the lines of the car have progressively moved with the trends yet remain aggressive. Despite being a 2012 model, this Supersports was built on the previous chassis but the merits of the car have been amplified elsewhere.
Our Supersports tester kicked it up a notch with a stunning coat of Morrocan Blue paint, that will set buyers back a lofty US$4,225 but the shock value is free of charge. The immediate impact of the paint is backed up with massive 20-inch wheels in a mildly contrasting black smoke finish. And while we typically, leave the braking dynamics for later in reviews, we have to mention right up front that the carbon ceramic brakes with blazing red calipers are truly mechanical artwork and bump the visual impact up multiple levels.
While it may be a challenge to differentiate the fairly similar GTC from the Supersports, the changes are plenty and not easily deciphered. The rear track of the vehicle has been widened by 50mm with flared fenders to accommodate the 275/30R20 Pirelli rubber and alter the stance of the vehicle. The rear end of the car wears a fixed rear spoiler along with a restyled valance to manage airflow. The front end sees a ventilated hood along with larger front bumper intakes to allow 10 per cent more air to anoint the intercoolers with. All of the trademark flashy trim has been replaced with a smoked chrome throughout and a pair of elliptical tailpipes offer a more aggressive look over the GTC. The end result is nothing short of striking and from our perspective, a Bentley that we're content with from tip-to-tail.
While it may be a challenge to differentiate the fairly similar GTC from the Supersports, the changes are plenty and not easily deciphered.
Being a convertible and being that the weather during our test was searing, the top was peeled back nearly the whole time. Aside from the great open air motoring experience, part of the appeal for buyers is to be seen and driving around town was akin to being on a mobile stage for all to see. The top itself is a masterful piece of seamwork with impeccable stitching, multi-layer insulation and of course, defrosted rear glass. The operation was both smooth and silent during many times it was closed while the car was unattended. At speeds, the air flow around occupants was comfortable and there was no excessive noise or buffeting. Should it get chilly, flip the windows up and both the heat and audio remain remarkably intact.
Inside the cabin the Supersports continues to impress. Yes, the embroidered 'Supersports' on all four headrests might be a bit much but if you are going to drop $1,000 on that option, chances are you REALLY want people to know what you're in (well, that and it has no 'Supersports' badging otherwise). The beluga leather with white piping seats were well bolstered and extremely livable after long hauls and the massage function certainly took the edge off in that area.
Contrary to the GTC wood interior treatment, the Supersports carbon fibre goodness made us say "bring it on" without hesitation. Embedded in the carbon are striking bullseye centre vents with delicate instrument controls were a thing of beauty but also became one of our gripes with the interior. Being that are a hefty chunk of aluminum, they are attractive enough but when the AC is on they are covered in condensation, which formed water droplets that gently rolled down the dash. At the same time, the various controls, LCD nav system and the ergonomics around the cabin all are in perfect harmony. The Naim audio system was an acoustical wonder when the top was up and held its ground during open-air motoring.
The Bentley SS is powered by a massaged version of the 6.0L W12 producing a staggering 621 hp with 590 lb-ft of twist.
At the heart of this massive convertible is a technological wonder. The Bentley SS is powered by a massaged version of the 6.0L W12 producing a staggering 621 hp with 590 lb-ft of twist. The sound that this vehicle generates alone should have been an optional charge since it ended being one of our favourite features of the driving experience. A symphony of 12-cylinders, two turbos and twin exhausts never got boring and well, was naturally a crowd-pleaser driving downtown streets (yes, they cheered and clapped on the sidelines). The frightening acceleration of the Bentley SS is so effortless, the ride so smooth, that you have to stare down at the triple digits on the speedo to really make it register how fast you are actually going.
The W12 mill is connected to an all wheel drive system that adds gobs of grip and stability. Suffice to say that if you find the limits of the traction afforded by the 40:60 torque split, then you are probably going way too fast. The shifts are crispy from the ZF-sourced 6-speed winding past relatively tall gears for highway domination up to a terminal velocity of 325 km/h (202 mph). Not that we could confirm that since one would require a runway for that data collection but the way the car continued to charge forward under 100 per cent throttle and full boost, it seemed imminent. Out of the hole, this heavyweight can lug 2,395 kg (5,280-pounds) from a standstill to 60 mph (96 km/h) in only 3.9-seconds... a feat that appears to defy physics.
However, the performance of the vehicle was not by chance since Bentley put the GTC on a diet for Supersports version. The front seats can be ordered with carbon fibre structure saving in the neighborhood of 45 kg (100-pounds). The 20-inch wheel and tire package trims off 10 kg (22-pounds) of rotating mass to free up some power as well. Then there are the monster ceramic brakes on our tester that shave off an impressive 20 kg (44-pounds) of unsprung weight and rotating mass that get top marks in every conceivable way.
At the same time, this is still a vehicle that weighs in as much as some SUVs. Is that excessive? Of course it is but Bentley engineers have slaved over the details to bring a ride and handling quality that will keep owners content. The Supersports has a Continuous Dampening Control (CDC) system that reads the road and driving style to adjust accordingly. The mechanical parts have been fitted with stiffer bushings to cinch it all together and the rear roll bar is also notably thicker than that of the GTC. We did notice a bit of bump steer from the way the suspension is set up and would like to see the front absorb more road imperfections.
The Supersports has a Continuous Dampening Control (CDC) system that reads the road and driving style to adjust accordingly.
In open areas, switch on the Sport mode button and the Supersports excels by stiffening everything up. The steering has been tweaked for a sharper turn-in and the Pirellis are on-point making you almost forget what you are driving. And when the rear end steps out every so slightly, all of the luxury appointments become secondary and the beast comes out. The Supersports evokes our raw driver side too, an engagement that we didn't think we'd feel but its most certainly there and can hang with other supercars considering all that torque to slingshot you out of a corner. For a hefty car, it is well planted and composed, it possesses so much ability that it is almost taunting you to push harder at the risk of your licence!
If you've read between the lines, the Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible is an instant classic in our books. While we have driving all kinds of luxury and exotic vehicles, this one is hard to fault. Sure if we examined fuel economy or cost of ownership, most of the population would collectively fall off their chairs... it's nearly 25.5 L/100km (12 mpg) city and 11.6 L/100km (19 mpg) if you really needed to know. Starting at $339,240 (plus freight and let's not forget around $44,000 in HST) for the cost of membership, the Supersports Convertible club is not for everyone but Bentley has constructed a car here that attempts to do everything for the affluent buyer.
Supersports Convertible club is not for everyone but Bentley has constructed a car here that attempts to do everything for the affluent buyer.
Much like our experience behind the wheel of a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, the Supersports give off the impression of a "look what we can do" attitude of Volkswagen AG. The engineering, the style and the exclusivity of these cars has been solidified for decades and we applaud VW for not simply maintaining the marques with mediocrity but continuous improvement of future classics. In an era where gasoline-powered cars seem to be at their turning-point, cars like the Supersports appear to be their final opus of the fossil fuel legacy.
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Date: | Saturday, Oct 4, 2014 |
Place: | St Pius X School |
City: | Portland - Cedar Mill |
Events: | 5k |
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Race Awards | 8:45am |
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5k Run/Walk | $30 |
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Our 4th Annual Panther Pride Run will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014. The festivities will be hosted on the St. Pius X Church and School Campus, with the Run traveling through the local Cedar Mill neighborhood. The 5k race will start at 8:00AM.
The Panther Pride Run was established in conjunction with the St. Pius X School's Annual Student Jog-A-Thon. The school and the event are not-for-profit, all of the Panther Pride Run proceeds will go to benefit St. Pius X School. The Run is a family-friendly event, all ages and all speeds are welcome to participate! We are celebrating family fitness together as a community while supporting St. Pius X School.
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Parking - Please utilize the upper level parking lot at the St. Pius X Church and School campus. All entrance must be made via NW 123rd Ave from NW Cornell Rd. The main Saltzman Rd. entrance to the St. Pius X Campus will be closed to all vehicular traffic during the event. To ensure the safety of all participants, there will be NO auto access to the lower level lot during the event.
Course directors - There will be volunteers posted at all turns of the run. The volunteers are providing route guidance to the participants, they are not ensuring any individual's safety or providing supervision. We ask that all children remain with a parent or responsible party through the duration of the run.
Timing equipment - Uberthons uses Jaquar timing equipment. Overhead RFID antennas capture you time using disposable chips that are fastened to the back of your racing bib. Take the chips home with you - you will not be asked to return the chips. Wear your bib on the upper chest to maximize the chip reads. Chips and timing equipment are manufactured by Innovative Timing Systems -innovativetimingsystems.com
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Walkers welcome! Walkers may participate in the Panther Pride Run. Families are encouraged to participate together with their children. All are welcome! The queue at the Starting line will have the fastest runners at the front and the more casual walking participants near the rear.
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We love dogs, but for the safety of everyone, dogs are NOT allowed.
Weather - Last year, we had beautiful running weather conditions, slight overcast at the beginning of the race with cool temperatures giving way to sun breaking out near the conclusion and for the awards ceremony.
Pre-Race Spaghetti Dinner - A full dinner is available for you and your family to enjoy and to load up on your carbs the night before the Panther Pride Run. The menu will include Spaghetti served with your choice of vegetarian or meat sauce, bread sticks, and salad. Wine and beer will also be available. Dinner will be served in the Community Center Hall along with the runner's packet pick-up. You may also order your meals to-go and bring home to enjoy. Dinners are available to purchase at the time of race registration or at the door. Tickets are $8 per person with a $30 max per family.
Bib Pick-up - Friday 4:30-7:30pm at the Pre-Race Spaghetti Dinner. Saturday, Race Day, on the school field 6:45-7:45am.
Day-of-event registration - Please register online on / before October 2, 2014. Day-of-event registration will cost $10.00 extra.
Shirts - NIKE running shirts will be provided to all participants, included in your registration fee. Quantities are limited to size availability.
About St Pius X School - Founded in 1960 in Cedar Mill outside of Portland Oregon, St. Pius X School is celebrating 50 years of academic excellence. As an accredited Catholic Parish School, we develop a personal and active faith in our students that impacts beliefs, values, and behaviors while strengthening their commitment to the community.
St. Pius X School welcomes students of all faiths. We offer a comprehensive kindergarten through 8th grade academic foundation while meeting individual student needs. St. Pius X School believes that academic excellence is a shared responsibility of our students, families, and faculty.
St. Pius X School is a true community that spans multiple generations building connections across time. Over the last 50 years we have grown into a strong, diverse school reflecting our shared values and Catholic faith. As we look forward to the next 50 years, you'll find us committed to academic excellence and to developing a personal and active faith in our students that impacts their beliefs, values, behaviors, and commitment.
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At age 42, I have already had 2 heart attacks within the last 2 weeks, and am a long-time type II diabetic. I love the typical Southern foods (except fish!), and was wondering if anyone has recipes or a website that would inspire me. I know, Southern food without fat & sugar??!! Is there such a thing??!! I appreciate ANY help here! Emma in SC |
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All I can tell you is that there is no one more southern than me...I thought all all veggies tasted like bacaon fat or fat back....and I never ever believed that I would like any food except the true southern foods...but I started slowly and instead of one quater cup of bacon fat, I added less and less and one day I woke up and realised that all those veggies had a taste of their own.surprise surprise....just do it a little at a time....and try this website........I found it at the Special Diet forum.. |
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Hi Emma--sorry to hear about your health problems, but congrats to you for deciding to change your diet and FIGHT BACK! I skipped the heart attacks (*crosses fingers*) but was diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol 2 1/2 years ago. At first I tried just living like I always had (I'm a Mississippi girl :) and taking the meds, but I felt awful, so I started experimenting. I bought a book called _Reversing Diabetes_, and it HAS reversed mine. I've lost 50 pounds and come off ALL my meds. You want high (complex) carbs and fiber, low fat and protien (hard on those kidneys!). SOOO--I relearned to cook by taking a favorite food and playing with it. Cornbread? It's already whole grain (especially if you don't use the cornmeal "mix"), so use fat-free buttermilk in place of whole-fat regular milk and just spray your skillet with some olive oil in a spritzer. You'll still get the crispy crust, but with LOTS less bad stuff. As Ruthieg says, go a bit at a time. Soon you'll not only automatically make the healthy changes, but you'll actually LIKE the food better. Good luck, and let us know how it goes. |
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A new Cardiff University project aiming to discover more of the history of one of Gwynedd's unsung treasures is underway. Led by the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, the four-week project at Plas Brynkir in North Wales aims to reveal more about the site, which was once a large mansion house.
A non-invasive survey will focus on the upper and lower houses at Brynkir which date from the 17th Century, recording the ground plan, elevations and chronology of the lower house, and contrasting and comparing it with that of the upper house. 'Brynkir appears to be a 'Unit System' house, composed of at least four separate buildings, which are awkwardly connected at corners or are entirely separate from adjacent structures,' said PhD student and lead on the project, Mark Baker. A geophysical survey of the immediate area around both houses will also help establish whether any structures survive beneath current ground surface level. The site also offers unique opportunities for investigating aspects of traditional architecture, in particular, the association between the two mansion houses. The detailed study of these will potentially shed important light on building design and construction, as well as on the provision made for partible inheritance and the spatial aspects of social organisation. The project supported by the Council for British Archaeology and involves nine students from the School, who will be led by PhD student Mark Baker. The team aims to discover if Plas Brynkir is of more national significant interest. Explaining the project, Mark Baker said: "Brynkir has both local and national significance. From a local perspective it is a large, mansion set at the heart of one of North West Wales's former great estates. Nationally, the buildings themselves, in terms of planning and family provision, are identifiably Welsh in character, and unique to the region." The project runs from 19 July – 15 August 2012. Members of the public are welcome to discover more at an Open day at Cwm Pennant Youth Hostel (Plas Brynkir's former Stables) on 14 August [11am to 4pm] at Golan, Gardolbenmaen, LL51 9AQ. Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic and join a tour of the site by Cardiff University students. The project is supported by Gwynedd Council, the Llŷn Area of Outstanding National Beauty, the Heritage Lottery Fund's Dating Old Welsh Houses scheme, Bangor University, the Council for British Archaeology, Gwynedd Archives, the National Museums and Galleries of Wales and the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. ENDS
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We are writing to urge you to take action on methyl iodide. In March, Gov. Brown said he would take a "fresh look" at the chemical slated for use on California's strawberry fields, and since then, the case against cancer-causing pesticide has only gotten stronger.
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August 22nd, 2013 10:04 PM #16
I think one is plenty. I do actually use my daughter's middle name from time-to-time (I call her Maura Lucy or Maura Lu-Who a lot, actually) but in the grand scheme of things, they're hardly ever known or used. A second middle would be used even less because official forms usually only have room for one middle name or initial, and really how would you ever work a big name like that into a nickname, or even yell the whole thing out when your kid's in trouble? It seems superfluous to me, but of course others are welcome to do what they like.
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I'm not a fan of 2 middles to me one is hardly cared for, why bother with 2? So anything more than 1 middle is too much in my opinion
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I'm not currently planning to use multiple middles for my kids, but I think it's whatever floats your boat. The first middle, and often just the initial, is the only one used on most forms, so it's not like it'll inconvenience you, your kid, or anyone else.
I could see multiple middles being useful in different situations. Like the OP mentioned, maybe you're only having a couple of kids, but you have a lot of people you want to honor. If you throw them all in the middle, even if the first one is the only one used, the birth announcement uses them all, so everyone is happy. If you want to name Junior after his dad, you could get away with a second middle just to differentiate them officially, without getting people all up in arms over the fact that the names aren't exactly identical. If your last name is cumbersome or just odd, a double middle could be handy if you want the extra oomph of hollering three names without having to use the surname. And maybe two of the names you like are super popular or super unusual, and an extra middle could be handy if Emma Sophia decides she's tired of always sharing both names with a classmate, or if Gertrude Ingrid would like to use a name that's a little more palatable to a fourth-grade audience.
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I figure use as many names as you want, it is your child after all and no one is really going to see the middles. Personally I would only use two, both honouring each side of the family.
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Honestly, it's up to the parents. I have a friend with 10 middle names and she's never had any trouble - on her exam slips at school they just used her first middle name. She said she loves having so many middle names, especially because they're all family names.
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Is there any reason that I can't use river run gravel for mulch around my fruit trees and blueberries ? Anyone using gravel for mulch? Thanks, luke |
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The people who had this place originally put down tons of gravel, and I've been cursing them ever since. |
- Posted by franktank232 z5 WI (My Page) on Wed, Jul 18, 12 at 18:56
From personal experience, weeds can grow right up through gravel quite easily (unless you put down some weed barrier). I still would stick with a wood mulch. |
Even if you put down weed barrier, the seeds blow in on top of it, and they wind up growing anyway lol... Gravel is a PITA to remove! |
- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 12 at 5:27
Gravel can work well with a heavy landscape fabric. Just make sure the fabric lets plenty of air and water through. I manage some apple trees in a courtyard that is all gravel with apple trees growing in boxes that were supposed to be dwarfs when planted 75 years ago. They were actually on M7, I believe. The roots have long since established primarily under the gravel and the trees are thriving. They get a lot of reflected light from the light colored gravel, which can be an asset of a problem depending on the season. Because the trees are elevated in boxes, Roundup can easily be applied to anything tough enough to go through the gravel. The problem with woodchips is that over the years you may make your soil just too rich for optimum fruit growing IMO. You don't want to grow fruit in a soil fit for corn. |
- Posted by canadianplant (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 12 at 8:33
Gravel tends to heat up the soil. IF you live in a hot area, with low rainfall, gravel is the last thing you want. If you are trying to extend the season by a few days, or live in a cooler area, or are growing heat loving trees (like apricot), the gravel might work, but weeds grow though. For multch, I use leaves. Leaves create good fertile soil, without over saturating it. They shade the soil, and help the water from evaporating. And on top of that leaves are free ! If you DO use gravel, you may want to sow a cover crop. THis help fertilize the soil, attract beneficial insects, shade the soil, and aid in the overall health of the tree. All my fruit trees are in the garden beds, mixed with other food, flowers. I use clover, yarrow, comfrey and sage as a ground cover. CLover is a great nitrogen source, yarrow has massive roots that drill into compacted soil, giving it some air and also brings up nutrients to be more available to the tree. Commfrey does the same with minerals and nutrients, except that you can use it as a green manure, cut it down 3 times a year to fertilize the soil. You can also make a very good "tea" by fermenting comfrey plants in water,and use as a foliar spray, or soil fert that is 100% natural. Harvestman - I know you have more experience then me, but I think you arent 100% right about the woodchips. Woodchips, when they break down, absorb nitrogen. All fruit trees need a good supply of nitrogen (too much is bad of course :P ) Using too many woochips will force you to use more nitrigen fert if you arent careful. You have to think too, what tree doesnt want decently fertile soil? Fruit trees produce better in fluffy soil that is rich in organic matter. The only fruit trees that ive seen advised against this is the "evans" cherry, and other tart cherries. Again, it is true that over fertile soils can affect fruit set, but that is why its importiant to understand soils role in gardening, rather then ignoring it. Giving an annual top dressing of compost/manure will give a balanced level of nutrients, if done properly. Using a good groundcover/mulch keeps these nutrients from getting washed away, keeps the soil moist (less watering), and boosts fertility. |
- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 12 at 20:28
I have mulched my trees with wood chips and stable waste (mostly wood chips) every spring for over 20 years in my current location and I have found my trees beginning to get excessively vegetative in the black loam I've created. Woodchips only temporarily tie up N near the surface but the humus they create releases plenty. They also attract bacteria that take N out of the air and put it in the soil. I have read research of apple trees mulched for ten years becoming increasingly vigorous. I believe at some point you might as well let the trees coexist with sod. Fruit trees need moderate vigor as a general rule. It all depends on your native soil and weather. If you don't get much rain during the growing season you can regulate vigor by holding back water. Gravel does not increase soil temps as I understand it and light colored gravel reflects light so it should have the opposite affect. |
- Posted by john222-gg ms./8 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 12 at 23:14
harvestman I have a hard time with wood chips where I live in the south we have real bad problems with ants.wood chips is like A magnet for ants at the present I have no mulch around my trees.I tried the rubber rings but did not like the results.I am still looking for a good mulch of some kind. I did not like gravel it is bad when you cut grass |
- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 20, 12 at 5:36
John, have you tried cedar? I don't know if that would repel ants but I'm guessing that the slower decomposition might not provide the food sources that regular wood does, especially cedar bark. |
- Posted by john222-gg ms./8 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 20, 12 at 15:51
Harvestman I really appreciate the advice I will go get some and try. Don't know why I did not think of that's why I am glad we have the FORUM thanks |
Thanks for your input. I have some of my landscape where I use river run gravel around shrubs like lilac and viburnam. After a few years of spot spraying with Roundup I see hardley any weeds. The type of mulch that's available in this area is generally hardwood chips, bark or the bagged stuff from HD, Lowes or gas station. I think that this bagged mulch has introduced new types of weeds into this area. It's a huge business. |
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First gift, well - I got flowers (dozen roses on our first date) - won me over with that one. He was an over the road truck driver at the time and I remember him bringing me an alligator head from some alligator park somewhere. Needless to say it was gross, but I took it. somehow it ended up in the garbage on a cleaning day and I haven't brought it up since! LOL I think the first piece of jewerly I got about 4 months after we started dating at Christmas time, a sterling silver Bracelet from Tiffanys! |
On one of our first dates, a local senior citizen center had a day of demonstrating crafts that were becoming obsolete, like paper cutting and Swedish embroidery. There was a gentleman doing woodburning with a small alcohol lamp and he had some items for sale. I saw a heart-shaped wooden pin with a burned design background and painted with a yellow daffodil. My date (later to be DH) bought it for me and I still wear it often and he always notices when I do. |
In addition to the many bouquets of flowers he gave me a beautiful gold charm bracelet.... |
Flowers on our first date and then later that same day a bread tie, shaped into a ring, we were feeding the ducks and DH proposed, mind you this was on our first real date :) We didn't get married for three more years but hey, it was still pretty romantic, I got another proposal later on that was a bit more proper but truthfully the first one was of course the best. :) |
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A pearl and amethyist (sp. wrong, it's LATE!) ring. We referred to it as my "Interim" ring. I wore it between my first marriage and us tying the knot! Wore it for YEARS, meant as much or more to me than my wedding band and then lost it a few years ago. We both were just SICK! The first "gift" he gave me after we were married was two weeks after: I left town for a meeting and he called and said, "Uh, sweetheart, my DD (age 13) has moved in with us." LOL I told him that he knew that was fine with me, but we were NOT gonna find a kid to move in EVERYTIME I left town! LOL |
First gift? A bottle of perfume. I was impressed because he wasn't the type to hang out at a perfume counter. I asked him how he came to pick out that particular fragrance ("It made me think of you", etc.) Should have left well enough alone. Turns out it was the same brand his ex wore. We're no longer together. --ann in NH "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me..." |
A little figure of a little red devil with a sprig of red hair that said "I'm a Honry little devil"!!! Still sits on my lingerie chest - 30 years later (although the hair is getting thinner)!! One of my dearest treasures! |
a steven king novel...i've since forgotten the title (it wasn't one of his best) |
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My prom corsage ROFL. |
Not really considered a gift as much as I thought it was an emergency loan, but it was for the most important thing in my life at the time. He paid my airfare, plus my dogs fare back to the remote site we were at when I had divorced my 1st. My dog was being neglected by the people he was left with. The first official gift came in 2 parts. My birthday is 27 December. He purchased a very nice pearl earring/necklace set (to go with my Christmas dress), then a trip to Hawaii for my birthday. We were only 3 months into our friendship. |
A crazy little decal for my car window that said "love a nurse prn". Diane |
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A phillips screw driver so I could tighten the car antenna when it got loose and he wasn't around. I really knew he cared when he brought over his vacuum when mine was broken. How romantic. I knew then he would make a good husband over the years...practical and thoughtful. |
a tire! We weren't even dating yet, but I count this, because it was obviously a sign of things to come. We worked at the same place, and I was just making ends meet, driving a beat up car with bad tires. One day at work one of my tires just went flat. He noticed it, went out, bought a new tire, and changed it right there in the parking lot in the snow!!, then told me afterwards I didn't have to worry about my tire... what a man! :) 6 mos. later we were living together. |
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The day after our first dinner date the Florist delivered 2 dozen long stem red roses with a card that told me he couldnt stop thinkig of me and that last night was the best night of his life!! |
The first one I can think of was a tennis braclet. Very sweet and nice gift. Jewels |
- Posted by DeeMarie5500 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 13, 02 at 13:07
He showed up for the first date with a single coral rose. We chose those flowers for our wedding 7 years later :-) |
A trip to Williamsburg where he proposed. It was for my HS graduation. There were other things in the same present- a little stuffed penguin wearing a grad hat, a CD I think, but that was the main thing. The best gift was and still is my Husky, Aleksander, which he gave me 6 years ago for my birthday. Another great gift was a combo Yule/anniversary/birthday 2 weeks in Hawaii for scuba diving and hiking and that kind of thing. We promised someday we'd live on the Big Island. |
SHOES!!! No, seriously, we were out and stopped at the mall. We had just started dating, and just kindof hanging our. I HAD to go into the shoe store and found a few pair. I went to pay, but he pulled out his money first and insisted. Should have known then that he was a keeper. |
My cat was missing and he bought me a big Garfield pillow. We'd only been together a few weeks. |
- Posted by Lulie___Wayne (My Page) on Tue, Nov 12, 02 at 0:27
Good question. I'll have to ask him because I don't remember. :(( LU |
- Posted by goodtastenomoney (My Page) on Mon, Dec 9, 02 at 8:15
Rubberbands- I had mentioned to him that my shih tzu Sophie could amuse herself for hours with a rubber band. I was touched that he brought something for my dog on our first date! |
- Posted by nanieflower (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 03 at 11:57
3 months after we started dating I got a pearl promise ring for my birthday, 3months after that an engagement ring. Kind of hard to keep up with that but he tries:) |
- Posted by simply_shelia (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 03 at 11:12
a gold cross necklace with little diamonds for christmas a mth after our first date.His aunt didn't want him to get it for me she was afraid I would break his heart.By the time we married 5 mths later she told someone she wished her son had met me first.HA!That was 7 yrs and 2 kids later.The gifts are a little more practical these days. |
A couple of weeks after we met we had plans for a Saturday evening out and my daughter ended up in the emergency room. I had to call and cancel our date but when we got home he stopped over with flowers for me (the stressed out mom) and balloons for my 2 year old! A month later for Christmas he gave me the Journey CD box set (awesome gift for me!!) and a gold necklace which I still have NEVER taken off! P |
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Let me start this off with an admission. I totally cheated all over the place with this recipe. I knew I was going to when I picked it off Pinterest and I just didn't care.
You see, I love spaghetti, and I love sauce, but I don't like making spaghetti sauce from scratch. I've done it once and it was complicated and messy and time-consuming and it tasted okay but I knew it could have been better.
So I skipped the whole first part of the Baked Spaghetti Pie recipe that called for making sauce from scratch. I just didn't want to deal with it. Call me lazy. Call me a coward. I did what I did and I am okay with that. I bought Vodka sauce and it was delicious and I regret nothing.
Well almost nothing. Because when I skipped over the sauce part of the recipe I skipped the mention of hamburger that was included so I didn't buy that to put in with the pre-made sauce. And while the end result of my cooking efforts was delicious, I missed that hamburger.
Anyway, so last week my recipe from Pinterest was for Baked Spaghetti Pie. I love spaghetti, I love pie, it seemed like a win-win scenario. I used Vodka sauce from a jar, angel hair pasta instead of thin spaghetti noodles, and an Italian cheese blend instead of just Mozarella. Some day I'll try to make a recipe with no substitutions. But this was not that day.
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Because I skipped making the sauce from scratch this was a pretty easy recipe overall to complete. The noodles were cooked first while I fried up some onion. Once the noodles were done I added in all the fun cheeses (cream cheese, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, oh my!) and sauce. Then I packed everything into a glass pie baking dish, topped with more cheese, and baked for about 20 minutes.
What came out of that oven was absolutely delicious. Sauce-y and cheese-y and noodle-y and more. It was also very filling, so I only had one 'piece' of the 'pie.' The friend I had invited over to dine with me had about three pieces. I was surprised he could move after that.
I'm definitely calling this recipe a WIN, even though I cheated on making it AND forgot the meat. I have plans to make it again in the near future and will see about getting some hamburger or ground turkey in there. I doubt I'll try making the sauce from scratch though.
It's not impossible, just kind of annoying. Plus, that Vodka sauce is so good.
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Bin Laden: Obama Snatches Defeat from Jaws of Victory
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By Yvonne Ridley
As the news of Osama bin Laden's death filtered out onto the streets of America it triggered unsightly scenes of undiluted hysteria, chest-thumping and back-slapping which has sadly become a trademark of the vengeful 'hang'em high' lobby that emerged from the rubble of 9/11.
And just like George W Bush did on that horrific day way back in 2001, US President Barack Obama unashamedly wallowed in a flag-waving, nationalistic wave of emotion, crowing about national unity and everyone pulling together as he revealed the manhunt for the world's most wanted man had finally been concluded.
It mattered not the al-Qaida leader was unarmed – that detail was kept back as hugely distorted stories zoomed around the globe about how the evil Arab used his wife as a human shield while firing off rounds at the heroic soldiers who risked their all for Uncle Sam.
The naked display of uncontrollable gung-ho emotion was bad enough but then a smug-looking Obama began sounding like Glenn Ford in a scene from High Noon as he lectured the world about "justice being done".
To quote my favourite journalist Gary Younge: "This was not justice, it was an extra-judicial execution. If you shoot a man twice in the head you do not find him guilty. You find him dead. This was revenge. And it was served very cold indeed."
Mercifully, in this sea of madness another sane voice in America also drowned out the hate-filled chorus and it came from an unlikely source – 9/11 survivor Harry Waizer.
If anyone had a right to jump up and down like a lunatic at the show of a full moon it was him, but instead of adding to the hatefest he said: "I just can't find it in me to be glad one more person is dead, even if it is Osama Bin Laden."
I hope now that America's Number One Bogeyman is no more the USA returns to some semblance of normality that has been absent from its landscape since the now discredited War on Terror began.
And I hope that the US Administration will stop using the politics of fear on its own people who have been ruthlessly hyped up in to a state of advanced paranoia at every opportunity. High days and holidays have been blighted by accelerated levels of terror alerts while the latest airport scares and the latest suspect parcels have brought major cities and their transport networks to a halt.
While it is always dangerous to generalize the American people appear to have been kept suspended in fear ever since 9/11 – the reality is ordinary citizens have more chance of being shot in their backyard than be killed by a terrorist.
30,000 innocents die every year in gun-related crime – that's a 9/11 multiplied by ten – but the close relationship with deadly weapons shows no sign of abating in trigger-happy America.
In terms of a violent society and armed citizens, the US is in a league of its own and sadly the state of disregard for the law and justice filters all the way down from The White House.
That the most powerful man in the world can stare straight into the cameras and say: "Justice was done" over Bin Laden's murder borders on absurdity; it's almost Pythonesque.
Real justice would have involved an arrest, a trial by jury and a sentence in an international court should the thought of holding him on USA soil prove too frightening.
Real justice would not have involved shooting an unarmed man in front of his wife and children – there were no bodyguards in the house in Abbottabad in Pakistan.
Real justice would not have involved charging into someone else's country with armed forces unannounced, if indeed that was really the case in Pakistan.
I'm surprised David Cameron, the British Prime Minister and other political leaders went into congratulatory mode in the House of Commons over the whole saga.
Had it not occurred to them that if OBL had chosen to hide out in Didsbury, Tooting or Chipping Norton then US Special Forces would have come into the UK all guns blazing?
I wonder, would Cameron have gushed forth with undiluted praise then?
We don't know who America's next Bogeyman is going to be, but what if he does live in Britain or chooses to hide in the UK? What then? Do we sit back and allow America to breach our sovereignty in the name of US justice?
Are there any real guarantees that we won't have US Navy Seals bursting into our neighbourhoods anytime soon?
OK, it's highly unlikely but not impossible. This is what happens when there's total disregard for international law, Vienna and Geneva conventions et al.
Distinguished QC Geoffrey Robertson is a man I'd like to lock in the Oval Office with the Commander in Chief for maybe 30 minutes. A renowned international human rights lawyer, he is not at all impressed by Obama's interpretation of justice.
Writing about the OBL killing he said the law "permits criminals to be shot in self-defence. They should, if possible, be given the opportunity to surrender, but even if they do not come out with their hands up, they must be taken alive, if that can be achieved without risk. Exactly how Bin Laden came to be shot (especially if it was in the back of the head, execution-style) therefore requires explanation. Why the hasty "burial at sea" without a post-mortem, as the law requires?"
Why indeed? The trouble is various US Administrations have lied to the world – lied about the reasons for going to war in Iraq, lied about the existence of WMD, lied about Saddam being in league with al-Qaida.
And the problem with serial liars is that when they do tell the truth no one believes them.
Once again America has managed to shoot itself in the foot in the name of justice – a justice that has earned the admiration and praise of the chairman of the Israeli parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs and Security.
Shaul Mofaz of the right wing Kadima is now urging the Zionist Government to assassinate Palestinian leaders like the "US did with Osama bin Laden".
He seems to have overlooked the fact that Israel has been "doing an Obama" for years as the leadership of Hamas can testify.
Nevertheless, it seems that even though international law prohibits the use of extra judicial assassination policies, various states of terror may now starting "Doing an Obama".
After bringing an end to the biggest manhunt in US history, the US President has managed to snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory.
British journalist Yvonne Ridley is a patron of the London-based NGO Cageprisoners – www.cageprisoners.com
Gaza Freedom Marchers vs Egyptian Police
March 25, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Susan Schwartz, MMNS
Gaza has become the central focus of the human rights struggle. Many groups have called for its liberation, and many are striving to bring aid to that beleaguered area. This concern has accelerated since the launching of Israel's Operation Cast Lead last year and the devastation that this operation wrought.
A coalition led by Code Pink had announced plans to enter Gaza through Rafah during a three week period which would coincide with the first anniversary of Israel's destructive campaign. While in Gaza the group planned to march from Rafah to the Eretz crossing – the entry into Gaza from Israel – and symbolically link there with marchers from Israel.
Mary Hughes-Thompson, familiar to readers of The Muslim Observer and to activists worldwide, was a participant in the planned Gaza Freedom March. Ms Thompson is a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and has travelled to the Occupied Palestinian Territories several times. She is co-founder of the Free Gaza Movement and was on the first ship to reach Gaza in August 2008, breaking a decades long siege. She has given The Muslim Observer an interview.
The story of the Gaza Freedom March (GFM) and its failure to achieve its announced goal is a story whose central factor and key players are Egyptian collaboration. The Egyptian police used an intimidating physical presence to thwart the peaceful demonstrators.
In late December some 1400 international activists assembled in Cairo prepatory to travelling to El Arish and then on to Rafah. On arriving in Cairo they were told by the Egyptian authorities that they would not be permitted to assemble or to travel to Gaza.
Code Pink as speaker for the Gaza Freedom Marchers announced a press conference. Immediately after the announcement they were told by Egyptian authorities that they could not hold a press conference.
TMO: Am I correct that the Gaza Freedom Marchers went to Cairo with the expectation that the proper protocol had been observed and that they would be permitted to travel to Rafah?
Ms Thompson: The Egyptian authorities had agreed to facilitate our travelling to Gaza. They had asked that the names and passport information for all participants be provided to them by November 30th, and this was done.
TMO: What reason did the Egyptian authorities give for disallowing a press conference?
Ms Thompson: I do know they had originally granted permits for both the press conference and for the orientation meeting which was scheduled to be held December 27th. A few days earlier Egypt suddenly withdrew the permits which meant we could not hold either event.
TMO: Could you tell us what threats were made to taxi cab drivers and/or bus drivers to prevent the group from using these means of transportation?
Ms Thompson: They were told their licenses would be revoked.
TMO: Could you tell us the behavior of the Egyptian police when they blocked the exits from a number of hotels where activists were staying?
Ms Thompson: They blocked exits from a number of the hotels where activists were staying. We had several policemen stationed outside our hotel at all times, and every time we left we were asked where we were going and when we would be back. The first couple of days a policeman came with us in our taxi and stayed with us all day. Each time we took a taxi from our hotel, a policeman questioned the driver, took his license number and ID, and, on one occasion, sat on the hood of our taxi refusing to let us leave.
TMO: Did the GFM group at any time engage in or threaten violence?
Ms Thompson: I would definitely say no to that. There was not a great deal of violence at all but what there was was on the part of the Egyptian police trying to control the crowds and trying to lock us into our hotels to prevent us from assembling.
TMO: Did you have an opportunity to interact with the Egyptian people?
Ms Thompson: While in Egypt we met several high profile people who were actively engaged in protesting. In fact, we went to the courthouse one day to support a local lawyer who was part of a group trying to challenge the Egyptian government's building of the wall along the Rafah border. At the end of our trip Yvonne Ridley hired a van to take us to the pyramids (so she could videotape Hedy). {TMO: Hedy Epstein, an 85 year old Holocaust survivor and a Palestinian activist}, and our driver pointed to the spot on which we had been roughed up a few days earlier and said: "The other day there was a revolution there."
TMO: Would you describe for our readers the details of the Egyptian police activity vis a vis your group at Tahrir Square?
Ms Thompson: We decided that on the day we had planned to march to Erez crossing, we would hold a symbolic march in Cairo, and go as far as the Egyptian police would let us. We started in Tahrir Square, opposite the Museum, and we ended there. We came in small groups of two or three, from all directions, and the police were waiting for us. They stopped my group (me, Hedy, and her two friends from St Louis, Sandra and J'Ann) and wouldn't let us go to the meeting point. We refused to leave, and insisted we were tired and needed to sit on a bench on the sidewalk. Suddenly we saw a swarm of people crossing the street, and we ran to join them. We were immediately surrounded by policemen three deep, and they wouldn't let anyone in or out.
Generally the police didn't use rough tactics, and I think my grey hair and cane might have helped me.
Even assembly in small groups was not permitted and any such gatherings were quickly surrounded by Egyptian police in riot gear.
Eventually through the intervention of Susan Mubarak, the head of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, 100 of the Gaza Freedom marchers were told they could travel to Gaza and bring with them the supplies they wanted to provide to the people there. This happened before the event at Tahrir Square.
TMO: Thank you Ms Thompson on behalf of The Muslim Observer. You have given us an insight into events in Cairo, an insight not readily accessible in the media.
American Justice?
February 11, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Yvonne Ridley
Many of us are still in a state of shock over the guilty verdict returned on Dr Aafia Siddiqui.
The response from the people of Pakistan was predictable and overwhelming and I salute their spontaneous actions. From Peshawar to Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and beyond they marched in their thousands demanding the return of Aafia.
Even some of the US media expressed discomfort over the verdict returned by the jurors … there was a general feeling that something was not right. Everyone had something to say, everyone that is except the usually verbose US Ambassador Anne Patterson who has spent the last two years briefing against Dr Aafia and her supporters.
This is the same woman who claimed I was a fantasist when I gave a press conference with Tehreek e Insaf leader Imran Khan back in July 2008 revealing the plight of a female prisoner in Bagram called the Grey Lady.
She said I was talking nonsense and stated categorically that the prisoner I referred to as "650" did not exist. By the end of the month she changed her story and said there had been a female prisoner but that she was most definitely not Dr Aafia Siddiqui.
By that time Aafia had been gunned down at virtually point blank range in an Afghan prison cell jammed full of more than a dozen US soldiers, FBI agents and Afghan police.
Her Excellency briefed the media that the prisoner had wrested an M4 gun from one soldier and fired off two rounds and had to be subdued. The fact these bullets failed to hit a single person in the cell and simply disappeared did not resonate with the diplomat.
In a letter dripping in untruths on August 16 2008 she decried the "erroneous and irresponsible media reports regarding the arrest of Ms Aafia Siddiqui". She went on to say: "Unfortunately, there are some who have an interest in simply distorting the facts in an effort to manipulate and inflame public opinion. The truth is never served by sensationalism…"
When Jamaat Islami invited me on a national tour of Pakistan to address people about the continued abuse of Dr Aafia and the truth about her incarceration in Bagram, the US Ambassador continued to issue rebuttals.
She assured us all that Dr Aafia was being treated humanely had been given consular access as set out in international law … hmm. Well I have a challenge for Ms Patterson today. I challenge her to repeat every single word she said back then and swear it is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
As Dr Aafia Siddiqui's trial got underway, the US Ambassador and some of her stooges from the intelligence world laid on a lavish party at the US Embassy in Islamabad for some hand-picked journalists where I've no doubt in between the dancing, drinks and music they were carefully briefed about the so-called facts of the case.
Interesting that some of the potentially incriminating pictures taken at the private party managed to find the Ambassador was probably hoping to minimize the impact the trial would have on the streets of Pakistan proving that, for the years she has been holed up and barricaded behind concrete bunkers and barbed wire, she has learned nothing about this great country of Pakistan or its people.
One astute Pakistani columnist wrote about her: "The respected lady seems to have forgotten the words of her own country's 16th president Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865): "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."
And the people of Pakistan proved they are nobody's fool and responded to the guilty verdict in New York in an appropriate way.
When injustice is the law it is the duty of everyone to rise up and challenge that injustice in any way possible. The response – so far – has been restrained and measured but it is just the start. A sentence has yet to be delivered by Judge Richard Berman in May.
Of course there has been a great deal of finger pointing and blame towards the jury in New York who found Dr Aafia guilty of attempted murder.
Observers asked how they could ignore the science and the irrefutable facts … there was absolutely no evidence linking Dr Aafia to the gun, no bullets, no residue from firing it.
But I really don't think we can blame the jurors for the verdict – you see the jury simply could not handle the truth. Had they taken the logical route and gone for the science and the hard, cold, clinical facts it would have meant two things. It would have meant around eight US soldiers took the oath and lied in court to save their own skins and careers or it would have meant that Dr Aafia Siddiqui was telling the truth.
And, as I said before, the jury couldn't handle the truth. Because that would have meant that the defendant really had been kidnapped, abused, tortured and held in dark, secret prisons by the US before being shot and put on a rendition flight to New York. It would have meant that her three children – two of them US citizens – would also have been kidnapped, abused and tortured by the US.
They say ignorance is bliss and this jury so desperately wanted not to believe that the US could have had a hand in the kidnapping of a five-month -old baby boy, a five-year-old girl and her seven-year-old brother.
They couldn't handle the truth … it is as simple as that.
Well I, and many others across the world like me, can't handle any more lies. America's reputation is lying in the lowest gutters in Pakistan at the moment and it can't sink any lower.
The trust has gone, there is only a burning hatred and resentment towards a superpower which sends unmanned drones into villages to slaughter innocents.
It is fair to say that America's goodwill and credibility is all but washed up with most honest, decent citizens of Pakistan.
And I think even Her Excellency Anne Patterson recognizes that fact which is why she is now keeping her mouth shut.
If she has any integrity and any self respect left she should stand before the Pakistan people and ask for their forgiveness for the drone murders, the extra judicial killings, the black operations, the kidnapping, torture and rendition of its citizens, the water-boarding, the bribery, the corruption and, not least of all, the injustice handed out to Dr Aafia Siddiqui and her family.
She should then pick up the phone to the US President and tell him to release Aafia and return Pakistan's most loved, respected and famous daughter and reunite her with the two children who are still missing.
Then she should re-read her letter of August 16, 2008 and write another … one of resignation.
Yvonne Ridley is a patron of Cageprisoners which first brought the plight of Dr Aafia Siddiqui to the world's attention shortly after her kidnap in March 2003. The award-winning, investigative journalist also co-produced the documentary In Search of Prisoner 650 with film-maker Hassan al Banna Ghani which concluded that the Grey Lady of Bagram was Dr Aafia Siddiqui
Who is Aafia Siddiqui?
By Mauri' Saalakhan
As someone who has been a human rights advocate for most of his adult life, I have seen many cases come and go; few have been as heart rending and consequential as the mysterious case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
More than six years into this saga there still remain many unknowns. What brought the US government's attention to this soft-spoken, unassuming woman? Why was she abducted and secretly held for five years? Why did Pakistan hand over one of its citizens to the US? And given the nature of the allegations that were being made by US authorities around the time of Aafia's disappearance, why have none of those terrorism-related innuendos found their way into the criminal indictment that was finally brought against Aafia in a US federal court?
Dr. Siddiqui and her three children (two of whom are American born) disappeared in March 2003 following their abduction from a taxicab in Karachi Pakistan. No one would know of their whereabouts for the next five years. As time passed, however, and tales began to spread about a mysterious woman being held at Bagram (Afghanistan), identified only as Prisoner 650, pressure began to build toward indentifying who that mysterious woman was.
Investigative journalist and human rights activist Yvonne Ridley – who produced an excellent documentary on the subject ("In Search of Prisoner 650") – dubbed her "The Grey Lady of Bagram." Shortly after Ridley traveled to Pakistan to build mass support for an investigation into who the grey lady really was, a disheveled and degraded Aafia Siddiqui reappeared on the streets of Ghazni, Afghanistan in July 2008, only to be drawn back into a deadly web of intrigue.
One of the most riveting parts of "In Search of Prisoner 650," for this writer, was Ridley's interview of Ghazni Counter-Terrorism Police Chief Abdul Qadeer. The chief recounted that on the day of Aafia's re-arrest 12 to 13 Americans were given permission to interview her. After one went behind the curtain where she was being held, all of a sudden there was gunfire. Aafia was shot and seriously wounded.
The official story was that Aafia had tried to pick up a rifle to fire upon the investigators, but ended up being shot in the stomach herself. According to the report, she received emergency treatment only because Afghan authorities insisted on it. In the documentary, Abdul Qadeer expressed suspicion about why she was removed from their (Afghan) custody. When the Governor of Ghazni Province, Dr. Usman Usmani, was confronted with this question by Yvonne Ridley, he gave a rather confused and clearly uncomfortable response.
Who is Dr. Aafia Siddiqui?
Aafia Siddiqui is a 37 year old Pakistani national who did her graduate and post-graduate work in the United States, graduating from MIT and Brandeis University, where she received her PhD. Those who knew her in Boston (who this writer has spoken to) have had nothing but glowing things to say about her. Quiet, soft-spoken, focused; a devoted mother, excellent student, and committed muslimah who was known for her charitable work in the Boston community, is how she is invariably described.
She was married to a Pakistani doctor, but they were divorced (under acrimonious circumstances) by the time of her abduction. The two youngest children from this marriage are still missing to this day. The oldest, a now 12 year old son, was returned to his family just this past summer and now resides with Aafia's sister, Fauzia.
What brought this young mother to the attention of U.S. authorities remains a mystery. Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, in a press conference years ago, described her as an "al-Qaeda facilitator." And yet, now in custody awaiting trial, Aafia Siddiqui does not face even one terrorism related charge!
What we can do
This case involving Dr. Aafia Siddiqui is one of the most important precedent-setting cases confronting the Muslim-American community post 9/11. (Laws are established on the basis of precedent.)
In 2002, Deputy Attorney General Viet Dinh – a prominent member of the Justice Department's "cartel of conservative lawyers" – was the first high level official in the Bush-Cheney administration to openly admit the government's use of "profiling" (both racial and religious) in the so-called "war on terrorism." When questioned on the criteria employed, his response was, "The criteria Al-Qaeda itself uses; eighteen to 35 year old males who entered the country after the start of 2000 using passports from countries where Al-Qaeda has a strong presence."
In his address to the American Bar Association conference in Naples, Florida earlier that year (Jan. 2002) he stated quite emphatically: "We are reticent to provide a road map to Al-Qaeda as to the progress and direction of our investigative activity. We don't want to taint people as being of interest to the investigation simply because of our attention. We will let them go if there is not enough of a predicate to hold them. But we will follow them closely, and if they so much as spit on the sidewalk we'll arrest them. The message is that if you are a suspected terrorist, you better be squeaky clean. If we can we will keep you in jail."
Clearly this has been the policy of the U.S. government for Muslim males post 9/11. With the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, that policy was expanded to include Muslim females as well. If they can get away with what they're doing to Aafia today, it will be others tomorrow.
A demonstration is being planned for the courthouse on the day of opening arguments in January 2010. The two most important things we can do for Aafia at this point are to keep her in our prayers, and show up on the date of this mobilization. As our beloved Prophet (pbuh) said: "Tie your camel, and have trust in ALLAH."
Mauri' Saalakhan serves as Director of Operations for The Peace And Justice Foundation. For more information on the upcoming mobilization call (301) 762-9162 or E-mail email@example.com.


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