[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 18 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       AMERICA'S FRIEND, DR. SHIKAL AFRIDI IS IN JAIL IN PAKISTAN

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 3, 2012

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the day Osama bin Laden met his maker 
was a great day for America.
  But like most good things, this did not come easy.
  Pakistani Dr. Shikal Afridi worked with our CIA under the guise of 
running a hepatitis B vaccination program.
  His hope was to get DNA evidence to confirm that bin Laden was hiding 
in Abbottabad before our Navy Seals went in for the kill.
  He never got those samples, but according to Secretary Panetta, he 
was ``very helpful'' in the operation to find Osama bin Laden.
  But Dr. Afridi is now sitting in a jail cell in Pakistan, being held 
for treason for helping the U.S.
  That's right. Pakistan is now holding in custody a doctor that helped 
us get the number 1 terrorist in the world.
  The man should be treated like a hero. Instead he's locked up and 
called a traitor. This ought not to be.
  Pakistan is no friend of ours. The sooner we realize that the better 
off we'll be.
  Until Pakistan becomes an ally--Americans should give no money to 
Pakistan.
  And that's just the way it is.

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