Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. find bin Laden imprisoned

[longnecker]

The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA locate Osama bin Laden has been sent to prison, the BBC and other news organizations are reporting.
His term will be at least 30 years, according to the BBC.
Shakil Afridi was charged with treason for running a fake vaccination program to collect information, according to the BBC.
Secretary of State Clinton had called for Afridi's release on the grounds that his work helped the United States and Pakistan, the BBC reports.
But once bin Laden was captured and killed, word that he had been living in Pakistan embarrassed the Pakistani government, according to the BBC.
Afridi's jail term will be 33 years and he also must pay a fine of $3,500, according to The New York Times.
He has been sent to the Central Prison in Peshawar.
Afridi provided information that helped U.S. forces kill bin Laden in Abottabad in May 2011.
http://content.usatoday.com/communit...1#.T7zk89zY_NU

[cracker]

I know that hindsight is 20/20 but I really think we should have gotten this guy and his family out of Pakistan way before now.

[longnecker]

I know that hindsight is 20/20 but I really think we should have gotten this guy and his family out of Pakistan way before now.

I'm sure it will make the next guy think before he helps us.

[Chase]

i say send seal team 6 in to liberate this guy

[max1]

He won't finish his sentence I bet they kill him.

"Mr. Panetta said, “For them to take this kind of action against somebody who was helping to go after terrorism, I just think is a real mistake on their part.” yea....a real mistake I know if I was someone like this guy I would never help the USA after seeing the way they pay you back...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/wo...says.html?_r=2