“The FBI is gonna get you”, Najam Sethi threatens a freelance columnist
Follow up on your threat, Mr. Sethi – by Adnan Gill
Dear readers,
I am a freelance columnist and political scientist with keen interest in Pakistani politics and media. On Twitter, I use the following handle: Adnan Gill @TomCat111.
A few days ago (on 18 July 2012), Najam Sethi (host of Geo TV’s Aapas Ki Baat political talk show) threatened me via Twitter. He wrote:
“The FBI is gonna get u for that hate-video. Where will you hide on West coast? Btw, all family properties anywhere are legit. Shame on you.”
I welcome his threat and offer my full cooperation with the FBI. In exchange, I invite him to show his good faith by publicly disclosing the source of funds he bought two of his (multi-million Manhattan, NY) luxury apartments with; which if I am not mistaken, amounted to more than $3 million.
Apparently, Sethi thought I made the video (on YouTube) about his New York luxury apartment. On July 18, when to a Fasi Zaka’s Tweet:
(Must say @najamsethi does an amazing programme. Excellent stuff today),
I replied,
“@fasi_zaka Perhaps, that’s why he owns 2 multi-million apartments in Manhattan NY. @najamseth“,
almost immediately he posted the threat through a direct message.
“The FBI is gonna get u for that hate-video. Where will you hide on West coast? Btw, all family properties anywhere are legit. Shame on you.”
Therefore, I decided to make his threat to me public and responded with the following Tweets:
“RT 1/2 @najamsethi “The FBI is gonna get u for that hate-video. Where will you hide on West coast?”,
“RT 2/2 ” @najamsethi …Btw, all family properties anywhere are legit. Shame on you.”,
“@najamsethi I welcome ur threat & up u 1. I will fully cooperate with #FBI & challenge u 2 disclose source of $3 million? @fasi_zaka“, and
“@najamsethi Tell FBI they can reach me @ [email protected] 4 my contact info. B a courageous man & disclose ur source of $3 milion too”.
In addition, I tried to highlight his threat on PressPakistan (Google group), they approved and posted my message.
I dared him few more times (through Twitter) to follow up on his threat, but never heard back from him.
Hopefully, Mr. Sethi is a man of courage, who will answer my challenge honorably.
Adnan Gill
Sethi has long hands. He is a valuded employee of a US think tank which is in fact a CIA front office.
Be very careful, Mr. Gill.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/think-tanked/post/personnel-files-new-america-adds-najam-sethi-and-jugnu-mohsin-to-work-on-pakistan/2011/08/18/gIQAtukxNJ_blog.html
Thank God for LUBP that stories like these even see the light of day in Pakistan’s congested, tightly controlled social media. Mr Adnan Gill should also share the video that scared Najam Sethi so much.
Dont be scraed brother
Allah would protect you
Journalism is a mission always accompanied by threats and dangers