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In February, she was convicted of grabbing a rifle and trying to shoot U.S. authorities in Afghanistan while yelling, "Death to Americans!" The conviction touched off protests in Pakistan that resumed Thursday as hundreds chanted "Free Aafia!" at a rally in Karachi. Others demonstrated outside the Manhattan courthouse.During a rambling statement to the court Thursday, Siddiqui carried only a message of peace."I do not want any bloodshed. I do not want any misunderstanding. I really want to make peace and end the wars," she said.Siddiqui said she was particularly upset by overseas reports that she was being tortured in a U.S. prison. She said she was actually being treated well."I am not sad. I am not distressed. ... They are not torturing me," she said. "This is a myth and lie and it's being spread among the Muslims."Prosecutors said Siddiqui is a cold-blooded radical who deserves life in prison.In court papers, they cited threate