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Leaders of banned LeT linked to Mumbai attacks
By Ashish Kumar Sen
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The Washington Times
Two leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) continued to run the Pakistan-based terrorist group's operations while locked up in a Pakistani prison, according to a 2009 diplomatic message by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In her Aug. 10, 2009, cable, part of a document dump by the website WikiLeaks, Mrs. Clinton wrote that LeT founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, the group's operations commander, "continue to run the organization, despite being detained for their role in the November Mumbai attacks."
Terrorists attacked Mumbai in a three-day assault in November 2008, killing 166 people, including six Americans. U.S. and Indian intelligence agencies believe LeT was behind the attack.
Mrs. Clinton wrote that Lakhvi was responsible for LeT's military operations budget, which was around $5.2. million a year. He reportedly used the money to purchase "all materials required for [LeT] operations other than weapons and ammunition, according to a source claiming direct and ongoing access to [LeT] leaders," she said.
The Pakistani government has banned LeT, but the group continues to operate under different names, including the charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).
Mrs. Clinton said the intelligence community continues to see reporting indicating that JuD is "still operating in multiple locations in Pakistan, and that the group continues to openly raise funds."
"It is unclear what, if any, steps the [government of Pakistan] has taken to freeze JUD's assets or otherwise implement U.N. 1267 sanctions, which include an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo," she added.
Bruce Riedel, a former CIA officer who is currently a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy, said Pakistani support for LeT could lead to an attack similar to that in Mumbai.
"Two years after 26/11 the Pakistani army and other parts of the power elite continue to protect LeT from any real crackdown despite intense U.S. pressure, so another Mumbai could come any time," Mr. Riedel said.
The Mumbai attacks, which began on Nov. 26, are commonly referred to as "26/11."
Clinton: Pakistani militants ran group from jail - Washington Times
By Ashish Kumar Sen
-
The Washington Times
Two leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) continued to run the Pakistan-based terrorist group's operations while locked up in a Pakistani prison, according to a 2009 diplomatic message by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In her Aug. 10, 2009, cable, part of a document dump by the website WikiLeaks, Mrs. Clinton wrote that LeT founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, the group's operations commander, "continue to run the organization, despite being detained for their role in the November Mumbai attacks."
Terrorists attacked Mumbai in a three-day assault in November 2008, killing 166 people, including six Americans. U.S. and Indian intelligence agencies believe LeT was behind the attack.
Mrs. Clinton wrote that Lakhvi was responsible for LeT's military operations budget, which was around $5.2. million a year. He reportedly used the money to purchase "all materials required for [LeT] operations other than weapons and ammunition, according to a source claiming direct and ongoing access to [LeT] leaders," she said.
The Pakistani government has banned LeT, but the group continues to operate under different names, including the charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).
Mrs. Clinton said the intelligence community continues to see reporting indicating that JuD is "still operating in multiple locations in Pakistan, and that the group continues to openly raise funds."
"It is unclear what, if any, steps the [government of Pakistan] has taken to freeze JUD's assets or otherwise implement U.N. 1267 sanctions, which include an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo," she added.
Bruce Riedel, a former CIA officer who is currently a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy, said Pakistani support for LeT could lead to an attack similar to that in Mumbai.
"Two years after 26/11 the Pakistani army and other parts of the power elite continue to protect LeT from any real crackdown despite intense U.S. pressure, so another Mumbai could come any time," Mr. Riedel said.
The Mumbai attacks, which began on Nov. 26, are commonly referred to as "26/11."
Clinton: Pakistani militants ran group from jail - Washington Times
