THE LONG ARM OF LASHKAR-E-TAIBA

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - PolicyWatch No. 1631 ^ | February 17, 2010 | By Stephen Tankel

[Cindy]

SNIPPET: "In his February 2 testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair highlighted the growing danger posed by Pakistani militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Calling the group a "special case," he asserted that it is "becoming more of a direct threat and is placing Western targets in Europe in its sights." He also expressed concern that it could "actively embrace" a more anti-Western agenda. Given its global capabilities with regard to fundraising, logistics, support, and operations, LeT could pose a serious threat to U.S. interests. Consequently, weakening it should be a high priority for Washington."

SNIPPET: "Lashkar also boasts operatives in a number of Western countries, including Britain and the United States."

SNIPPET: "LeT's main enemy remains India, but it is clearly becoming more of a threat to the West."

SNIPPET: "Convincing Pakistan to ramp up its efforts against LeT should remain a priority for the United States and its allies. In the short term, Islamabad must use its leverage to keep the group from executing any attack against India that could trigger a war and destabilize South Asia.

The United States should also push Pakistan to provide information necessary to degrade LeT's transnational networks. Although Islamabad's assistance is critical in this regard, so too is the cooperation of U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf, where more could be done to disrupt Lashkar's activities."

Note: "Stephen Tankel is a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of the forthcoming book Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Taiba."

[Cindy]

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Watching the HBO documentary on the Mumbai massacres, you want to strangle these guys with your bare hands. You hear these a-holes safe and cozy in their Pakistani town, on the phone with these 18 year olds demanding to know why they haven’t killed more people. Pure evil.

[Cindy]

“Pure evil.

Yes.
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[Cindy]

DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): New Delhi - "DEADLY TERROR GROUP EXPANDS AREA OF OPERATIONS, MULLEN SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Lashkar-e-Taiba" SNIPPET: "LeT, as it is called here..." SNIPPET: "LeT rose in Pakistan and operated in Kashmir, but it seems to have developed larger goals, the admiral said.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)