2000 early : ( PAKISTAN : AUSTRALIAN DAVID HICKS JOINS LASHKAR-E-TAYYIBA ) While back in Australia, Hicks converted from Christianity to Islam and on, or about, November 1999, he travelled to Pakistan where, in early 2000, he joined the "terrorist organisation" known as Lashkar e Tayyiba (LET), also known as Army of the Righteous.
LET is accused of establishing camps, guest houses and schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan "for the purpose of training and supporting violent attacks against property" and Indian military personnel and civilians and other countries.
Hicks allegedly trained for two months at LET's Mosqua Aqsa camp in Pakistan. His training allegedly included "weapons familiarisation and firing, map reading and land navigation, and troop movements".
Then Hicks and LET associates travelled to a border region between Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Indian-controlled Kashmir.There he "engaged in hostile action against Indian forces". His performance led to a trip to Afghanistan and al-Qaeda training camps, the US alleged. -------From Adelaide to al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald ^ | June 11, 2004 | AAP
2000 : (AUSTRALIAN KLA TERRORIST DAVID HICKS JOINS LeT, PART OF BIN LADEN'S FRONT AGAINST JEWS & CRUSADERS [AL QAEDA]) Later that year he allegedly went to Pakistan, where the next year [2000] he joined Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, known for its attacks on India, Jews and Americans. It was via LET that he allegedly went to an al-Qa'ida training camp, where he met Osama bin Laden and helped translate training manuals from Arabic to English. ------Trial and record of the accused Hicks (Australian held at Guantanamo Bay) The Australian ^ | 6th August 2005 | David Nason and others
2000 : (PAINTBALL CELL MEMBER RANDALL ROYER TRAVELS TO PAKISTAN, WORKS ON BEHALF OF LASHKAR-E-TAIBA-- see VA JIHAD) Royer went to Pakistan and helped write press releases and set up a worldwide e-mail list for Lashakar-I-Taiba in 2000. He [later] said he gave al-Hamdi and Kwon a contact number for Lashkar-I-Taiba leaders when they traveled to Pakistan.- "12 Washington-area Muslims investigated for alleged terrorist ties," By Karen Branch-Brioso, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Thu, Jun. 12, 2003