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Pakistan arrests Mumbai mastermind, reports say
The Guardian ^

Posted on 12/08/2008 2:13:41 AM PST by maquiladora

The suspected planner of last month's Mumbai terror attacks has been arrested in a raid on a militant group in Pakistan, an official close to the extremist organisation said today.

The official from Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the charity and education arm of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, told Reuters that Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was among four men taken into custody after a raid yesterday on a camp outside Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir.

Lakhvi, one of Lashkar's operations chiefs, was named as a ringleader in the Mumbai plot by Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunmen captured after the attacks, according to Indian officials

There has been no official confirmation of the raid but Pakistani intelligence officers told Reuters six men were arrested. No names were given. The Associated Press reported that more than 12 people were arrested.

The operation is the first known action by Islamabad in response to the attacks, which sharply raised tensions between Pakistan and India.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ajmalamirkasab; india; israel; jamaatuddawa; jud; kasab; lakhvi; lashkaretaiba; let; mumbai; pakistan; wot; zakiurrehmanlakhvi

1 posted on 12/08/2008 2:13:41 AM PST by maquiladora
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To: little jeremiah; Indian_Fighter_Kite; Knitting A Conundrum; Hari prasad; MimirsWell; ...

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2 posted on 12/08/2008 2:22:06 AM PST by BullDog108 (A Smith & Wesson beats four aces)
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To: maquiladora
What excellent news to start the day and week!!!

Now let us see if they hand him over!

3 posted on 12/08/2008 2:23:23 AM PST by BullDog108 (A Smith & Wesson beats four aces)
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To: maquiladora

Great news. We need to know about all those involved including Saudi financiers. But will Pakistan deport this guy to India? I suspect that no it will not.


4 posted on 12/08/2008 2:27:30 AM PST by zarodinu
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Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the charity and education arm of the terrorist group

It's for the children!

6 posted on 12/08/2008 2:40:08 AM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light! WE STAND WITH HER!)
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To: maquiladora

ping


7 posted on 12/08/2008 2:41:11 AM PST by Bellflower (A Brand New Day Is Coming!)
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To: maquiladora
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the charity and education arm of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba

Say that 5 times fast

8 posted on 12/08/2008 2:55:05 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: maquiladora

I wouldn’t want to be in his burqa today!


9 posted on 12/08/2008 3:10:13 AM PST by FES0844 (FES0844)
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To: maquiladora
Lakhvi, one of Lashkar's operations chiefs, was named as a ringleader in the Mumbai plot by Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunmen captured after the attacks, according to Indian officials

It is interesting how quickly these other countries get information out of captured terrorists. Do you think water boarding is allowed? //sarcasm//

10 posted on 12/08/2008 4:08:34 AM PST by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: mosaicwolf
Threaten a mans life and he might laugh, but
threaten to cut his "blank" off and he'll howl like a baby.
11 posted on 12/08/2008 4:13:02 AM PST by MaxMax (I'll welcome death when God calls me. Until then, the fight is on)
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To: FES0844; maquiladora

He’ll probably get a medal and a promotion.


12 posted on 12/08/2008 4:35:48 AM PST by IndianChief
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To: mosaicwolf

The threat of ‘panties on the head’ torture. /s


13 posted on 12/08/2008 5:33:27 AM PST by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: maquiladora

Why do I get the feeling that what Pakistan did was make the jihadi trainers change back to their army uniforms from their mufti outfits, and voila! explicit Pakistani control.

Second, is this arrest going to be like that of Omar Sheikh, LOL, comfy chairs and soft cushions, protective custody by the Pakistan Army masquerading as some kind of house arrest....


14 posted on 12/08/2008 1:46:46 PM PST by swarthyguy (*Bush Promised us Osama, instead we're getting Obama*)
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To: zarodinu

If they don’t let India have him, IMO it won’t have a desired outcome. He’ll escape, have “house arrest” for a while, etc.


15 posted on 12/08/2008 3:05:27 PM PST by little jeremiah (Leave illusion, come to the truth. Leave the darkness, come to the light.)
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16 posted on 12/08/2008 5:52:40 PM PST by libh8er
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To: maquiladora

“U.S. officials allege Lakhvi has directed Laskhar-e-Taiba operations in Chechnya, Bosnia and Southeast Asia, training members to carry out suicide bombings and attack populated areas. In 2004, he allegedly sent operatives and funds to attack U.S. forces in Iraq. “

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081208/D94UGU3G1.html


17 posted on 12/09/2008 1:22:35 AM PST by FocusNexus
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Not good enough. Pakistan should not get a single dollar of US aid or IMF loans until all culprits are hanged and the ISI is cleaned up for good.


18 posted on 12/09/2008 6:01:02 AM PST by Saberwielder
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Pakistan militant base reportedly raided
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Posted on 12/07/2008 10:36:50 PM PST by neverdem
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Nawaiwaqt Group | Monday, December 08, 2008 | staff
Posted on 12/08/2008 7:22:18 AM PST by gandalftb
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Posted on 12/07/2008 9:18:42 PM PST by reaganaut1
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19 posted on 12/09/2008 6:28:15 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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