Posted on 03/06/2009 4:54:18 PM PST by Cindy
Unknown before 2008, the Indian Mujahedeen (IM) has emerged as a well-organized jihadi terrorist group in India, claiming responsibility for a number of terror attacks perpetrated in various urban centers of India during 2007-2008. Even though the exact moment of IM’s formation is not known, the recent arrest of a number of IM operatives has revealed its possible existence and involvement in terror strikes in India as far back as late October 2005. The name “Indian Mujahideen” was reportedly conceived at a terrorist conclave attended by top leaders of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI) in Pakistani-administered Kashmir in early May 2008 (Rediff.com, July 29, 2008).
The well-concealed rise of the Indian Mujahedeen as a home grown jihadi organization is not a good omen for India’s security. IM came into the open for the first time in November 2007, when simultaneous bomb blasts targeted lawyers in court premises in three Uttar Pradesh cities—Varanasi, Faizabad (Ayodhya), and Lucknow (NDTV, November 23, 2007). IM described the attacks as “Islamic raids” and justified them as revenge against lawyers who had allegedly assaulted a couple of Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorist suspects. IM also alleged that the lawyers had refused to take cases involving other alleged terrorists, including suspected HuJI leader and Phulpur-based Islamic cleric Muhammad Waliullah, the alleged mastermind of the March 2006 Sankatmochan temple blasts in Varanasi.
In IM terror strikes, email messages have typically been sent out to the media prior to the attacks, describing IM viewpoints on issues such as the Babri mosque demolition, the Mumbai riots, the communal violence in Gujarat that followed the 2002 torching of a train carrying Hindus, and various atrocities against the Muslim community in Gujarat and beyond.
(Excerpt) Read more at jamestown.org ...
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006482.html
06 March 2009
“A PROFILE OF THE INDIAN MUJAHIDEEN [IT PROFESSIONALS AT WORK...]”
The article was published March 3, 2009.
In India, we’re waiting for the BJP-led NDA to come to power to really clip these jihadi’s wings. When Narendra Modi becomes Home Minister (a bit like the Head of Homeland Security dept), we’ll see what becomes of the likes of the IM.
Good luck to you all.
The global war on jihadis cannot let up.
Will the BJP win, or will all the rest connive to keep them out ? Will Modi become Home Minister, given that the North Indian satraps and the VHP hate his guts ? And will the NDA itself accept Modi in that position given that the Nitish Kumar and Patnaik may not want to alienate Muslim votes?
If he goes to the Centre, he should be given the Agriculture, Power and Water Resources ministries. In the long run, these, alongwith Education are going to be crucial. If he's still underloaded, make him responsible for removing the Naxals from infested states. I'm sure he would be able to do that too.
Personally, I would rather he stayed on in Gujarat . His replacement is likely to be a traditional, corrupt, inefficient politician.
Pakistan attack prompts federal officials to caution Indiana officials
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI and Homeland Security officials are cautioning Indiana law enforcement that the Big Ten basketball tournaments being held this month in Indianapolis are inviting targets for terrorists.
http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=9956888
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