Al Qaeda's privileged sanctuary

Washington Times ^ | Thursday, June 20, 2002 | Arnaud de Borchgrave

[JohnHuang2]

Is Pakistan taking Afghanistan's place as the new fulcrum of transnational terrorism? Intelligence sources in Washington, London, Paris and Rome agree that al Qaeda's underground network in Pakistan is functioning with the complicity of the clergy and intelligence services. President Pervez Musharraf's much-publicized crackdown on Islamist extremists is a dismal failure, according to Western intelligence appraisals. Pakistani national police sources in Islamabad estimate that some 10,000 Afghan Taliban cadres and followers and about 5,000 al Qaeda fighters are now hiding in Pakistan "with the full support of intelligence authorities, as well as religious and tribal groups."

[JohnHuang2]

Thursday, June 20, 2002

Quote of the Day by surely_you_jest

[PoppingSmoke]

:• Out of 4,000-plus NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) presently working in Pakistan, approximately 1,000 have been identified by ISI as U.S. intelligence agents implementing the U.S. agenda."

This is funny. Let's not forget "Doctors Without Boarders" and what Intelligence Agency they assist. The article is not shocking news. One day we will really start figting a War on Terrorism.