Tuesday, May 24, 2011

US Witness Links Pakistan's ISI, Militants



David Headley, Witness In Terror Trial, Ties Pakistani Spy Agency To Militant Group -- Washington Post

CHICAGO — A confessed Pakistani American terrorist took the stand in a Chicago courtroom Monday and described a close alliance between Pakistan’s intelligence service and the Lashkar-i-Taiba terrorist group, alleging that Pakistani officers recruited him and played a central role in planning the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

David Coleman Headley’s long-awaited testimony at the start of a trial with international repercussions resolved one question at the outset: Federal prosecutors did not hesitate to connect Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) to the attacks that killed 166 people, including six Americans.

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More News On The U.S. Trial That Implicates Pakistan's Intelligence Services With Militant Extremists

Pakistan intelligence service coordinated with Mumbai attackers -- The Telegraph
Mumbai terror group had links with Pakistan intelligence, Chicago trial told -- The Guardian
Key Mumbai Terror Plot Planner Testifies at Chicago Trial -- ABC News
Pakistan denies ISI role in Mumbai attack -- Hindustan Times
U.S. trial risks raising tensions with Pakistan -- Reuters

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