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LeT a potent threat to US: report
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Lalit K Jha
Washington, July 9 (PTI) Raised by Pakistan's ISI for
its proxy operations against India, Lashkar-e-Taiba has now
become the largest terror group operating in the sub-continent
and it also poses a potent threat to the United States, an
American think-tank has said.
"Its threat stems from the large and diverse pool of
recruits willing and able to engage in acts of terrorism, its
increasing cooperation with other global terrorist groups, and
its ability to operate virtually unfettered by Pakistani
authorities," said Washington-based Investigative Project on
Terrorism (IPT) in its latest report on LeT.
It said while Americans may be shocked to see a
naturalised citizen so deeply involved in wanton bloodletting,
but the prosecution of David Headley is merely the latest in a
string of cases tied to LeT since 2001.
"While all the cases vary in terms of targets and
means, they are bound by Lashkar's willingness to train
Westerners in violent jihad. And the threat is only
exacerbated by the fact that Westerners are increasingly
interested in joining ranks with Islamist militants," IPT said
in its 51-page investigative report.
Demonstrative of the growing reach of Lashkar is a
series of criminal prosecutions of Americans for their
involvement with the terrorist group, it said.
LeT was designed to provide Pakistan's military with a
proxy force of militant recruits to augment the Islamic
insurgency in Kashmir. Even today, the primary focus of the
organisation remains the "liberation" of Kashmir, it said.
Ever since its creation, Lashkar has relied on an
extensive network of private and public backers for financial
support and political cover.
In the late 1980s, Lashkar received financial support
from charitable donations collected from Pakistan, Kashmir,
the United Kingdom, and Persian Gulf states.
With this influx of funding and the additional
assistance of Pakistani intelligence, the group was able to
establish a substantial infrastructure.
That support structure, consisting of media outlets,
charitable fronts, madrassas, and training facilities, has
enabled LeT to enlist and indoctrinate a steady flow of new
recruits, the report said.
According to IPT, despite the fact that LeT has been
recognised by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the
United Nations as a terrorist organisation, Pakistan has been
slow to act against the group and its various fronts-in some
cases with the blessing of Pakistani government officials.
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Lalit K Jha
Washington, July 9 (PTI) Raised by Pakistan's ISI for
its proxy operations against India, Lashkar-e-Taiba has now
become the largest terror group operating in the sub-continent
and it also poses a potent threat to the United States, an
American think-tank has said.
"Its threat stems from the large and diverse pool of
recruits willing and able to engage in acts of terrorism, its
increasing cooperation with other global terrorist groups, and
its ability to operate virtually unfettered by Pakistani
authorities," said Washington-based Investigative Project on
Terrorism (IPT) in its latest report on LeT.
It said while Americans may be shocked to see a
naturalised citizen so deeply involved in wanton bloodletting,
but the prosecution of David Headley is merely the latest in a
string of cases tied to LeT since 2001.
"While all the cases vary in terms of targets and
means, they are bound by Lashkar's willingness to train
Westerners in violent jihad. And the threat is only
exacerbated by the fact that Westerners are increasingly
interested in joining ranks with Islamist militants," IPT said
in its 51-page investigative report.
Demonstrative of the growing reach of Lashkar is a
series of criminal prosecutions of Americans for their
involvement with the terrorist group, it said.
LeT was designed to provide Pakistan's military with a
proxy force of militant recruits to augment the Islamic
insurgency in Kashmir. Even today, the primary focus of the
organisation remains the "liberation" of Kashmir, it said.
Ever since its creation, Lashkar has relied on an
extensive network of private and public backers for financial
support and political cover.
In the late 1980s, Lashkar received financial support
from charitable donations collected from Pakistan, Kashmir,
the United Kingdom, and Persian Gulf states.
With this influx of funding and the additional
assistance of Pakistani intelligence, the group was able to
establish a substantial infrastructure.
That support structure, consisting of media outlets,
charitable fronts, madrassas, and training facilities, has
enabled LeT to enlist and indoctrinate a steady flow of new
recruits, the report said.
According to IPT, despite the fact that LeT has been
recognised by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the
United Nations as a terrorist organisation, Pakistan has been
slow to act against the group and its various fronts-in some
cases with the blessing of Pakistani government officials.
MORE PTI LKJ
MYR
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