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| US 'warned of Mumbai terror attack' |
| 2008-12-02 |
| INDIA received warnings from US intelligence in October of a possible terrorist attack "from the sea" on targets in Mumbai, CNN and ABC News reported today. Unnamed US intelligence officials told ABC they had warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack "from the sea against hotels and business centers in Mumbai". One intelligence official even mentioned specific targets, including the Taj hotel, the TV news service said. CNN said Indian sources confirmed that US officials warned them twice of a possible attack on Mumbai. About ten gunmen landed in rubber dinghies on the beaches of Mumbai on Wednesday and wreaked havoc with automatic weapons and hand grenades, in a 60-hour assault that killed at least 172 people, including two Australians, and injured close to 300. Indian intelligence officials told ABC News that on November 18 they intercepted a satellite phone call to an address in Pakistan used by the leader of the Lashkar e Taiba terrorist group, revealing a possible sea-borne attack. The group is believed to be behind the bloody Mumbai attacks. US officials also said US intelligence has been tracking prepaid SIM cell phone cards recovered from the Mumbai terrorists, which has led them to a "treasure trove" of leads from Pakistan and several possible connections to the United States, ABC reported. They said one of the SIM cards may have been purchased in the United States. No further details were provided because of the ongoing investigation, ABC reported. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #5 Or DarthVader could be correct. According to terrorism consultant Patrick Poole writing today at Pajamas Media: And as many signs point to LeTÂ’s involvement in the Mumbai attacks, it should be noted that LeT terrorists are known to be operating inside the U.S. A number of LeT operatives trained in Pakistani terror camps have been arrested, tried, and convicted here at home, most notably those involved in the Northern Virginia jihad network. Other U.S. citizens have trained in LeT camps and been killed in operations, including Jibreel al-Amreekee, a 19-year-old convert to Islam from Atlanta killed in 1997 during a LeT attack on an Indian Army post. And two of the brothers of LeT leader and founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed were arrested in December 2006 on immigration charges while serving as imams of mosques in the Boston area. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-12-02 14:17 |
| #4 Disturbing that some were based here and had help. I didn't read that those who carried out the attacks were from the U.S., DarthVader, but rather that the LeT have connections providing support in the U.S.-- probably money and "stuff". We already knew there are those here whose support is not only vocal but material; it's nice that Intelligence now has actual phone numbers to trace. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-12-02 12:44 |
| #3 ACLU complains about domestic spying in 5..4..3..... |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-12-02 10:15 |
| #2 Disturbing that some were based here and had help. We need to re-vet our own muzzies here, or we will have the same scenario happen. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-12-02 09:46 |
| #1 Hope the US Intel Community underscores that some of that telephone traffic (that the story is based on) passed through the US, so we need to indemnify US companies from law suits. We have 14 terrorists at large, perhaps in India already, so let's get on this. |
| Posted by: Hammerhead 2008-12-02 08:35 |