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2004-02-10 Home Front: WoT

Osamanauts en route to the US, setting up sleeper cells

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-02-10 12:45:16 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Islamic radicals are being trained at terrorist camps in Pakistan and Kashmir as part of a conspiracy to send hundreds of operatives to "sleeper cells" in the United States, according to U.S. and foreign officials.

This is probably a Lashkar-e-Taiba operation, they are the most internationalist Pak group, since they are Salafis, while most other Jihadis are Deobandis, a sect with little presence outside South Asia. The LeT is also the most capable, because it has been around for over a decade, while the Deobandi outfits are constantly splitting up and merging and having leadership disputes etc.

One veteran U.S. law-enforcement official with an extensive history in counterterrorism said many of the training camps in the Pakistan-controlled regions of Kashmir are operated by the Harakat ul-Ansar, an Islamic militant group tied to bin Laden.

I don't know what this guy is smoking, the Harakat ul-Ansar ceased to exist over 5 years ago. It's Pakistani cadre has mostly been absorbed by Masood Azhar's Jaish-e-Mohammad, while much of it's international presence is now affiliated with Harkat ul Jihad Islami (HuJI). The latter group would also be a prime suspect in training sleeper cells for overseas operations.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-2-10 1:01:32 AM|| 2004-2-10 1:01:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Keep mind that names are a rather fluid thing with Pakistani jihadi orgs. My guess is that the HuJI is what the official in question was referring to.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-2-10 1:10:09 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-2-10 1:10:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, I guess so. For that matter, both Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad go by different names now too.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-2-10 1:20:26 AM|| 2004-2-10 1:20:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "Osamanauts" -- LOL! The true explorers of the 7th century!

Posted by Steve White 2004-2-10 1:39:37 AM|| 2004-2-10 1:39:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "that documented 60 to 70 camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as well as in Pakistan."

Sounds like a job for Spirit and Nighthawk,plausable deniability don't ya know.

Posted by Raptor 2004-2-10 8:01:11 AM|| 2004-2-10 8:01:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Nothing like a beautiful spring ~~offensive~~ in Pakistan.

Posted by Anonymous 2004-2-10 10:41:24 AM|| 2004-2-10 10:41:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Osamanaut", ANON!, whe have picked a nick for youou!!

Posted by Evert Visser 2004-2-10 1:49:06 PM|| [http://chinditz.blog-city.com/] 2004-2-10 1:49:06 PM|| Front Page Top

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