Thursday, July 9, 2009

Mumbai Attackers 'Depend On Gulf Funds'

Mumbai Terror Attack

From UPI:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 8 (UPI) -- Lashkar-e-Toiba, the Pakistan-based Islamist organization blamed for the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, appears to be challenging al-Qaida as the spearhead of the global jihad, thanks in large part to hefty funding from its networks in the Gulf.

According to the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that monitors international terrorism, Indian intelligence investigations indicate that the Gulf states "have been the major hubs for Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists."

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My Comment: History is repeating itself. It was this part of the Middle East that provided the funds necessary for 9/11. Contrary to Saudi and other Arab government public pronouncements that they had put a stop to this type of terror financing, one needs to wonder if this is the case. And if this is the case, are there other plans are in the pipeline for more attacks.

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