US Listed ISI As Terrrorist Organization In Guantanamo Cables -- Times Of India
WASHINGTON: One of the world's worst kept secrets is now out in the open. American authorities listed Pakistan's notorious spy outfit, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate, as a terrorist organization alongside 36 groups including al-Qaida, Hamas, Hezbollah and Iranian intelligence, according to a new set of WikiLeaks cables pertaining to detainees in Guantanamo.
The disclosure, coming on the heels of the in-your-face charges by the highest ranking American military official Mike Mullen in Islamabad last week, where he openly accused ISI of ties with terrorist outfits like the Haqqani group, confirms what has long been the scuttlebutt in world capitals: Pakistan's spy agency has earned a terrorist tag in all but formal designation.
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More News On Pakistan's ISI Links To Al Qaeda
Guantanamo documents name Pakistan ISI as al Qaeda associate -- Yahoo News/Reuters
US listed Pakistan spies as terrorists: document -- AFP
Gitmo docs link Pakistani, Iranian, and Yemeni intelligence agencies to al Qaeda -- Long War Journal
WikiLeaks: Pakistan tied to al-Qaida -- UPI
Report: US considers Pak's ISI as terrorist organisation -- India Express
'US considers ISI as terror outfit' -- Hindustan Times
Pakistan's ISI Intelligence Agency Listed As Terror Organization By U.S. Authorities: Wikileaks -- Huffington Post
The Drone Kabuki -- Sumit Ganguly, The Diplomat
My Comment: Of all the leaks that Wikileaks has published, it is this piece of news and information that is making diplomats (and intelligence officers) cringe in Washington.
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