Pakistan Makes A Pact With The Devil

This July 20, 2001 file photo shows Fazle-ur-Rahman Khalil, commander of the Pakistan-based Islamic militant party Harkatul Mujahedeen, speaks in Karachi, Pakistan. Khalil, who lives on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, is so powerful that Osama bin Laden consulted with him. ( Athar Hussain, File / Associated Press )

Terror Leader, Confidante Of Osama bin Laden, Living Freely Near Pakistani Capital -- Washington Post/AP

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — On the outskirts of the Pakistani capital lives a militant considered so powerful that Osama bin Laden consulted with him before issuing a fatwa to attack American interests.

Fazle-ur-Rahman Khalil heads Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen, a terrorist group closely aligned with al-Qaida and a signatory to bin Laden’s anti-U.S. fatwa in 1998. Khalil has also dispatched fighters to India, Afghanistan, Somalia, Chechnya and Bosnia, was a confidante of bin Laden and hung out with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

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My Comment: He is not the only terrorist protected in Pakistan. The following list (from 2003) details a who's who of Islamic militants in Pakistan .... I can only assume that since then this list has expanded many-fold.