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| Ramzi Yousef’s Associates Still Being Rounded Up in Pakistan |
| 2004-06-15 |
| From IntelWire Pakistani authorities arrested two figures connected to Ramzi Yousef over the weekend, both of whom are accused of working with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorist group. According to Reuters, Pakistan arrested Daud (or Dawood) Badini, a brother-in-law of Yousef who is associated with LeJ. Like Yousef himself, Badini is accused of targeting Shi’ite Muslims in bomb attacks. Badini is a suspect in a 2003 Quetta mosque bombing that killed more than 40 people, according to Pakistani authorities. Badini’s sister is believed to be Yousef’s wife. The Pakistan government also announced the arrest of someone they called a nephew of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed named Mosabir Aruchi (alternately spelled Aroochi, Musabir Urumchi, Masrab Arochi, and Musaad Aruchi in various reports). KSM is also Ramzi Yousef’s uncle, which presumably makes Aruchi and Yousef cousins. ... Given the timing of the report, it’s possible Aruchi is an alias used by Badini. ... LeJ splintered from a Saudi-sponsored Pakistani terrorist group in 1996, about a year after Yousef was arrested. It appears to have consolidated Yousef’s surviving terror network under the new umbrella, possibly under the leadership of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed prior to his arrest. If that is the case, the LeJ might be considered the "Delta Force" of al Qaeda, a special forces unit trained with or under Yousef and KSM, tasked with specific high profile tasks, such as recent attempts to assassinate of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. LeJ and Badini personally have been linked to those attempts by Pakistani officials. ... Abu Musab al-Zarqawi may also be tied to LeJ. He was reportedly a member of its predecessor group, and U.S. authorities have said Zarqawi is also linked to Yousef. .... The South Asia Analysis Group, an India-based think tank, claims that Zarqawi and Yousef worked together on a 1994 attack on an Iranian Shi’ite mosque and that Zarqawi is closely tied to LeJ. .... There have been other clues that a Yousef-linked terror network is still active in Pakistan and elsewhere. In September 2003, the U.S. Treasury Department froze the assets of Abdul Hakim Murad, a close accomplice (and childhood friend) of Yousef’s who has been imprisoned since January 1995. .... |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #2 Alone again NMM? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-15 8:22:40 AM |
| #1 All lies! PAkistan is our ally against terrorism just like |
| Posted by: Not Mike Moore 2004-06-15 3:14:36 AM |