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| Hamid Gul linked to banned al Qaeda WMD advisory group |
| 2008-12-09 |
| A former leader of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency has been implicated as serving on the board of a proscribed non-governmental organization that advised al Qaeda and the Taliban on the development of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Lieutenant General (Retired) Hamid Gul served on the board of the Umma Tameer-E-Nau, an organization founded by Pakistani nuclear scientists and industrialists, according to a secret dossier that the United States has put together to present to the United Nations Security Council, The News reported. Gul has also been implicated in supporting the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban, the Haqqani Network, al Qaeda, and other extremist groups. Gul served as the chief of the ISI from 1987 to 1989. Gul is known as the Godfather of the Taliban for his efforts to organize the fight against the Soviets in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, and the helping to facilitate the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s. Gul supports the terrorist insurgency in India-occupied Kashmir and opposes the US-led effort to defeat Islamic extremism. more at link |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #3 We won't do jack sh*t. We'll probably hand over our yearly check for $1Billion to Pakistan in the next month or so. We should be firing a ballistic missile at them instead. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-12-09 13:55 |
| #2 Never mind the small talk, just give us hiis coordinates. We'll send a special delivery right away. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-12-09 13:50 |
| #1 Must be the most important/influential anti west figure in Pakistan and that takes some strong competition!!!! |
| Posted by: Paul2 2008-12-09 12:11 |