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2009-03-24 India-Pakistan

Indian hand seen in attack on Lankas team

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Posted by john frum 2009-03-24 16:07|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Ah. Ye Olde Foreign Hand...

Posted by tu3031 2009-03-24 16:28|| 2009-03-24 16:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Complete with investigators from the ISI.

Posted by john frum 2009-03-24 16:31|| 2009-03-24 16:31|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm seeing some assumptions here, especially considering how in denial Pakistan is about home grown threats.

* Although none of the 12 terrorists involved in the gory act has been arrested so far, investigators have come up with a claim based on 'positive leads' that none of the militant organizations in the country had the capacity to carry out the attack without the help of a state agency. (so ISI helps terrorist, check)

* The ammunition and communication network is the base of our claim that a state agency is also involved, said the investigator. (we didn't know about these guys, so they must be foreign)

* Unfortunately all terrorists (involved in the attack) managed to flee to the tribal belt (probably Waziristan) owing to belated response by police to go after them soon after the attack, he said. (Why would the Indian terrorist escape that way?)

Then the investigator comes up with this analysis:

(1) To sour Pakistans relations with Sri Lanka, (2) to stop foreign teams from coming to Pakistan, (3) to destabilise Pakistan and (4) to tell it (Pakistan) that its state agency is more capable than its (ISI) in carrying out such attacks even in the midst of huge security presence.

4 of 4 seem like objectives that a domestic Islamic terrorist would want too but it would be too embarrassing to admit it's home grown.

Posted by Galactic Coordinator Omavising9607 2009-03-24 16:38|| 2009-03-24 16:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Nobody arrested yet? My money is on the ISI itself.

Posted by imoyaro 2009-03-24 19:56|| 2009-03-24 19:56|| Front Page Top

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