Monday, 14 August 2006
Pakistani Earthquake Relief
Financed, Covered UK Terror Plot

Contributed by Bill Faith

James Joyner:

It appears that the planners of the foiled UK hijacking plot operated under the auspicies of the earthquake relief effort to both finance and shield their activities.

British and Pakistani investigators are trying to determine whether the group of Britons suspected of plotting to blow up as many as 10 commercial airliners may have received money raised for earthquake relief by a Pakistani charity that is a front for an Islamic militant group. The charity, Jamaat ud Dawa, which is active in the mosques of Britain’s largest cities, played a significant role in carrying out relief efforts after last October’s earthquake in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. It is one of the most militant of the groups battling the part of Kashmir controlled by India. In May, it was labeled a terrorist organization by the United States government.

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Contributed by Bill Faith on August 14, 2006 at 10:28 AM in Bill Faith, Great Britain, Islamism Delenda Est, Pakistan | Permalink

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