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"The IC (intelligence community) assesses that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and other Kashmir-focussed groups will continue attack planning and execution in India. Shia and Hindu religious observances are possible targets, as are transportation networks and government buildings," according to the Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnel.
McConnel was giving his assessment while briefing the US Select Senate Committee on Intelligence on an unclassified version of the Annual Threat Assessment.
"We judge Kashmir-focussed groups will continue to support the attacks in Afghanistan, and operatives trained by the groups will continue to feature in al-Qaida translational attack planning," McConnel told law makers.
McConnel also made the assessment that although India and Pakistan are "fielding a more mature strategic nuclear capability" neither of them are in a Cold war mentality of an arms race for numerical superiority.
The top Intelligence person of the Bush administration also argued that the ongoing political uncertainty in Pakistan has not seriously threatened the military control over the country’s nuclear arsenals.
"In assessing the nuclear competition between India and Pakistan, we note that missile tests and new force deployments over the past three years have not affected the ongoing political dialogue.
Although both New Delhi and Islamabad are fielding a more mature strategic nuclear capability, they do not appear to be engaged in a Cold War-style arms race for numerical superiority."
Talking about Pakistan's nuclear weapons, McConnel said the political turmoil in the country has not seriously threatened the military's control of its nuclear assets but "vulnerabilities exist."
"We judge the ongoing political uncertainty in Pakistan has not seriously threatened the military's control of the nuclear arsenal, but vulnerabilities exist," he said.
"The Pakistan Army oversees nuclear programmes, including security responsibilities, and we judge that the Army's management of nuclear policy issues to include physical security has not been degraded by Pakistan's political crisis," the top intelligence official said.
He said al-Qaida continues to maintain a "safe haven" in Pakistan's tribal areas, where the outfit is able to stage attacks in support of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
"Al-Qaeda has been able to retain a safe haven in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that provides the organisation many of the advantages it once derived from its base across the border in Afghanistan, albeit on a smaller and less secure scale.
"The FATA serves as a staging area for al-Qaida's attacks in support of the Taliban in Afghanistan as well as a location for training new terrorist operatives, for attacks in Pakistan, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the US," McConnel said.
He said the al-Qaeda, using the "sanctuary in the border area of Pakistan, has been able to "maintain a cadre of skilled lieutenants capable of directing the organisation's operations around the world."
"It has lost many of its senior operational planners over the years, but the group's adaptable decision making process and bench of skilled operatives have enabled it to identify effective replacements," he added.
The US intelligence official said al-Qaeda continues to pose serious threat to the US at home and abroad.
"Al-Qaeda and its terrorist affiliates continue to pose significant threats to the United States at home and abroad, and al-Qaeda's central leadership based in the border area of Pakistan is its most dangerous component," McConnel said.
"Al-Qaeda is improving the last key aspect of its ability to attack the US, the identification, training, and positioning of operatives for an attack in the Homeland. While increased security measures at home and abroad have caused al-Qaeda to view the West, especially the US, as a harder target, we have seen an influx of new Western recruits into the tribal areas since mid-2006," he told law makers.
I WILL NOT BLAME ANY PARTY FOR THIS TERRORIST ATTACK AS WE AS PEOPLE ARE MORE RESPONSIBLE THAT WE HAVE NOT HANG THEM LIKE FRENCH AND RUSSIANINDIA IS ATTACKED BY CHINA, PAKISTAN AFGAN IN PAST FOR 1000 YEARS,STILL WE SAY WE HAVE HIMALAYAS ,DESERT TO SAVE INDIA AND SLEEP NICELYSEE MAERICA IS AGRESSIVE THAT WHY THEY RULLING AND WE ARE SUFFERING WE OUGHT TO BRING 1 CRORES OF ARMY AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE WEAPON IN OUR COUNTRYWE ARE SO FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE PAKISTAN CHINA AS A AGRESSIVE NATIONSSO LETS TAKE THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY AND LETS DROP ALL OUR NUCLEAR BOMB ON PAKIS, CHINESE LETS SEE THESE PEOPLE DIE IN BIG HOLOCOSTJUST DROP NUCLEAR BOMB AND THEN WE WILL SEE WHAT TO ANSWER TO UNO
I should have realized that this is an anti- Congress paper. Will leave you'll to solve the Nations problems. Upar walla he subko bachao.Cheers!
Why are we being so insecure? why do we have to blame all
Iam surprised that a news item evokes such acidic comments.Life will improve in INDIA ONLY IF opportunities for education,business and employment is given to all irrespective of religion,caste or region.THE SUCCESS OF IT industry is the live example.Let us not convert an already divided state into a vertical divide.LeT or AL Queda are only tools to divide us.
It is rather unfortunate that we have learned little from the history and in the 21st century are talking about in the terms of 'We and They'. Hindu's devided themselves on the basis of Varnas / castes and Muslims closed their thinking believing that they were the real believers and what was said by an enlightened person in the prevailing social order of his time and place, was valid for all the places and all the times. The former adopted the policy of untouchablity towards others irrespective of the fact that they also believed in the same creator and the later in the use of sword. Centuries have passed and none has won. What will win is the law of nature meaning support, harmonise and empathise with every fellow being, freedom of mind, adding beauty to His creation through creativity. Let us apply our mind in this direction too.
Hindus must decide what they want: anti-Hindu, anti-national, terror facilitating Congress or nationalist BJP. It is Hindus to decide their own fate. If they want to commite suicide by supporting Congress, please feel to do so. Decide your own fate.
Congress is the mother of all Terrorism: be it Jihadi terrorism, naxalites-maoist terrorism, christian-missionary driven terrorism in NE, Khalistani terrorism in Punjab, and list goes on. Congress must rename it as Italian National Chrislamic Terror Facilitating Congress, INC. For Congress today, HIndus are biggest enemy. So to crush Hindus, they facilitating JIhadis to eliminate BJP leaders. Congress have culture to eliminate strong Hindu leaders of India, they elminated Rajesh Pilot, MadhavRao Shindia. Now Congress trying to eliminate BJP leaders like Advani, Modi. Congress must realise, their game-plan will backfire. People of Bharat will not tolerate elimination of Hindu leaders.
Why BJP leaders are targets but no one on UPA. This is because UPA supports Muslims and is ready to go to any length to appease them.They really least bothered about hindus.As per UPA logic,When a hindu speak about hinduism, he is a communal.But if a muslim/hindu speaks about non hindu religions then he is secular.
Though there is nothing new about LeT and Al-Qaeda's intentions to attack India whenever and wherever its possible.US warning India is also of its own interests,trying to win some good-will of people telling that the US is concerned about Indian security/safety of Indians.India had been attacked amny times and Indians are very wellaware of this fact.This is US double standard politics which harm India more than favours.Just for strategic gains why should US Govt support the main culprits like Musharraf,Pakistani military forces and ISI?They are training these terrorists and assisting them to plan and execute their attacks.Having known the facts about misuse of 10 billion US dollars given in aid why the US is still hoping for any thing favourable from this failed state.Praising Pakistan's capability to safeguard is another foolishness which can endanger the seriousness of will and act by Pakistani regime.The US intelligence should not underestimate looking at loss of some attack-planners because there is long queue waiting desparately to replace.They are rather more and better trained.There is only one way to end/eliminate this threat (to the USA)and that is to control/confiscate Pakistani nuke-arsnel and direct monetary helps and ofcourse weapons supply as well.The US must discuss this matter with Chinese Govt which is playing dirty game.Pakistani regime,the Islamic terror groups and Islamic world sees Pakistani nuclear assests the only way to black-mail rest of the world and that is the another reason that Iran too is all upto having nuclear capability.
Although BJP is not the ruling party, it still remains on the target of LeT. Why is no body from UPA being targeted? The answer is simple - because UPA facilitates terrorists activities for the want of Muslim votes.
WELL, THIS UPA GOVT. IS NOT WORRIED IF HINDU LIVES ARE LOST, WHAT THEY DO NOT WANT IS TO LOSE ANY MUSLIM VOTE, SO IT MAY BE A WELL PLANNED ALLIANCE BETWEEN UPA. COMMIES, LET, ISI,SAUDI AND VATICAN, THIS ALLIANCE IS CHAIRED BY ITALIAN CHRISTIAN SONIA BUT THE SILENT MAJORITY OF INDIA WILL ANSWER THEM BACK peacefully, non violently in the next elections WITH BALLETS NOT BULLETS, LIKE THEY DID IT PEACEFULLY IN GUJARAT
Doesn't matter, Congress/Commies are there to protect them. LeT will attack India, if they are not doing it for the last 20 years.
LET is UPA's friend. If there is any attack, it is the UPA who will be responsible
Well, I will happy if LET target Lalloo/Maya/Sonia/PMK/KK and many crooks. This is only possible as long as UPA is ruling.
UPA govt plz wake up
Only congress and its allies are against fighting terrorism. BJP was hard and true in fighting against terrorism. But sonia khan led upa in turn are appeasing fanatic muslim terrroists by removing POTA and being soft on them. No wonder number of terrorists attacks and terrorism in India has multiplied ever since sonia khan controlled mms led upa has come to power. Hindus in particular and Indians in general are not at all safe as long as sonia khan led upa is in power.
Centre should not have scrapped the anti-terrorism legislation POTA, it's an useful instrument in punishing terrorists and confiscating funds associated with the menace. UPA is trying to please its allies who are Linked to Terrorist groups in repealing POTA. UPA should consult the army, paramilitary forces and the state police who are dealing with terrorism day-in-and-day-out and not but not the least the widows who lost their husbands if fighting terrorists. Security forces have been fighting terrorists risking their own lives and how can congress justify scraping a law that is specially designed for that (fighting terrorists)?." There have been some abuse of POTA, which law in India had not been abused. "Even IPC (Indian Penal Code) has been abused. Does that mean that one scraps IPC ?." NDA Government tried to provide safeguards in POTA and did it and had told the then opposition to offer suggestions to that extent. "Don't scrap it. It's a useful instrument,"
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