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==Involvement in the 9/11 attacks== | ==Involvement in the 9/11 attacks== | ||
| − | *On July 14, 1999, a U.S government informant by the name of Randy Glass, recorded a conversation at a dinner attended by himself, illegal arms dealers Diaa Mohsen and Mohammed Malik, a former Egyptian judge by the name of Shireen Shawky and Pakistani ISI agent Rajaa Gulum Abbas. The dinner was held at a restaurant within view of the World Trade Center. FBI agents, pretending to be customers, were seated at nearby tables. Abbas, stated that he wanted to buy a whole shipload of weapons, stolen from the U.S military to give to Osama Bin Laden. Abbas then pointed to the World Trade Center, saying, "Those towers are coming down." Later on, Abbas makes 2 other references to an attack on the World Trade Center, saying, "Americans [are] the enemy," and "We would have no problem blowing up this restaurant because it is full of Americans." | + | *On July 14, 1999, a U.S government informant by the name of Randy Glass, recorded a conversation at a dinner attended by himself, illegal arms dealers Diaa Mohsen and Mohammed Malik, a former Egyptian judge by the name of Shireen Shawky and Pakistani ISI agent Rajaa Gulum Abbas. The dinner was held at a restaurant within view of the World Trade Center. FBI agents, pretending to be customers, were seated at nearby tables. Abbas, stated that he wanted to buy a whole shipload of weapons, stolen from the U.S military to give to Osama Bin Laden. Abbas then pointed to the World Trade Center, saying, "Those towers are coming down." Later on, Abbas makes 2 other references to an attack on the World Trade Center, saying, "Americans [are] the enemy," and "We would have no problem blowing up this restaurant because it is full of Americans."<ref>http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a071499abbas#a071499abbas</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:47, May 22, 2020
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is the largest intelligence agency in Pakistan. The headquarters of ISI is situated in Islamabad. It was founded in 1948.[1] It is estimated that the ISI has over 25,000 employees with another 30,000 working as informants and other roles.[2] The current director of the ISI is Faiz Hameed. [3]
History
The Inter-Services Intelligence was founded in 1948 by Robert Cawthorne who was a British Army officer. [4] It was later expanded by Pakistani Military dictator Ayub Khan in the 1950's.
Organization
- Joint Intelligence X -serves as a secretariat which coordinates and provides administrative support to the other branches of the ISI. It prepares intelligence estimates and threat assessments.
- Joint Intelligence Bureau -is responsible for political intelligence. It consists of 3 subsections, one of which is dedicated to operations against India.
- Joint Counter-Intelligence Bureau - is responsible for surveillance of Pakistani diplomats working abroad. It also conducts operations in the Middle East, South Asia, China, Afghanistan and the Central Asian republics.
- Joint Intelligence/North -responsible for conducting infiltration, exfiltration, propaganda and other clandestine operations inside the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Joint Intelligence Miscellaneous -conducts espionage in foreign countries, which includes offensive intelligence operations.
- Joint Signal Intelligence Bureau -operates a chain of signals intelligence collection stations along the border with India. Additionally, it provides communication support to Islamic terrorists operating in India.
Involvement in the 9/11 attacks
- On July 14, 1999, a U.S government informant by the name of Randy Glass, recorded a conversation at a dinner attended by himself, illegal arms dealers Diaa Mohsen and Mohammed Malik, a former Egyptian judge by the name of Shireen Shawky and Pakistani ISI agent Rajaa Gulum Abbas. The dinner was held at a restaurant within view of the World Trade Center. FBI agents, pretending to be customers, were seated at nearby tables. Abbas, stated that he wanted to buy a whole shipload of weapons, stolen from the U.S military to give to Osama Bin Laden. Abbas then pointed to the World Trade Center, saying, "Those towers are coming down." Later on, Abbas makes 2 other references to an attack on the World Trade Center, saying, "Americans [are] the enemy," and "We would have no problem blowing up this restaurant because it is full of Americans."[5]
References
- ↑ Profile: Pakistan's military intelligence agency BBC
- ↑ https://www.trackingterrorism.org/group/inter-services-intelligence-pakistan-intelligence-isi
- ↑ https://www.dawn.com/news/1488568
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080515203133/https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/pakistan/isi.htm
- ↑ http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a071499abbas#a071499abbas