Today in Pakistan yet another unauthorised person speaking under anonimity has told us something of the alleged terrorist plot and the team assigned to monitor it[1].
Eight Germans and two British brothers are at the heart of an al-Qaida-linked terror plot against European cities, but the plan is still in its early stages, with the suspects calling acquaintances in Europe to plan logistics, a Pakistani intelligence official said Thursday. One of the Britons died in a recent CIA missile strike, he said.
...Pakistan, Britain and Germany are tracking the suspects and intercepting their phone calls, the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information to the media.
The official is part of an intelligence team that has been tracking the two British brothers of Pakistani origin for nearly a year and the Germans for more than six months.
Although he characterized the plot as immature, the Pakistani official warned against underestimating the suspects, whom he said have backing from al-Qaida, the Pakistani Taliban and the Afghan Taliban, all groups that are separate yet interconnected.
...The U.S. has dramatically stepped up its missile attacks in North Waziristan, and is believed to have launched at least 21 this month. The official said a Sept. 8 strike killed one of the Britons, whom he identified as Abdul Jabbar, originally from Pakistan's Jhelum district. Jabbar was believed to be less than 30 years old.
So who is this Abdul Jabbar?
And why is this particular intelligence operation being compromised so much?
And why now?
[1] Official: Germans, Brits behind Europe terror plot, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/europe_terror_threat;_ylt=AvGAp7mnqhS9byp_Bqbs7MPuOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTMyYmtiYWc3BGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwL2V1cm9wZV90ZXJyb3JfdGhyZWF0BGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDb2ZmaWNpYWxnZXJt
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