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French judge had warned of Lashkar-ISI links before 26/11

PTI | By, Washington
Nov 23, 2011 12:19 AM IST

The 26/11 Mumbai attacks could have been averted if the then Bush Administration had taken seriously the warning and threat perception of LeT's global operations by a renowned French judge, a report has claimed. ISI continues to support LeT, Jaish, Hijbul

The 26/11 Mumbai attacks could have been averted if the then Bush Administration had taken seriously the warning and threat perception of Lashkar-e-Taiba's global operations by a renowned French judge, a media report has claimed.

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Jean-Louis Bruguiere, earned a reputation as a relentless terrorist hunter in his 30 years as one of France's powerful "investigative judges, met officials of the Bush Administration in 2007 to inform them about the LeT's threat and Pakistan's double game, but American officials were not convinced by his argument, reported PBS's Frontline and ProPublica in a joint investigative report released yesterday.

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According to the report, Bruguiere argument was based on his years of investigation of French LeT terrorist Willie Brigitte, who after being caught had confessed to involvement in a foiled bomb plot in Australia in 2003.

During his investigation, the French judge found that Brigitte's handler LeT handler was Sajid Mir, one of the key architect of the Mumbai terrorist attack.

"When Bruguiere questioned Brigitte, the links between Lashkar-e-Taiba, Sajid Mir and Pakistan's intelligence service ISI began to unravel," the report said.

Bruguiere said that Brigitte's case revealed not only that Sajid Mir was a Lashkar operative, but that he belonged to the ISI. Pakistani officials deny these charges.

"In three years investigating Mir, Bruguiere learned that he was connected to plots in Virginia, Britain and Australia.

Soon enough, Bruguiere had built a case arguing Mir was a Lashkar chief with ties to the Pakistani military and the ISI, and had been leading terrorist plots across four continents," it said.

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