While the Bush administration has portrayed Musharraf as an essential
ally in its global war on terror, the training camps reflect how
deeply that role has divided the government and its ruling elite.
Hayat said his camp was run by al-Qaida and trainees "were being
trained on how to kill Americans," the affidavit said.
From New York Newsday, 7/23/05:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wocamp224353090jul22,0,1916755.story?track=mostemailedlink
Terrorist camps thriving
Operating under new names and with the implicit approval of the
Pakistani military, schools that train jihadists are an open secret
BY JAMES RUPERT
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
PESHAWAR, Pakistan --
As President Pervez Musharraf renews his crackdown on Muslim militant
factions after this month's terrorist bombings in London, new evidence
has emerged that Pakistan has continued to let such groups run
military-style camps to train guerrilla fighters.
For years, the camps have been only half a secret.
"Everybody has known they were there, but no one would officially
admit it," said a Pakistani official who was interviewed recently and
requested anonymity.
"And they were kept hidden; no ordinary people could go there."
Inconveniently for the government, the camps have gotten a bit more
public in recent weeks, in Pakistan's press and a U.S. courtroom.
(There has been no suggestion that the London bombers attended any
such camp.)
While the Bush administration has portrayed Musharraf as an essential
ally in its global war on terror, the training camps reflect how
deeply that role has divided the government and its ruling elite.
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