'Lashkar-e-Taiba: One Year after Mumbai', CTC Sentinel, November 2009
EXCERPT: "LT’s peripheral jihad began soon after September 11, 2001, and has expanded in recent years. India remains the primary target for LT attacks, but the group now clearly threatens the West as well. This article first examines the nature of LT attacks against India, and then assesses the threat it poses to Western targets in India and abroad. LT’s leadership remains committed to an India-first approach. Peace with India is antithetical to the group’s ideology. It would also make LT irrelevant to Pakistan’s government and military, which have played a historical role in supporting the group’s operations. Evidence suggests the group is prepared to support attacks against the West, but not at the expense of its war against India."
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