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Storming the world stage : the story of Lashkar-e-Taiba

Lashkar-e-Taiba is among the most powerful militants groups in South Asia and increasingly viewed as a global terrorist threat on par with al-Qaeda. Considered Pakistan's most powerful proxy against India, the group gained public prominence after its deadly ten-person suicide assault on Mumbai in November 2008. By the time the last Lashkar terrorist was dead after nearly 60 hours, it appeared the world was facing a new menace. Boasting transnational networks stretching across several continents, there has been serious debate since 9/11 of whether Lashkar is an al-Qaeda affiliate. The deliberat
eBook, English, 2013
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013
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9780190237929, 0190237929
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Ackowledgments
Introduction
The Pakistani jihadi milieu
Lashkar's ideology: Dawa and jihad
The ISI's boys
The long arm of the Lashkar
Al-Qaeda queers the pitch
Good jihadi/bad jihadi
Expansion and integration
Storming the world stage
Days of reckoning
Conclusion
Notes
Index