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Architects of 9/11 were not hiding in caves, India tells UNSC

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India criticized Pakistan at the UN Security Council for sheltering Al-Qaeda leadership involved in the 9/11 attacks.

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Harish Parvathaneni

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  • The leaders of al-Qaeda who conceived and directed these 9/11 attacks did not escape justice in the wilderness of some ungoverned frontier
    [1]Hindustan Times· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
    In the article

    in planning and carrying out the September 11, 2001 attacks, noting that they were subsequently captured in Pakistani cities. Also Read: Nameless but unforgotten: How 'The Falling Man' became 9/11's defining image “ The leaders of al-Qaeda who conceived and directed these 9/11 attacks did not escape justice in the wilderness of some ungoverned frontier ,” Parvathaneni said. He said Osama bin Laden, who ordered and financed the 9/11 plot, was eventually tracked down and killed during Operation Neptune Spear at a fortified compound in a settled and guarded

  • the same permissive environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11 has, in the years since, continued to provide space, support, and impunity to affiliates of al-Qaeda such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed
    [1]Hindustan Times· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
    In the article

    detection. Draining this swamp that provided an enabling environment for such monsters of humankind to prosper is important," Parvathaneni said, in a thinly-veiled reference to Pakistan, according to PTI. He said that " the same permissive environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11 has, in the years since, continued to provide space, support, and impunity to affiliates of al-Qaeda such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and their like, acquiring different identities to escape this Council's sanctions framework and whose leadership and terror training infrastructure have been shielded from consequence.” He called upon the international

  • The leaders of al-Qaeda who conceived and directed these 9/11 attacks did not escape justice in the wilderness of some ungoverned frontier
    [3]The Hindu BusinessLine· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
    In the article

    the UNSC meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, Parvathaneni listed the names of al-Qaeda leaders who had planned and perpetrated the September 11, 2001 attacks and who were captured in Pakistani cities. “ The leaders of al-Qaeda who conceived and directed these 9/11 attacks did not escape justice in the wilderness of some ungoverned frontier ,” Parvathaneni said. The Indian envoy said that bin Laden, who ordered and financed the 9/11 plot, was “tracked down and killed in a fortified compound within a settled, guarded community under Operation Neptune

  • the same permissive environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11 has, in the years since, continued to provide space, support, and impunity to affiliates of al-Qaeda such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed
    [3]The Hindu BusinessLine· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
    In the article

    had long evaded detection. Draining this swamp that provided an enabling environment for such monsters of humankind to prosper is important,” Parvathaneni said, in a thinly-veiled reference to Pakistan. He said that " the same permissive environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11 has, in the years since, continued to provide space, support, and impunity to affiliates of al-Qaeda such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and their like, acquiring different identities to escape this Council’s sanctions framework and whose leadership and terror training infrastructure have been shielded from consequence. “The international community must

  • The leaders of al-Qaeda who conceived and directed these 9/11 attacks did not escape justice in the wilderness of some ungoverned frontier
    [4]The Hindu· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
    In the article

    the UNSC meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, Mr. Parvathaneni listed the names of al-Qaeda leaders who had planned and perpetrated the September 11, 2001, attacks and who were captured in Pakistani cities. “ The leaders of al-Qaeda who conceived and directed these 9/11 attacks did not escape justice in the wilderness of some ungoverned frontier ,” Mr. Parvathaneni said. The Indian envoy said that bin Laden, who ordered and financed the 9/11 plot, was “tracked down and killed in a fortified compound within a settled, guarded community under Operation Neptune

  • the same permissive environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11 has, in the years since, continued to provide space, support, and impunity to affiliates of al-Qaeda such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed
    [4]The Hindu· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
    In the article

    long evaded detection. Draining this swamp that provided an enabling environment for such monsters of humankind to prosper is important,” Mr. Parvathaneni said, in a thinly veiled reference to Pakistan. He said that “ the same permissive environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11 has, in the years since, continued to provide space, support, and impunity to affiliates of al-Qaeda such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and their like, acquiring different identities to escape this Council’s sanctions framework and whose leadership and terror training infrastructure have been shielded from consequence. “The international community must

P Harish

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  • In each case, these were not fugitives hiding in caves or badlands, they were men who had long evaded detection. Draining this swamp that provided an enabling environment for such monsters of humankind to prosper is important
    [2]The Times of India· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
    In the article

    who helped select and prepare several hijackers, was captured separately, while Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, a key financial and logistical facilitator of the 9/11 operation, was also captured in Pakistan, he said." In each case, these were not fugitives hiding in caves or badlands, they were men who had long evaded detection. Draining this swamp that provided an enabling environment for such monsters of humankind to prosper is important ," Harish said, in a thinly veiled reference to Pakistan.Harish also drew attention to what he described as an axis involving Pakistan, al-Qaida and terrorists targeting India. "The same permissive environment that

  • The same permissive environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11 has, in the years since, continued to provide space, support, and impunity to affiliates of al Qaida such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and their like
    [2]The Times of India· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
    In the article

    of humankind to prosper is important," Harish said, in a thinly veiled reference to Pakistan.Harish also drew attention to what he described as an axis involving Pakistan, al-Qaida and terrorists targeting India. " The same permissive environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11 has, in the years since, continued to provide space, support, and impunity to affiliates of al Qaida such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and their like ," he said.He said these groups continue to operate under different identities to evade the Council's sanctions, while their terror-training infrastructure continues to operate with impunity.The international community

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All filed from IndiaNamed India · Pakistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · Al-Qaeda · Al-Qaida · Asim Iftikhar Ahmad · Harish Parvathaneni · India · Jaish-e-Mohammed · Khalid Sheikh Mohammed · Lashkar-e-Taiba · Mike Waltz · Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi · Osama bin Laden

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