US secret surveillance programme failed to track Headley: Report
WASHINGTON: Questioning the effectiveness of America's secret surveillance programme, a top investigative publication here has said the US intelligence failed to track Mumbai attack convict David Headley and he was arrested only after a tip off was provided by the British intelligence.
The US officials have repeatedly mentioned Headley's case to defend the controversial spying programme, saying the surveillance had been critical in thwarting potential terror attacks and also to track the 2008 Mumbai attack convict.
"The government surveillance only caught up with Headley after the US had been tipped by British intelligence. And even that victory came after seven years in which US intelligence failed to stop Headley as he roamed the globe on missions for Islamic terror networks and Pakistan's spy agency," said ProPublica, an investigative publication.
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WASHINGTON: Questioning the effectiveness of America's secret surveillance programme, a top investigative publication here has said the US intelligence failed to track Mumbai attack convict David Headley and he was arrested only after a tip off was provided by the British intelligence.
The US officials have repeatedly mentioned Headley's case to defend the controversial spying programme, saying the surveillance had been critical in thwarting potential terror attacks and also to track the 2008 Mumbai attack convict.
"The government surveillance only caught up with Headley after the US had been tipped by British intelligence. And even that victory came after seven years in which US intelligence failed to stop Headley as he roamed the globe on missions for Islamic terror networks and Pakistan's spy agency," said ProPublica, an investigative publication.
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Controversial spying programme helped nab Headley: Top American lawmaker
WASHINGTON: Defending the controversial phone and internet surveillance programmes of the US, a top American lawmaker backed the stand of the country's leaders and said it had prevented several terrorists' attacks and helped in nabbing David Headley, the 26/11 Mumbai attacks convict.
Congressman Peter King, chairman of the counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee, said yesterday during a Congressional hearing.
"The Director of National Intelligence (DNI), General (James) Clapper, has revealed that Headley's terror ties were discovered through the same National Security Agency programs that have come under criticism in past days," King said during the hearing which debated the threat being posed by LeT for a Mumbai type attack on the US.
Congressman Peter King, chairman of the counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee, said yesterday during a Congressional hearing.
"The Director of National Intelligence (DNI), General (James) Clapper, has revealed that Headley's terror ties were discovered through the same National Security Agency programs that have come under criticism in past days," King said during the hearing which debated the threat being posed by LeT for a Mumbai type attack on the US.
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