{"id":11059,"date":"2011-11-23T21:15:02","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T21:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2011\/11\/frontlines-perfect-terrorist-and-how-pakistans-isi-uses-zaid-hamid\/"},"modified":"2011-11-23T21:15:02","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T21:15:02","slug":"frontlines-perfect-terrorist-and-how-pakistans-isi-uses-zaid-hamid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2011\/11\/frontlines-perfect-terrorist-and-how-pakistans-isi-uses-zaid-hamid\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline’s “The Perfect Terrorist” and how Pakistan’s ISI uses Zaid Hamid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"zaid<\/a>I watched the Frontline program on PBS done by Propublica on David Headley, the central figure in the 26\/11 attacks in Mumbai. It was eye opening in many ways. There were many aspects to the horrendous plan and the attack, but one aspect that came out was indeed mind-boggling. Before we go there, let us take ourselves back to the time of 26\/11 coverage in Pakistan. Because you find incredible information from what is discussed and who is involved in those discussions. I am specifically interested in a man called Zaid Hamid and his analysis of those days.<\/p>\n

Within just a day or so after the attack, when it was absolutely clear that Pakistani forces \u2013 state and non-state actors \u2013 had worked in collusion with each other to do this thing. However, the Pakistani analysts and media went on a campaign fighting back at the very utterance that the Mumbai attacks had anything to do with Pakistan.
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One of the things, which seemed like an \u201cexpert opinion\u201d of an analyst at that time to the Pakistanis was when Zaid Hamid alleged that there was a saffron band on the hands of the terrorists and that they had documents with Hindu names. Here he is insisting that Ajmal Kasab is actually Amar Singh \u2013 a Sikh, little realizing that Amar Singh would probably more like a Rajput or a Bihari than a Sikh! And, also insisted this was further confirmed when one saw the red \/ saffron band on his wrist.<\/p>\n

Now, it seems like a great revelation and an amazing correlation. However, after the program by Sebastian Rotella (Mumbai Terror Attacks: Pakistan\u2019s Terror Connections<\/a>), few things came out thanks to the investigative journalism of Rotella:<\/p>\n