David Coleman: Star Witness

Terrorism Trial Dept: The trial in Chicago of businessman Tahawwur Rana is being closely watched around the world for what the attack's scout Rana's longtime friend David Coleman Headley might reveal about possible links between the anti-India militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, known as the ISI, according to CBC. What Headley says during the trial could inflame tensions between Pakistan and India and place more pressure on the already frayed U.S. and Pakistani relations. His testimony also could add to the questions about Pakistan's commitment to catch terrorists and the ISI's connections to Pakistan-based terror groups, especially after Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in a military garrison town outside Islamabad earlier this month. 'They co-ordinated with each other, and ISI provided assistance to Lashkar.' David Coleman Headley In this January 2010 sketch, Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, centre, appears in Chicago's federal court. It is alleged that Rana was in on the planning of the Mumbai attacks by a team of 10. Verna Sadock/Associated Press More details about the plotting behind the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks and alleged involvement by a Pakistani militant group and the country's largest intelligence agency were expected to emerge Tuesday as the government's star witness returned to the stand in the federal terrorism trial of a Chicago businessman. Headley already has pleaded guilty to laying the groundwork for the Mumbai attacks, and he agreed to testify against Rana to avoid the death penalty, making him one of the most valuable U.S. government counterterrorism witnesses. His testimony was expected to resume Tuesday. As reported in the news.
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