What was the name of the Pakistani scientist who sold nuclear secrets

[auburngrad82]

to Libya? I'm working on an LTTE about how the Bush administration has made us less safe from terrorism through their ties to Pakistan.

1. Pakistan is now the home base of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda.
2. A Pakistani scientist sold nuclear weapons info to Libya, a country listed as a terrorist breeding ground by the Bush admin.
3. Several of the suspects in the recent foiled terrorist plot were from Pakistan.
4. Bush just entered a nuclear power agreement with Pakistan.

Am I missing anything?



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[Cooley Hurd]

1. A.Q. Khan

:thumbsup:

[Richard Steele]

2. A.Q. Khan

[seemslikeadream]

3. If this planet blows to pieces this year, thank Khan Labs' and Bush

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1104251
You may never have heard of Khan Laboratories, but if this planet blows to pieces this year, it will be thanks to Khan Labs' creating nuclear warheads for Pakistan's military. Because investigators had been tracking the funding for this so-called "Islamic Bomb" back to Saudi Arabia, under Bush security restrictions, the inquiry was stymied. (The restrictions were lifted, the agent told me without a hint of dark humor, on September 11.)

Noam Chomsky, who read the story on page one of the Times of India, has wondered, "Why wasn't it all over US papers?

.. A top-level CIA operative who spoke with us on condition of strictest anonymity said that, after Bush took office, "There was a major policy shift" at the National Security Agency. Investigators were ordered to "back off" from any inquiries into Saudi Arabian financing of terror networks, especially if they touched on Saudi royals and their retainers. That put the Bin Ladens, a family worth a reported $12 billion and a virtual arm of the Saudi royal household, off limits for investigation.

I probed our CIA contact for specifics of investigations that were hampered by orders to back off of the Saudis. He told us that Khan Laboratories investigation had been effectively put on hold.

[stop the bleeding]

4. this is also a wealth of information on Khan - American Judas

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=66773

from another DU'er

[Octafish]

5. Cheney protected Khan in order to sell Pakistan F-16s.

Cheney's been a right helpful s.o.b.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=928662

[blm]

9. I am quite sure it was Khan being protected by Poppy during BCCI, too.

The questions left unanswered in 1992 pretty much nailed Pakistan - and Poppy did get a whole stack of documents classified.

[mojowork_n]

6. A.Q. Khan

Pakistan's "Doctor Strangelove":

http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=312

The I.S.I., Pakistan's secret service, runs the Islamic separatist groups in Kashmir, through whom some of the recently foiled terrorists were linked. (Reportedly.)

[auburngrad82]

7. Thanks, guys. I sent the letter. I'll let you know if it's published /nt

[SweetLeftFoot]

8. Khan

Yeah, yeah, Khan's role is vastly overstated.

When we have inspections of Dimona, then let's talk about Khan.