CEJ #4

Caden

1-28-13

Pakistani Militant, Price on Head, Lives in Open

By Declan Walsh
The New York Times
February 6th 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/world/asia/lashkar-e-taiba-founder-takes-less-militant-tone-in-pakistan.html?hp&_r=1&

Summary

The United States are spending ten million dollars for help in convicting Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.  Although he lives quite an open lifestyle in the middle class, he is believed to be the leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba which placed attacks on Mumbai India in which 160 people were killed.  The United Nations put them on a list of terrorist groups and has imposed a sanction.  

Response

I think it is good that the US is trying to help stop terrorism however they could be putting some of that money towards helping something else that’s going on here like helping the economy.  I do see that it is necessary to stop terrorism but they could put some of that money into research.