Abstract
The Policy Computation Algorithm described in Chap. 10 was used to generate a total of 8 policies that have a reasonable chance of reducing most types of LeT backed attacks. This chapter describes 4 of these policies in detail (the other 4 are very similar). It shows that these policies are complex, involving many different actions to be taken—yet they overlap extensively in terms of what should be done (and what should not be done) in combating LeT terror acts. The chapter also includes some tactics that policy makers may consider in implementing these policies.
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For example, Pakistan’s electricity system is already strained, so further disruption will not be a great challenge. Much of Pakistan’s residential water system relies on tube wells (Haydar et al. 2009). Remote controlled devices either in pipes or the wells themselves could be used to make water access from LeT camps unreliable and complicate LeT operations.
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There are differing opinions about LeT’s role in this attack as JeM operatives were arrested and tried in connection with the attack.
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We emphasize that this does not mean dropping law enforcement activity against LeT, just that targeted efforts to arrest/kill LeT members and/or ban the organization have had mixed success and may not be having the desired effect. That said, LeT members can certainly be arrested/killed as part of ongoing operations. No one would argue against the arrest, for instance, of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving bomber in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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Subrahmanian, V.S., Mannes, A., Sliva, A., Shakarian, J., Dickerson, J.P. (2013). Policy Options Against LeT. In: Computational Analysis of Terrorist Groups: Lashkar-e-Taiba. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4769-6_11
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