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The Memoir of an "American Terrorist"
In excerpts from an unpublished manuscript, the American who aided in 2008's deadly attack on Mumbai writes about his turn to extremism, his embrace of polygamy and a plot to kill a cartoonist for drawings of the Prophet Muhammad.
April 21, 2015
Five Surprising Facts About the American Behind "India's 9/11"
Inside David Coleman Headley's journey from heroin smuggler to DEA informant to terrorist.
April 21, 2015
The Hidden Intelligence Breakdowns Behind the Mumbai Attacks
After Edward Snowden, the government said its controversial surveillance programs had stopped a terrorist – David Coleman Headley. In 'American Terrorist”, ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigate that claim.
April 21, 2015
Interactive: Web of Terror
The Mumbai terrorist attacks killed 166 people — including six Americans. Could they have been prevented?
December 21, 2014
In 2008 Mumbai Attacks, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle
Indian and British intelligence agencies were both spying on the online activities of one of the alleged plotters, but couldn’t connect the dots.
December 21, 2014
Did NSA Surveillance Help Thwart Plotter of Mumbai Attack?
Officials have credited the program with helping to capture David Coleman Headley, but a closer examination shows the U.S. only caught up with him after a tip from British intelligence.
June 12, 2013
Terror Group Recruits From Pakistan’s "Best and Brightest"
A new study released today helps explain how Lashkar-i-Taiba, one of the world's most dangerous militant organizations, is integrated into Pakistani society.
April 4, 2013
Four Disturbing Questions About the Mumbai Terror Attack
Sebastian Rotella examines new information and materials about the Mumbai terror attacks.
February 22, 2013
Judge Gives American 35 Years For Plotting Mumbai Attacks
Although David Coleman Headley avoided the death penalty, Judge Harry Leinenweber says the sentence "will keep him under lock and key for the rest of his natural life."
January 24, 2013
Mumbai Massacre Accomplice Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
A federal judge Thursday sentenced a Chicago immigration consultant to 14 years in prison for his role in supporting the Pakistani terrorist group that worked with Pakistan's intelligence service to carry out the 2008 Mumbai attacks and plot a follow-up strike in Denmark.
January 17, 2013
Interactive: David Coleman Headley’s Web of Betrayal
An interactive film that explores the tangled web of relationships that helped the American behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks move from small-time drug smuggler to international terrorist and spy.
November 29, 2012
U.S. Pressures Pakistan on Mumbai Terror Group
The Obama administration's decision to designate the leadership of Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba group as terrorists last week sends a pointed, if largely symbolic, message to a Pakistani government that remains unable or unwilling to crack down on the organization.
September 4, 2012