Headley no longer proud of Mumbai attack
May 27th, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANSChicago, May 27 (IANS) A day after saying that he was “pleased” with the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, self-confessed Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley has said that he is no longer proud of the carnage.
During cross examination Thursday by lawyers defending his longtime friend Pakistan born Tahawwur Rana, Headley aka Daood Gilani said that he was proud of the attacks by the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists then, but no more.
Headley, who has pleaded guilty to 12 terror charges to escape the death penalty, was asked by defence attorney Patrick Blegen: “You were proud of it (the attacks) then?”
“Yes,” he replied.
“Are you still proud of it today?” Blegen asked.
“No,” Headley replied without hesitation.
Headley has said that when the attacks happened in November 2008, he was proud of them because he said they were in retaliation for the deaths of Muslims. But he offered no explanation for the change in his feelings Thursday.
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