Agency ripped for killing a terrorist

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LONDON – Agents for Britain's MI6 intelligence agency have come under fire for a successful raid in Pakistan that resulted in the death of a top suspect in a British terror case, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

Rashid Rauf, on the Top 10 most wanted list of al-Qaida terrorists, fled from his native Birmingham four years ago to become one of the terror organization's key operatives. He was wanted for masterminding the plot to smuggle liquid bombs onto American airliners from London's Heathrow airport to the U.S.

But following a raid that resulted in his death, MI6 has been flooded with demands from senior members of Parliament to know why MI6 participated. The criticism has left John Scarlett, head of MI6, enraged.

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A source close to the Secret Intelligence Service said, "We have expended a huge amount of money and manpower at great risk to our agents to locate Rauf. When we finally do so, we have our politicians attacking us. Why do they think we are in Pakistan – to drink tea! If this is how they want us to fight terrorism, then we might as well throw in the towel."

The chairman on the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, Andrew Lismore, insisted: "This is a serious matter, particularly as the attack was based on intelligence from our Security Service."

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Patrick Mercer, long a critic of MI6, added: "This raises the question of how much cooperation British intelligence provided in what is ultimately the execution of a British subject." He has called for the government to "explain its policy in such matters."

The dispute also has alarmed Michael Hayden, the head of the CIA, who has encouraged MI6 and British Special Forces to become deeply involved in hunting terrorists in Pakistan.

"The fear is that if the MPs push too hard, the British government will have to rein in MI6 and that could have a seriously detrimental effect on the war on terrorism," a London-based U.S. intelligence officer said.

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