An intriguing detail, one that has possibly never been reported before, is the ISI claim of a “super agent” in Delhi called Honey Bee, who was said to be providing “classified files” on the Indian Army and police revealing their training and limitations. Honey Bee comes up as a boast by Headley’s ISI contact, a Major Iqbal. It was Honey Bee’s suggestion that Budhwar Park be used as a landing spot by the 10 dinghy-borne terrorists. But the tantalising references to Honey Bee have no more substance than this. The authors, whose earlier books include Meadow, a gripping investigation of the 1994 kidnappings and hostage crisis in Kashmir, quite uncharacteristically leave the mysterious Honeybee uninvestigated. If they did try to find out more, there is no mention of it in the book. Nor does the book have any clear answers to the question that has been paramount in the minds of all Indians since 26/11: was the ISI institutionally involved in planning and operationalising the attack? Pakistani Majors, Colonels and Generals float in and out of the books pages but the authors are not clear if they were acting on behalf of their organisation, or in their individual capacities.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 07:35:46 +0000
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