Headley conducted survey of Pune's German Bakery

From Himani Kumar
Chicago, June 1 (PTI) LeT operative David Coleman
Headley on Wednesday told a US court that he had conducted a
surveillance of the German Bakery in Pune, in the western
Indian state of Maharashtra, and identified Chabad houses in
Delhi, Pushkar and Pune which could be bombed.
Testifying during the trial of Tahawwur Hussain Rana,
a Mumbai attack co-accused, Headley said that he made a video
of the German Bakery which was bombed on February 13, 2010
killing at leat 17 people and injuring 60 others.
While Headley was under arrest by FBI, the German
Bakery was attacked.
Headley, who ended his testimony, said that he had
made a list of Chabad houses in Delhi, Pushkar and Pune which
could be targeted.
The German Bakery is located near the Chabad House
and an Osho Ashram in Pune. The German Bakery blast was a part
of the Karachi Project- an LeT project with the Indian
Mujahideen.
Earlier Headley had told FBI that he did not carry
out surveillance of the Bakery, but later confessed to the
Indian agents of National Investigation Agency that he had
conducted its surveillance.
50-year-old Headley has pleaded guilty to 12 terrorism
charges related to the deadly 26/11 attacks and other plots in
the wake of his 2009 arrest here.
Headley also said that he had plans to write a book
and make a movie on the events in his life. Rana's lawyer
Patrick Blegen said that Headley had told several people
including his wife so.
"If I write a book, I can make huge amounts of money,"
Headley said.
The Pakistani-American said that he made a "fool" of
Rana by involving him in the 26/11 Mumbai attack conspiracy.
"I made a fool of him (Rana). Poor fellow was stuck in
this for no fault of his. I made a fool of him in getting to
assist me on what I did. I made a fool of him," Headley told
Rana's lawyer.
While Headley has pleaded guilty, Rana has maintained
that he is not guilty in the charge of "support to terrorism".
Defence attorneys said Headley lied to the law
enforcement agencies and implicated Rana in the plot in a bid
to save his life.
Headley was cross-examined by lawyers of Rana, a
Canadian of Pakistani-origin who is standing trial at a
Chicago court here after being slapped with a dozen charges in
connection with the Mumbai attacks in which 166 persons were
killed.
The defence lawyers said Headley lived multiple lives
and used his friend over the years. Rana and Headley met as
teenagers at a Pakistani military school.
Headley conceded that he was secretly researching on
Internet at Rana's house.
"As expected this guy has a very troubled history and
past," Blegen said.
"It's my sense that he answered the questions
affirmatively because we had a stack of papers to contradict
him.
"He lied before in the past," Blegen said
Headley expressed remorse at the killing of Indian
people at the trial.
"You are remorseful for what you have done?", asked
Blegen.
"Yes, I feel bad about my grievances and the way I
went to address them," Headley said.