Referring
to Headley's alleged work as a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
and FBI informant, Stratfor said: "Given the demonstrated - and
considerable - nexus between heroin trafficking and terrorism funding
for the jihadist groups operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan, such a
crossover of an informant from narcotics to terrorism is no surprise."

If
Headley were reporting to the FBI, it could also explain the very
specific warnings that the US government gave to the government of
India about plans to attack hotels in Mumbai in Sep 2008.

Following
the warning, the government of India initially increased security
measures at these sites, but the measures were dropped before the
attacks were launched in Nov 2008.

Stratfor said at present, it
is very difficult to ascertain if Headley was a double agent who was
really reporting to LeT and HUJI the entire time he was ostensibly
working for the US government, or if he was merely a rogue informant
who was playing both ends against the middle for his own personal
benefit.

The Dec 7 indictment of Headley, charged with scouting
targets for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, shows that he reportedly
attended Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT) training camps in Pakistan in February
and August of 2002 and in April, August and December of 2003.

"This
indicates that Headley progressed far beyond basic militant training,
and it is likely that he was taught during his later training sessions
the tradecraft required to conduct preoperational surveillance for
terrorist attacks and to participate in the operational planning for
such attacks," Stratfor said.

"One element of terrorist
tradecraft that was evident in the indictment and the Oct 11 criminal
complaint is Headley's careful use of language and of multiple methods
of communications, including the use of cell phones and using
long-distance calling cards, e-mail communication (using a variety of
accounts) and face-to-face briefings," the global intelligence company
said.

According to the Dec 7 indictment to conduct surveillance
for the Mumbai attacks, Headley made five extended trips to Mumbai: one
in September 2006, two in February and September of 2007 and two in
April and July of 2008.

Noting that such rogue sources have
been seen in jihadist cases before, Stratfor said: "If Headley was
either a double agent or a rogue source, there may be some significant
blowback for the US government as further revelations are made about
the case."

Rahul Bhatt quizzed twice

Meanwhile,
the National Investigative Agency (NIA) has quizzed Rahul Bhatt, the
son of Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, during the ongoing probe into
Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley's links to the
26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Mahesh Bhatt told IANS Wednesday in
Mumbai: "They quizzed him twice over the past one week at a secret
location in Mumbai. They wanted to know the circumstances in which
Rahul met him (Headley), why he aroused Rahul's suspicion, etc."

Bhatt
emphasised that the NIA team was very cordial and appreciative of
Rahul's bold step of bringing the matter to their notice.

Rahul had earlier said he helped the American rent a three-bedroom flat near Breach Candy Hospital in the city.

Headley, charged with scouting targets for Mumbai terror attacks, is currently in FBI custody in the US.

Source: IANS