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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-militants8-2008dec08,0,3556399.story
Pakistan Militant Group Builds Web of Western Recruits
[Los Angeles Times] Sebastian Rotella - For years, Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistani extremist group suspected in the Mumbai rampage, has actively recruited Westerners, especially Britons and Americans, serving as a kind of farm team for Islamic militants who have gone on to execute attacks for al-Qaeda, a close ally. The Pakistani network makes its training camps accessible to English speakers, providing crucial skills to an increasingly young and Western-born generation of extremists.