From The L.A. Times:Intelligence officials say the group blamed in the Mumbai attacks may be broadening its aims, perhaps even to succeed Al Qaeda should the terrorist network falter.
Reporting from Washington -- The terrorist attacks in Mumbai may mark a new focus on Western targets by the group widely thought responsible for the plot, prompting concern among U.S. intelligence officials that Lashkar-e-Taiba is emerging both as a more potent threat to American interests and as a potential successor to Al Qaeda.
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My Comment: Another Al Qaeda want to be.