World | CIA CIA to Obama: British Terrorists Pose Top Threat By Kevin Spak Posted Feb 7, 2009 1:29 PM CST Copied Barack Obama walks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown through Horseguards Parade, behind Number 10 Downing Street, July 26, 2008. (AP Photo) The CIA thinks the next attempt to launch a 9/11-level attack is likely to come out of Britain and has informed President Obama of a huge new spy operation within the UK, intelligence sources tell the Daily Telegraph. Agents say the most likely theoretical culprit is British-born Pakistani extremist entering the US through the visa waiver program. Four of every 10 CIA counterterrorism operations are now conducted against targets in Britain, says one source, a number that has grown in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. Lashkar-e-Taiba is now seen as a threat on par with al-Qaeda, and it has a major penetration in the UK’s Pakistani Diaspora communities. As a result, the CIA now has a record number of informants in those communities. Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Report an error