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Analysis: Mumbai attack differs from past terror strikes
Almost two days after terrorists attacked the Indian financial hub of Mumbai, the military is still working to root out the remnants of the assault teams at two hotels and a Jewish center. More than 125 people, including six foreigners, have been killed and 327 more have been wounded. The ...
Behind Mumbai - The Atlantic (November 2008 Unbound)
theatlantic.com — Heavily armed, hooded gunmen have killed more than 100 people and wounded more than 300 in Mumbai in coordinated attacks against two five-star hotels, the city’s largest train station, a movie theater, a hospital, and a Jewish center. Indian Prime ... (more) Behind Mumbai - The Atlantic (November 2008 Unbound)
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India sees external link as troops battle militants
reuters.com — MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's prime minister pointed a finger on Thursday at "external linkages" for the attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 100 people, as militants holding hostages in a Jewish center offered to hold talks. Prime Minister Manmohan ... (more) India sees external link as troops battle militants
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  • abinashg abinashg
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    Well, take a look at this way, this is an attack on India, so if your family were there or not, its still an attack on you and on me. What will be the result after few days or weeks - everybody will remain silent , people will forget this day and we will recall this day after a year - we will follow a minute of mourning for the people died in this attack. Every thing will go again as normal....

    Same question comes to my mind too and answer is simple, we are not doing our job correctly. No one doing job correctly, We are fighting each other with different communities and they are taking advantage. There are many communities , B...dals, R.. in India but no dal or community called INDIAN ... Every one fighting i am Maharastian, I am Bihari, I am Hindu , I am Muslim but where is the group of INDIANS ................


    Please have a look on.
    true--indian.blogspot dot com

    Thanks
    Abinash
    Posted 12/1/2008 respond (flag)
  • abinashg abinashg
    +1

    Well, take a look at this way, this is an attack on India, so if your family were there or not, its still an attack on you and on me. What will be the result after few days or weeks - everybody will remain silent , people will forget this day and we will recall this day after a year - we will follow a minute of mourning for the people died in this attack. Every thing will go again as normal....

    Same question comes to my mind too and answer is simple, we are not doing our job correctly. No one doing job correctly, We are fighting each other with different communities and they are taking advantage. There are many communities , B...dals, R.. in India but no dal or community called INDIAN ... Every one fighting i am Maharastian, I am Bihari, I am Hindu , I am Muslim but where is the group of INDIANS ................


    Please have a look on.
    true--indian.blogspot dot com

    Thanks
    Abinash
    Posted 12/1/2008 respond (flag)
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Bill Roggio: Analysis: Mumbai attack differs from past terror strikes
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Friday, 28 November 2008 The military-style terror attack on Mumbai is entering its third day as Indian forces are still working to clear gunmen from several locations in the city. The scope and depth of the attack is unprecedented. read ...

Pirates, Islamists and Mumbai
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. — ... than the few well publicized events. Long War Journal reports that the Mumbai attackers came in on one or two ships that were previously reported as pirated. This includes the MV Alpha and the Kuber that were both reported hi-jacked from Karachi, Pakistan. Which leads to another discussion yesterday about the Lashkar-e-Toiba involved with the Deccan Mujihadeen that took credit for the Mumbai attacks and whether there is possible relations with AQ or ISI Pakistan. Apparently, at least three captured terrorists were of Pakistani nationality and claimed to be members of the ...

Must Read: The Mumbai Massacre Analyzed
The Jawa Report — November 28, 2008 Must Read: The Mumbai Massacre Analyzed his deserves it's own post. Roggio at his best. He analyzes the Mumbai attack's tactics and emphasizes just how different this is from past attacks. Really, it's a must read . I have nothing to add but pass it on . By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at November 28, 2008 01:35 PM | | l ...

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Hot Air » Top Picks — ... . If you read only one thing I’ve linked here, make it Roggio’s background piece on LeT and what kind of logistics were needed to pull this off: In several of those attacks, an Indian Mujahideen operative who calls himself “Arbi Hindi” e-mailed the media to claim responsibility. Arbi Hindi’s real name is Abdul Subhan Qureshi, an Indian national who is believed to be behind many of the recent terror attacks inside India. Qureshi, a computer expert, is beleived to have trained hundreds of recruits to conduct terror attacks in India. He is often called India’s Osama bin Laden. ...

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Something Different
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Bill Roggio on the Mumbai attacks. (Via Jules Crittenden, who has much more)….
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"An attack of this nature cannot be thrown together overnight. "
small dead animals — November 29, 2008 "An attack of this nature cannot be thrown together overnight. " An analysis of Mumbai terror tactics and likely suspects, by Bill Roggio at the Long War Journal. Posted by Kate at November 29, 2008 9:17 AM Comments Post a comment Before submitting, review the post to ensure your comment is on topic and does not contain words that might get caught in the spam filter (eg: insurance, viagra, online, poker). This is not a forum or a repository for off-topic link dumps. Profanity is discouraged. Take your extended debates and/or flamewars to private email. ...

MUMBAI: JUST ANOTHER BATTLE IN WW4... JUST ANOTHER JIHADOTERROR ATTACK AGAINST DAR EL HARB
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Bill Roggio on the Mumbai attacks. “The Mumbai attack is something different. Foreign assault teams that likely trained and originated from outside the country infiltrated a major city to conduct multiple attacks on carefully chosen targets. The primary weapon was the gunman, not the suicide bomber. The attack itself has paralyzed a city of 18 million. And two days after the attack began, Indian forces are still working to root out the terror teams.” If lots of ordinary people in the hotels had been armed, it probably wouldn’t have worked as well . . . . ...

Mumbai Attacks Finally Over, It's Time to Examine Our Own Weaknesses
Confederate Yankee — ... , as there are some major surprises, including claims that same of the attackers were British, and that a concurrent strike at Mumbai's airport was only thwarted by a missed turn. I'd also strongly suggest reading Bill Roggio's analysis of the attacks at ...

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Let's talk piracy!
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. — ... than the few well publicized events. Long War Journal reports that the Mumbai attackers came in on one or two ships that were previously reported as pirated. This includes the MV Alpha and the Kuber that were both reported hi-jacked from Karachi, Pakistan. Which leads to another discussion yesterday about the Lashkar-e-Toiba involved with the Deccan Mujihadeen that took credit for the Mumbai attacks. Apparently, at least three captured terrorists were of Pakistani nationality and claimed to be members of the LeT. There are also reports that two were actually ...

MUMBAI: NOT UNIQUE AND NOT A NEW PLATEAU IN THE ENEMY'S STRATEGY OR TACTICS
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — SOME PEOPLE ARGUE THAT: "The Islamists showed a degree of organisation and co-ordination which are more akin to commando raids by an army than acts of terrorism." THIS IS UTTER BULLSHIT. THEY USED THE SAME TECHNIQUES HERE AS IN IRAQ AND ELSEWHERE. BILL ROGGIO: "A unique attack The Mumbai attack differs from previous terror attacks launched by Islamic terror groups. Al Qaeda and other terror groups have not used multiple assault teams to attack multiple targets ...

Mumbai Terrorist Leaders Cheered As Hostages Were Lined Up & Shot Dead
Gateway Pundit — ... The documents, obtained by the Indian newspaper The Hindu, provides a cold, calculating, and chilling look at the masterminds behind the late November military-style assault on the Indian financial capital of Mumbai. ...

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