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Matthew Yglesias —
... Of course, when you see a spectacular terrorist attack in India, it’s natural for some eyes to start looking across the border to Pakistan, and then one starts to worry that the subcontinent’s cold war might turn hot: ...
Indian Troops Battle Gunmen
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... rises to 143, as commandos seek to rescue more hostages.
Analysts believe the assailants received training outside India. ...
Mumbai: Institutional Paranoia And Obama's Foreign Policy
Newshoggers.com —
... Analysts also say that the sophistication of the attacks point to training outside India, and Pakistan is India's favorite venue. But there are also ...
Mumbai
Neptunus Lex —
... The Washington Post notes the coordination seen in the attack suggests outside “help,” while Indian government forces darkly label ...
Mumbai: Institutional Paranoia And Obama's Foreign Policy
Crooks and Liars —
There are a lot of conflicting reports coming out of the Indian subcontinent right now, and no-one seems to have told their right hand what their left hand is doing. For instance, The UK's Telegraphreports Vilasrao Deshmukh, the chief minister of Mumbai, saying that two British citizens were among the terrorists who first attacked Mumbai two days ago and who are still being winkled out of their positions by Indian special forces- while elsewhere the Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor is being quoted as saying "We have found nothing to indicate they were British."
That confusion extends to speculation about who is to blame, although ...
Something Different
Jules Crittenden —
[image] « Global Jihad Something Different Roggio, Long War Journal , with a long examination of how the Mumbai attacks differed from past terrorism attacks: military-style assaults on multiple targets led to three days of fighting: The Mumbai attack is unique from past terror strikes carried out by Islamic terrorists. Instead of one or more bombings at distinct sites, the Mumbai attackers struck throughout the city using military tactics. Instead of one or more bombings carried out over a short period of time, Mumbai (is) entering its third day of crisis. An attack of this nature cannot be thrown together overnight. It requires planned, scouting, ...
