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firedoglake.com - 12/2/2008
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Looks like the Indian press wants the same rights to bomb other countries the US has been claiming, and they're trying to use Obama's words to justify it:
Sovereign nations have the right to protect themselves, US president-elect Barack Obama said on Monday, when asked ...
slate.com - 12/1/2008
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Mourners in Mumbai. Click image to expand. A
vigil near the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai It's in
human nature to mention any personal connection when offering solidarity, so I shall just briefly say that on my first visit to India, in 1980, I stayed at the ...
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India is our most important ally; we must stand by our ...
longwarjournal.org - 12/2/2008
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longwarjournal.org —
Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed. Indian has demanded the
Pakistani government turn over about 20 most wanted terrorists
to demonstrate its seriousness about fighting terrorism in the wake of last week's terror siege of ...
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Indian demands Pakistan turn over most wanted
longwarjournal.org - 12/1/2008
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longwarjournal.org —
A senior Pakistani military official called two senior
Taliban leaders "patriots," signaling a shift in posture against
the Taliban in the Northwest Frontier Province. The Mumbai terror siege and India's reaction may lead the Army to negotiate peace ...
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Taliban are 'patriots,' says Pakistani Army official
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Obama: India Has the Right to Protect Itself
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... Some left-wing blogs, Firedoglake for instance, are starting to understand the above as well. The blog’s Ian Welsh comments: “The American doctrine that it’s ok to bomb other countries if you invoke the word ‘terrorism’ is a very dangerous one. Combined with the breaking up of Serbia, it is an assault on the over 350 year old idea of Westphalian internal sovereignty. The consequences could be war between Pakistan and India, just as Georgia’s breakup by the Russians was justified by the example of Serbia.” ...
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