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slate.com - 12/1/2008

India is our most important ally; we must stand by our friends in Bombay. - By Christopher ...

— slate.com — 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 ... (more) India is our most important ally; we must stand by our ...

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com - 12/2/2008

India has right to protect itself: Obama-USA-World

— timesofindia.indiatimes.com — WASHINGTON: Sovereign nations have the right to protect themselves, US president-elect Barack Obama said on Monday, when... asked if India could follow the same policy he advocated during his election campaign — of bombing terrorist camps in Pakistan if ... (more) India has right to protect itself: Obama-USA-World

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longwarjournal.org - 12/1/2008

Taliban are 'patriots,' says Pakistani Army official

— 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 ... (more) Taliban are 'patriots,' says Pakistani Army official

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Mumbai Siege Ends
Blue Star Chronicles — ... Indian police are reporting that the Mumbia siege is over. Indian commandos stormed the Taj Hotel on Saturday morning (Indian time) and killed the last of the terrorists holed up in the hotel. Many people have reported still hearing blasts and gunfire after the siege was reported ended. However, that is reported to have been soldiers blasting open doors, detonating explosive on the terrorists bodies and looking for booby traps. ...

Terrorists "cannot be called Muslim"
Preemptive Karma — ... December 01, 2008 Terrorists "cannot be called Muslim" A Muslim cemetary in downtown Mumbai has refused to accept or bury the corpses of the nine slain terrorists. "People who committed this heinous crime cannot be called Muslim," said Hanif Nalkhande, a trustee of the influential Jama Masjid Trust, which runs the 7 1/2-acre Badakabrastan graveyard in downtown Mumbai. While some Muslim scholars disagreed with the decision — saying Islam requires a proper burial for every Muslim — the city's other Muslim graveyards are likely to do the same. Here's hoping that Nalkhande's ...