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news.sky.com - 11/28/2008

Mumbai Terror Attacks: Indian Forces Still In Taj Mahal Palace As Commandos Storm Jewish Centre | World News | Sky News

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Indian forces remain locked in battle with terrorists holed up at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai. Night falls on Taj Mahal Palace Darkness falls on the Taj Mahal Palace as siege enters third night Police have said the operation to end the siege, which is now in its third night, is "not ...

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slate.com - 11/29/2008

Mumbai: Maybe not such a surprise.

— slate.com — A friend of mine who occasionally visits the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai tells me that earlier in November the... hotel bristled with security, including aggressively manned checkpoints--security that had been absent a few months ... (more) Mumbai: Maybe not such a surprise.

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nytimes.com - 11/28/2008

Indian Commandos Storm Jewish Center

— nytimes.com — It was not known how many hostages were being held inside Nariman House, home to the Orthodox... Jewish group Chabad Lubavitch. > (more) Indian Commandos Storm Jewish Center

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cnn.com - 11/30/2008

Taj Mahal hotel chairman: We had warning

— cnn.com — Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, whose company owns the Taj hotel, discusses this week's attacks in Mumbai.... (more) Taj Mahal hotel chairman: We had warning

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Welcome to Bush’s world, President-elect Obama
Sister Toldjah — The top headlines, via Drudge: DAY 3: TERROR AT THE TAJ… Gunmen seemed to be sure of hotel terrain… Staff emerge as heroes… Troops battle to end Mumbai siege… Explosives found at hotel… Commandos storm Jewish Center… Rabbi and wife killed… ‘Still not under control’… India points the finger at ...

The Slow-Motion Terror In Mumbai
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — It continues apace ( or does it ?) and while there is no chance that the total number of deaths will exceed those of September 11th, there is something about the ongoing nature of the crisis that sickens and appalls in a manner that is especially torturous and painful to watch. Just as we think that the nightmare is coming to an end, it finds a way to continue and find new ways to horrify us. In extraordinary fashion, the hotel staff at the Taj Mahal have fought valiantly to protect the guests there, proving anew that even in the depths of human awfulness, the heights of human courage are reached. What to make of all of this? Well, the tragic lessons of recent history are confirmed all over again. Terrorist elements around the world are bent on targeting us and our allies in order to compel changes in our policy. We mustn't let them win. ...