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The Terror Wonk knows that a journalist’s first problem in writing about anything that happens involving terror on the Indian subcontinent is to answer the question “whodunit”? Finding the answer is rarely easy. In the Mumai attacks “most of the speculation has focused on ...
India is our most important ally; we must stand by our friends in Bombay. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine
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 ...
Captured Mumbai attacker implicates Pakistani military, intel
longwarjournal.org — The only member of the jihadi assault team captured during the Mumbai attacks has fingered several Pakistani... organizations as providing support to the group, according to reports in the Indian press. Ajmal Amir Kasab (or Azam Amir Kasav) was ... (more) Captured Mumbai attacker implicates Pakistani military, ...
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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LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday urged Pakistan to give its "absolute, total" cooperation in finding those responsible for last week's attacks on India's financial capital Mumbai.
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