Breaking : SHOOTOUTS IN MUMBAI [A lot of people killed and injured]

CNN IBN ^ | Wed, Nov 26, 2008

[Indian_Fighter_Kite]

Mumbai: At least 15 people have been injured in gunfights between two groups in at least three places in Mumbai on Thursday night.

Details are sketchy but it is believed that two gangs fired at each other at outside CST Railway Terminus, Hotel Oberoi and the popular Café Leopold restaurant in Mumbai.

The first shooting took place near the CST police station

[Cindy]

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2954.html

Paper no. 2954
03-Dec-2008

“Mumbai Horror – I - Abject Failure Of The Political Community”
By Bhaskar Roy

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http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2955.html

Paper no. 2955
03-Dec-2008

“Mumbai Horror – II - Foreign Interlocutions”
By Bhaskar Roy

[Cindy]

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2957.html

Paper no. 2957
03-Dec-2008

“Maritime dimensions of Mumbai terrorist attacks on 27th November 2008”
Guest Column By Commodore R. S. Vasan

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142000/posts

“Pakistan will not hand over terror suspects: Reports”
times of india ^
Posted on December 3, 2008 12:44:08 AM PST by maquiladora

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142008/posts

“Pakistan needs to act with urgency and resolve: Rice”
Sindh Today ^
Posted on December 3, 2008 2:12:10 AM PST by maquiladora

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS)

[Cindy]

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e002.htm

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
December 2, 2008

“Reactions in the Arab and Muslim world to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai
(Preliminary report)”

[Indian_Fighter_Kite]

Thanks AmericanGirlRising .

I have been kissing my mother goodbye everyday before I leave home .

[Indian_Fighter_Kite]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142247/posts

Explosives found, defused at Mumbai railway station: police
AFP ^ | 3/12/2008 | unknown

Posted on 03 December 2008 23:55:49 by Indian_Fighter_Kite

[Palladin]

Thanks for the updates, and for kissing your mother “goodbye” every day. Everyone should do that.

[Cindy]

Thanks for this update, Indian Fioghter Kite.

[AmericanGirlRising]

Please kiss her for our family too. When the peace-loving, law-abiding citizens of our countries stick together - there is nothing we can’t accomplish.

[Cindy]

Thanks to Abu Afak for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142397/posts

Mumbai’s Aftermath: Euphemisms, Apologetics, and Double Standards Becloud War on Terrorism
National Post (Canada) ^ | 12/2/08 | McParland/Cooper/Brackman
Posted on December 3, 2008 3:19:03 PM PST by abu afak

[Cindy]

http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/28mumterror-terrorists-let-go-17-russian-hostages.htm

“Terrorists let go 17 Russian hostages”
November 28, 2008 16:56 IST

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Terrorists holed up inside Mumbai’s Taj and Trident-Oberoi hotels allowed 17 Russian hostages, including nine defence contractors, to leave after checking their passports.

Earlier on Thursday, spokesman of Russian arms exporting company ‘Rosoboronexport’ had confirmed that nine of its specialists working on various defence projects in India were safely evacuated from the Taj Hotel.’

According to the ‘Kommersant’ daily, eight crew members of Russian Aeroflot airlines dining in the restaurant of Trident-Oberoi were also “politely asked” to follow the hotel staff, who guided them to safety outside the hotel.”

[Jet Jaguar]

Yep, I did see that.

[Cindy]

QUOTE:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142592/posts

Mumbai Terrorist Wanted to ‘Kill and Die’ and Become Famous (Was promised $4000)
ABC News ^ | 12-03-08 | RICHARD ESPOSITO
Posted on December 3, 2008 9:49:28 PM PST by puffer

“We were told that our big brother India is so rich and we are dying of poverty and hunger. My father sells dahi wada on a stall in Lahore and we did not even get enough food to eat from his earnings. I was promised that once they knew that I was successful in my operation, they would give Rs 1,50,000 [almost USD 4,000] to my family),” said Qasab.

He also naively begged police to not reveal he had survived since Lashkar e Taiba had sent him to die,and if it was revealed he had survived

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142609/posts

Antony warns of airborne terror threats, calls for alert
NDTV ^ | 12.04.08 | Press Trust Of India (PTI)
Posted on December 3, 2008 10:42:41 PM PST by libh8er

With India’s coastal security already breached by terrorists in Mumbai, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday warned the armed forces of possible terror attacks from airborne platforms similar to the 9/11 attacks in the US.

Antony asked them to be prepared to counter the threat of terrorists from the air and prevent a repeat of World Trade Centre-type of attacks carried out by the Al-Qaida. At a meeting with the three Services chief and Defence officials, Antony called for greater coordination among all security and intelligence agencies so as to make the intelligence inputs actionable. The meeting, attended by Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major and Army chief General Deepak Kapoor and Defence Secretary Vijay Singh, also reviewed the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan in the wake of reports that its army was on a “high alert” following the Mumbai terror attacks.

Antony, sources said, worked out measures with the armed forces for tightening security and vigil along the LoC to prevent infiltration of terrorists through the land route, as “Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is known to be an important area for recruitment and training of terrorists.” The top defence brass discussed plans for beefing up coastal security and hastening acquisition process for systems and platforms including coastal radars and interceptor boats.

Of particular concern expressed at the meeting was the intelligence warning that airports around the country could be targets of terrorists, forcing the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to issue a red alert to secure all important airports, sources added. Reacting to the alert, Air Chief Marshal Fali H Major has said that India is ready for countering any unconventional air attack that may threaten its security. He was speaking at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate while paying homage to martyrs on the occasion of Navy Day on Thursday.

[Cindy]

http://broadband.indiatimes.com/toishowvideo/3791826.cms

“YOU ARE WATCHING
Now, terror email threatens airports”

[Cindy]

RECAP for this most requested English Language News Link:

IBN live video link:

http://www.in.com/videos/watchvideo-cnn-ibn-1626373.html

[Cindy]

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52163

“Mullen, Pakistani Officials Discuss Mumbai Terror Attacks”

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008

[Cindy]

stepping back in time...

http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4805&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=6c0e698a42

“India’s Intelligence Services Struggle with War on Terrorism”
Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 6 Issue: 6
March 24, 2008 01:46 PM
Age: 255 days
By: Wilson John

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A diffuse but highly networked group of terrorists, driven by a dangerous cocktail of extremist ideology and a simmering sense of anguish and revenge, currently pose a serious threat to India’s economic and social structure. The militants exploit gaping holes in India’s counter-terrorism architecture and strategy as well as the nation’s ambivalent policies toward religious minorities, particularly the 150-million strong but largely impoverished Muslim community.

What has complicated the Indian intelligence agencies’ task since the flowering of al-Qaeda and a global jihadist movement after 9/11 is the alacrity with which various terrorist groups and their support structures have reworked their strategy and operational methods to effectively dodge a series of worldwide bans. The most dramatic change in the Indian context has been the realignment of terrorist forces, with prominent groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)—proscribed by the United States and other countries, including Pakistan—stepping back to allow Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami (HuJI), an al-Qaeda ally with a pan-South Asian presence, to lead the terror campaign in India (Rediff.com, May 25, 2007).

Other changes have been noticed in the structure and modus operandi of India’s terrorist groups. The new recruits to the cause are local men: young, educated and without previous involvement in extremist activities. These men form the nucleus of groups throughout India who tap into the local criminal-hawala network of couriers and handlers to move money and explosives—often locally acquired—to carry out terrorist strikes [1]. The group carrying out the operation typically disengages and disappears after striking, leaving hardly any trace of its existence. Since the simultaneous explosions in Delhi in 2005, investigating agencies frequently encounter red herrings left by the terrorists to confuse the investigation and allow greater time to disband and escape.”

[Cindy]

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2960.html

Paper no. 2960
3-Dec-2008

“PAKISTAN: THUS FAR & NO FURTHER”
By B.Raman

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http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2961.html

Paper no. 2961
04-Dec-2008

“LET: Al Qaeda’a Clone-— What I Wrote On July 2, 2003 - International Terrorism Monitor: Paper No. 475”
By B. Raman

SNIPPET: “(I have received some queries from readers of my articles in Israel regarding links between Al Qaeda and the LET. I am reproducing below an article written by me on July 2, 2003, under the above tiitle. It is available at http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers8/paper729.html )”

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http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2962.html

Paper No. 2962
04-Dec-2008

“INDIA’S 9/11: NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS”
By Dr Subhash Kapila

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http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2963.html

Paper no. 2963
04-Dec-2008

“Delving Deep Into Mumbai Massacre”
Guest Column by Kazi Anwarul Masud

SNIPPET: “(The views expressed by the author are his own)”