Posted on 05/06/2010 8:14:59 PM PDT by Nachum
THE only surviving gunman from the bloody Mumbai attacks, in which 166 people died, has been sentenced to death by a court in India. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, from Pakistan, covered his face with his hands and wept when the sentence was announced.
He was found guilty on Monday of murder and waging war against India for his role in the three-day siege that rocked India's financial capital.
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They were almost literally puppets, receiving minute by minute instructions from their handlers, which they were conditioned to carry out unquestioningly.
I don’t question the wisdom of the judges decision. I only say that I feel sorry for the condemned, however he may deserve his fate.
From PAHKEESTAHN, who’d a thunk it?
In reading some of the articles penned between his conviction, and his sentencing, I wouldn't be so certain of this. India actually has a rather sizeable backlog of death sentences under various stages of appeal. It could well *be* 20 years, or more, if ever...
the infowarrior
In reading some of the articles penned between his conviction, and his sentencing, I wouldn't be so certain of this. India actually has a rather sizeable backlog of death sentences under various stages of appeal. It could well *be* 20 years, or more, if ever...
the infowarrior
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