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Old 12-15-2008, 12:19   #1
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The Failed Muslim States to Come

The Failed Muslim States to come.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JL16Ak02.html

An interesting piece from the Asian Times.

Touches on a number of issues.
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Old 12-15-2008, 12:39   #2
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I found this part of supreme interest.

"A final note: several readers have asked me to comment on the terror attack on Mumbai in November. I will do so with great caution, given the absence of accurate information. I have good reason to believe that the Indian authorities lied about the attack. India claimed that 10 shooters were involved, because nine were killed and one captured. The actual number is closer to 30, I am reliably informed, not counting support personnel in Mumbai who arranged safe houses with extra ammunition and explosives months in advance of the attack. It was not a suicide attack at all, but a new kind of urban terror assault, in which the participants had a reasonable expectation of survival, and the majority did in fact survive. That is an important wrinkle, for a better class of combatant can be recruited for missions in which survival is at least possible. "

I've not seen the MSM touch on this.
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Old 12-15-2008, 12:45   #3
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I found this part of supreme interest.

"A final note: several readers have asked me to comment on the terror attack on Mumbai in November. I will do so with great caution, given the absence of accurate information. I have good reason to believe that the Indian authorities lied about the attack. India claimed that 10 shooters were involved, because nine were killed and one captured. The actual number is closer to 30, I am reliably informed, not counting support personnel in Mumbai who arranged safe houses with extra ammunition and explosives months in advance of the attack. It was not a suicide attack at all, but a new kind of urban terror assault, in which the participants had a reasonable expectation of survival, and the majority did in fact survive. That is an important wrinkle, for a better class of combatant can be recruited for missions in which survival is at least possible. "

I've not seen the MSM touch on this.
IMHO, they could not have hit the number of dispersed sites they did, with the ten people they claimed. I agree that 20-30 is much more credible, not counting support personnel.

I think that the Indian government did the math, nine dead terrorists, plus one live terr captured, equals ten total attackers, since they did not want to acknowledge to the public that any got away, for obvious reasons.

Just my .02, YMMV.

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Old 12-15-2008, 21:22   #4
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Pete,
Thanks for the excellent reference to the article. I find it significant that the last 5 out of 6 changes of government in Pakistan have been by coup d'etat.
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