According to Breitbart.com the sixty-hour siege in Mumbai has ended. The violence began Wednesday night with a coordinated attack on 10 places. The terrorists used blackberries to communicate and carried almonds with them to keep their energy up through a long siege. The attack was well planned and carried out with precision. Indian and Pakistani law enforcement teams will be investigating the incident to find out who is responsible. The American FBI will also be helping with the investigation. Hopefully the investigation can be done with an eye to preventing future incidents rather than India and Pakistan each trying to blame the other.
India and Pakistan have a history of problems relating to Kashmir. According to analysts, a circular tit-for-tat series of attacks is in motion: Pakistan supports jihadis in Kashmir; Pakistan accuses India of in turn supporting Taliban militants fighting against Pakistani security forces along the Afghan border. This background tension makes it difficult to honestly investigate the incident.
There is also the matter of destabilizing a country with a muslim population that has nuclear weapons. Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons. Both countries have different groups within their countries that make national unity a challenge. I'm sure the terrorists who have been expelled from Iraq and Afghanistan would like a new home.
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