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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Mumbai Terrorists - Were they Pakistani?

The subject line is really ridiciulous and I mean throughly ridiculous, correct?
Well surprisingly not many "well-informed" people seem to think so. Go through the article below, from Golnar Motevalli:
http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSISL401536
I want to highlight this particular sentence:
"Last month's attacks by suspected Pakistan-based militants in the Indian city of Mumbai, in which 179 people died, has halted the faltering peace process between New Delhi and Islamabad."

What do you mean by "suspected"?? Has not this terrorist [Amir Kasab] confessed that he is from Faridkot, Pakistan. Has not this terrorist's father accepted that this lad is his son. See the link below:
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/12mumterror-kasabs-father-breaks-his-silence.htm
[Source: Google - 1st try, 2nd link].

In tha lieu, of this evidence - How can anyone still be "suspected". Amir Kasab IS a Pakistani - and thats a FACT.

What irked was the fact that this article is supposed to be an "Analysis", which the last I knew is done, based on facts. And to rub it in...This is being published by a respected source like Reuters, which carries its opinion to mutiple-millions across the globe.

Unfortunately, I didn't see a link on the article to send a reply - Hence me resorting to posting this here.

Wake up Golnar...smell the coffee.....and please get your facts right. The TERRORISTS who orchestrated the Mumbai attacks ARE Pakistanis. And let there be no two thoughts about that.