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| Mumbai Gunman 'requests Pakistan help' |
| 2008-12-22 |
| India says the sole surviving gunman from last month's Mumbai (Bombay) attacks has sought help from Pakistan. Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab, who is in Indian custody, admitted in the letter that he and the other attackers were from Pakistan, Indian officials said. The request came in a letter handed to Pakistani diplomats in Delhi. Pakistani officials say they are studying the contents of the letter. Islamabad has so far refused to acknowledge the gunmen were Pakistani. Relations between the two countries have been severely strained since the attacks, in which more than 170 people were killed. Earlier, India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the international community had not done enough to exert pressure on Pakistan, which denies any involvement in the attacks. On Monday fighter jets flew low over three major cities in Pakistan amid the heightened tension. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #10 Yeah, the whole purpose of the Mumbai terroist attack was to incite war between India and Pakistan, and thus close the NATO supply line through the Khyber Pass. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-12-22 21:29 |
| #9 That was the whole point of last week's "taliban" attacks on the trucks supplying US-NATO. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-12-22 18:17 |
| #8 i believe the US will keep India from attacking pakistain so as not too cause any disruption of the NATO supply lines |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2008-12-22 17:45 |
| #7 85-15 against war. I hope to be wrong. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-22 17:42 |
| #6 OK, so I'm a contrarian, but does anyone else think it's slightly odd that one of the bunch surrendered so easily and is so anxious to blame Pak? I'm getting just a hint of "let's you and him fight." |
| Posted by: Crerong Bonaparte3781 2008-12-22 17:10 |
| #5 Anyone care to venture a guess at the odds that Pakistan can give just enough concessions to avoid massive destruction from India? |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-12-22 16:31 |
| #4 "I think Fixed. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-12-22 16:14 |
| #3 I think we're headed to war. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2008-12-22 16:08 |
| #2 Gujarat borders Pakistan, so I assume that some Pakistanis are being woken from sleep too. Punctuates the flyover message nicely. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-12-22 15:45 |
| #1 fighter jets flew low over three major cities in Pakistan There are reports from India's Gujarat state of people being woken from sleep by earth tremors. It seems the Indian air force is practicing massive bombing at one of their ranges there. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-12-22 15:26 |