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  Dec 2, 08 12:17 PM CST
  The lone surviving terrorist has identified Lashkar-e-Taiba head Yusuf Muzammil as the mastermind behind last week's Mumbai attacks, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mumbai police are demanding Pakistan turn over the militant leader, along with others in the group who called the terrorists days before their mission. Meanwhile, an American official revealed that the US forewarned India about the siege.
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• Five Mumbai Terrorists May Yet Be 'Missing'

  Dec 2, 08 10:01 AM CST
  Indian security forces say at least five terrorists could still be at large after last week’s assault on Mumbai, the Times of London reports. While police said earlier that only 10 militants were behind the attacks that killed almost 200, the fishing boat that transported them carried supplies for 15. “That more terrorists are loose is possible,” said a source. More »

• Liberal Dreams Died in Mumbai

  Dec 1, 08 7:06 PM CST
  Unlike the terrorists in Mumbai, the mainstream media has missed the boat—but can still dispel illusions about how to curb terrorist threats, Arthur Herman writes in the National Review. One illusion is that resolving India-Pakistan tensions, and problems in Kashmir, will deter terror. "Terrorists see it the other way around: the relaxation of tensions is a problem requiring bloodshed," Herman writes. More »

• When Did Bombay Become Mumbai?

  Dec 1, 08 2:07 PM CST
  The terrorist attacks last week saw Mumbai dominate headlines across the world. But when did Bombay become Mumbai? For locals it’s always been Mumbai, in honor of Mumbadevi, the city’s deity, writes Christopher Beam for Slate. But the city’s official name change happened in 1995, when the nationalist Shiv Sena party came to power and enacted a number of measures to reassert Marathi identity in the region.
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• How 10 Young Men 'Took Over Our City'

  Dec 1, 08 11:23 AM CST
  How did 10 young men cripple a bustling Indian city in minutes? It started when four arrived on an inflatable boat in a poor fishing colony, scaring off inquisitive residents and jumping into taxis for the Oberoi Trident hotel, the Washington Post reports. “It’s a slum area. We didn’t think to protect it,” said a policeman.
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