Explains why they didn't need sleep
Daily Telegraph (UK) 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
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The men who terrorized Mumbai did so with the help of cocaine, steroids, and even LSD, claims a report in the Telegraph . Police found syringes tainted with those drugs at the scene, according to an unnamed official, and later found the drugs in their blood. “This explains why they managed to battle the commandos for over 50 hours with no food or sleep,” the source said.
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Banned terror group has operated for years with elite backing
New York Times 3 hours, 34 minutes ago
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As evidence mounts that the Mumbai attackers had links to a Pakistani militant organization, the nation's new civilian government is facing the toughest test yet of its ability—and its will—to stop terrorism. Pakistan has banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group blamed for the attacks. But the Islamist group has operated openly in Lahore for years, writes the New York Times , often with the support of Pakistan's intelligence agencies.
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India issues airport terror alert after new threats
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Pakistan is prepared to take urgent action against terrorists, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said after talks with leaders today. The meeting stressed Pakistan's duty to combat "those who may use Pakistani territory, even if they are non-state actors," in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, she said. "I found a Pakistani government that understands its responsibility," she insisted. India, meanwhile, today issued a terror alert at airports following new threats as Rice attempted to quell tensions between the nations.
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9/11 parallels neglect India's long fight with terrorism
SpliceToday Dec 3, 08 8:17 PM CST
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US pundits have portrayed the Mumbai attacks as the 9/11 of India, a terrorist test of Barack Obama, and a deliberate attempt to go after US citizens abroad. "Sorry, it is not always about America," writes Indian native Isaac Cheriyathu in SpliceToday. Devastating, yes. But this was a domestic attack on India, one of countless such assaults over the years. "Just because you weren't paying attention until now does not make it any more significant."
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Drug used during Cold War, now banned in most democracies
Times (UK) Dec 3, 08 6:11 PM CST
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Indian police plan to inject a controversial truth serum into the lone surviving Mumbai terrorist to try to prove his identity, reports the London Times . The narcotics-powered analysis could yield proof that the so-called "baby-faced gunman" is indeed from Pakistan, which India suspects but Pakistan doubts. Western agencies stopped using the method—usually a form of sodium pentathol—during the Cold War because of psychological side effects such as hallucinations and delusions.
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They used GPS and satellite maps, phones
Washington Post Dec 3, 08 1:54 PM CST
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The Mumbai terrorists relied on advanced technology to carry out their attacks, and Indian security forces had trouble keeping up, the Washington Post reports. GPS devices enabled the non-sailors to get to Mumbai; satellite maps gave them "a good feel for the city's streets and buildings," said a terrorism expert. BlackBerry-bearing gunmen also watched TV to track the progress of commandos.
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Reports conflict as to whether the explosives were left by last week's attackers
BBC Dec 3, 08 12:14 PM CST
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Two bombs have been found at a train station initially targeted by the terrorists who attacked Mumbai last week, the BBC reports. The 9lb bombs, found among luggage owned by victims who died in the attack, were diffused.The devices are said to be similar in design to two found at the Taj Mahal hotel after the gunmen had been routed.
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OPINION
Friedman: Where is the outrage over Mumbai?
New York Times Dec 3, 08 7:59 AM CST
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In 2006, thousands of Pakistanis took to the streets in weeks of protests against Danish cartoons that satirized the Prophet Muhammad. Yet after 173 people were shot dead in Mumbai, apparently by Pakistani killers, the response in the streets was silence. If Pakistan is to become a viable state, writes Tom Friedman in the New York Times , then its citizens must collectively "isolate, condemn, and denounce publicly and repeatedly the murderers."
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Rice aims soothe tensions between India and Pakistan over Mumbai
Reuters Dec 3, 08 3:01 AM CST
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in India today to help quell rising tensions between India and Pakistan, Reuters reports. Rice is to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is under heavy political pressure to respond firmly to last week's Mumbai terror attacks. Pakistan denies any involvement in the attacks, but officials have warned that worsening relations between the nuclear-armed rivals may force the military to shift troops to the Indian border.
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Police relied on First World War-era weapons
Times (UK) Dec 3, 08 1:47 AM CST
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Police in Mumbai were armed with weapons designed as long ago as World War I to battle terrorists brandishing sophisticated AK47 automatic rifles, reports the Time s of London. The alarming disparity in arms explains why a handful of terrorists was able to paralyze the city and inflict so many casualties. Some of the 16 officers killed in the battle wore plastic helmets and body armored designed to guard against hurled rocks, not bullets.
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US warned New Delhi of attack: American official
Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 08 12:17 PM CST
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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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Boat that transported gunmen had supplies for more assailants
Times (UK) Dec 2, 08 10:01 AM CST
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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.
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