Indian Source: Surgical Cross-Border Strikes Into Pakistan On the Table

Over the past few days, the grumblings from the Indian government have been that the Pakistanis are not doing enough to go after and wrap up the terrorist organizations that call Pakistan home.  A story this evening in the Times of India quotes a source from a meeting of the Indian foreign minister and defense officials:

“The option of cross-border surgical strikes has not been abandoned. The armed forces, on their part, are maintaining a high level of alertness to meet any eventuality, as they have been directed,” said a source.

If you see the envoys from the United States and Great Britain upping their profile in Islamabad and New Delhi in the midst of more words like this from Indian or Pak officials, the West is trying to help the East not go nuclear.

Pakistan Newspaper: Pakistanis Could Pull Troops from Afghan Border, Tribal Areas

Dawn, a Pakistani newspaper reports Sunday that Pak officials deem the next 48 hours crucial in determining the near future of Indian-Pakistani relations.

In the story, officials are reported as saying that the Indian government is turning up the heat on Pakistan without evidence of Pak involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.  The officials are also reportedly saying that Pakistan would pull its troops from the war on terror on the Afghan border to ostensibly maintain a better defensive posture in the east on the Indian border. The text of the story is below:

By Mubashir Zaidi, Dawn Correspondent
ISLAMABAD, Nov, 29: Pakistan’s security apparatus on Saturday warned of mounting tensions with India in days to come following Mumbai terror attacks.

Quoting the recent statements emanating from New Delhi, security officials termed the next 48 hours crucial to determine how the situation was going to unfold.

The security officials said Pakistan would wind up its “war on terror” on the western borders if the situation in the east spiralled out of control.

In a background briefing for journalists, the top security officials categorised the current state of Pakistan-India relations as tense.

“They (Indians) are taking the escalation level up at a very brisk pace,” a top security official said.

The officials went on to dub the situation as crisis-like and said Pakistan would pull out ‘all the troops’ currently deployed in the country’s northwest in case India deployed troops on the border with Pakistan.

They said that there were about 90,000 troops fighting militant groups in the tribal belt.

They said no clue had been found so far about involvement of any Pakistani entity in the Mumbai attacks.

“If Indians have any evidence they should share with us,” said a top security official.

The security officials said officially India had only conveyed that Mumbai attack conspiracy was hatched in Pakistan.

Unbelievable: Captured Mumbai Terrorist Tells Docs “I don’t want to die.”

I couldn’t believe this roughly 1 1/2 minute video I found on the Times of India website.  Apparently the single caputured terrorist, Azam Amir Qasab, told hospital staff where he was taken after his caputure that he didn’t want to die.  According to the report he told officials at the hospital, “We had been instructed to kill to the last death.”

There are several other reported quotes from Qasab in the video which can be found here.

Mumbai Terrorist Siege Over – Now the Aftermath

• Battle for Mumbai ends – Times of India
• Pakistani foreign minister cuts trip to India short – Times of India
• Fears of rising British death toll – Times of London
• Mumbai seige over – New York Times
• Armed teams sowed chaos with precision – New York Times
• The aftermath – New York Times
• U.S. intelligence focuses on Pakistani group – New York Times
• Op-Ed, Suketu Mehta: What they hate about Mumbai – New York Times
• Pakistani militants at center of probe – Washington Post
• Pakistan: “We have nothing to hide.” – Daily Mail (U.K.)

Text: President-elect Barack Obama Statement on Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

(Source: Office of the President-Elect)

“President-elect Obama strongly condemns today’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, and his thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the people of India. These coordinated attacks on innocent civilians demonstrate the grave and urgent threat of terrorism. The United States must continue to strengthen our partnerships with India and nations around the world to root out and destroy terrorist networks. We stand with the people of India, whose democracy will prove far more resilient than the hateful ideology that led to these attacks,” said Brooke Anderson, Chief National Security Spokesperson.

Mumbai Terror Attacks: Evening Update – November 27

• In a first, India refuses to negotiate with terrorists – Times of India
• One terrorist left in Taj – Times of India
• Pak role under scrutiny – Times of India
• FBI team on way to India – Times of India
• Commandos fight to clear last gunmen – BBC
• Death toll expected to rise as end of siege nears – New York Times
• Al-Qaeda hallmarks? – Associated Press
• Who are Mumbai terrorists? – Sky News

Full Text: PM Manmohan Singh Address to Indian People Regarding Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai

(Source: Office of the Prime Minister, India)

Dear Citizens,

The dastardly terror attacks that took place in Mumbai last night and today leading to the loss of many precious lives and injuries to many others have deeply shocked the nation. I strongly condemn these acts of senseless violence against innocent people, including guests from foreign countries. I offer my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and sympathies to those injured. The Government will take all necessary measures to look after the wellbeing of the affected families, including medical treatment of injured.

 The well-planned and well-orchestrated attacks, probably with external linkages, were intended to create a sense of panic, by choosing high profile targets and indiscriminately killing foreigners. Read more

Mumbai Attacks: Gunmen Wanted Americans, British

From Sky News:

Pumpkin Pies and the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

With what is going on in Mumbai, India tonight (this morning for them), I wondered what does our own government have to say about these attacks and the alleged subway plot in NY.  Here’s what I found:

There was nothing on the FBI’s site.  In the travel section of the DHS site not even a warning about traveling to Mumbai.  What a bunch of tards.  When they want to do something that the American people would otherwise soberly judge stupid, they jack up the terrorism PR machine and scare the bejeezus out of us.  On the eve of Thanksgiving when there is a reported plot to cause Al-Qaeda mayhem in the NY subways and the perhaps largest, most coordinated terrorist attack since 9/11 is happening in India – and U.S. and U.K. citizens are being specifically targeted – everybody’s on a holiday here.  I couldn’t fucking believe it when I dialed up the DHS site and was staring at a pumpkin pie.  What a bunch of douchebags.