Mumbai

If it's true, as reported by ABC, that India was warned of the terror attacks both by the US and its own intelligence, then the Indian government has a great deal to answer for.

U.S. intelligence agencies warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack "from the sea against hotels and business centers in Mumbai," a U.S. intelligence official tells ABCNews.com.


Other reports claim Indian police did not even use their own guns against the attackers - perhaps they weren't even loaded, and Indian special forces were many hours away. The same reports make the assignment of blame rather more clear cut as well.

It is quite possible that the perpetrators specifically targetted recent Indian - Pakistani cooperation with the aim of increasing tension or promoting war. Relatively few outside observers believe the Pakistani government promoted this attack directly, but Pakistan must now take decisive action against the militants or suffer for their sins.

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