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Archives for December 2008

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Pakistani Reaganism Must End: The New Government must take on the Lashkar

Pakistani Reaganism Must End: The New Government must take on the Lashkar

Juan Cole

Leaks to the Indian press by security officials in charge of interrogating the captured terrorist, Ajmal Amir Kamal (or Qasab?) are fleshing out the background of the attack on Mumbai and clarifying the evidence that it was an operation of the Lashkar-e Tayiba [the “Army of the Good”]. The Indian counterpart of the CIA, the […]

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Loewenstein: The Blogging Revolution and Voices of Crisis

Loewenstein: The Blogging Revolution and Voices of Crisis

Juan Cole

Antony Loewenstein writes in a guest op-ed for IC: During last week’s terror attacks in Mumbai , new technology reacted to the news faster than traditional media services. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and blogs featured (not always accurate) information from the ground and revealed the inadequacies of relying on “official” sources. For example, as soon as […]

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Loewenstein: The Blogging Revolution and Voices of Crisis

Loewenstein: The Blogging Revolution and Voices of Crisis

Juan Cole

Antony Loewenstein writes in a guest op-ed for IC: During last week’s terror attacks in Mumbai , new technology reacted to the news faster than traditional media services. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and blogs featured (not always accurate) information from the ground and revealed the inadequacies of relying on “official” sources. For example, as soon as […]

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