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Aljazeera English on the Aftermath of the Mumbai Attacks

Aljazeera English on the Aftermath of the Mumbai Attacks

Juan Cole

Aljazeera English interviews victims of the Mumbai attacks in hospital, several of them Muslims. Aljazeera English also reports on the reaction in Pakistan to the Mumbai events, both on the part of Foreign Minister Qureishi and in an interview with hard line radical fundamentalist Gen. Hamid Gul, a former head of the dreaded Inter-Services Intelligence.

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Aljazeera English on the Aftermath of the Mumbai Attacks

Aljazeera English on the Aftermath of the Mumbai Attacks

Juan Cole

Aljazeera English interviews victims of the Mumbai attacks in hospital, several of them Muslims. Aljazeera English also reports on the reaction in Pakistan to the Mumbai events, both on the part of Foreign Minister Qureishi and in an interview with hard line radical fundamentalist Gen. Hamid Gul, a former head of the dreaded Inter-Services Intelligence.

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12 Killed in Mosque Bombing; Controversy Rages over Security Pact

12 Killed in Mosque Bombing; Controversy Rages over Security Pact

Juan Cole

A suicide bomber detonated his payload outside a mosque in the largely Shiite town of Musayyib on Friday, killing 12 and wounding 23. Musayyib is in Babil province, and the US turned over security duties there to the Iraqi government last month. The Sadrists plamed the bombing on the security agreement and continued US presence […]

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12 Killed in Mosque Bombing; Controversy Rages over Security Pact

12 Killed in Mosque Bombing; Controversy Rages over Security Pact

Juan Cole

A suicide bomber detonated his payload outside a mosque in the largely Shiite town of Musayyib on Friday, killing 12 and wounding 23. Musayyib is in Babil province, and the US turned over security duties there to the Iraqi government last month. The Sadrists plamed the bombing on the security agreement and continued US presence […]

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Mumbai Attacks and Indian Economy

Mumbai Attacks and Indian Economy

Juan Cole

Aljazeera English reports on the potential economic impact of the Mumbai attacks. I don’t think there are long-term economic implications of the attack as long as Mumbai authorities put in basic security in key areas. In the Middle East, the big tourist hotels have metal detectors and security staff and concrete barriers that keep car […]

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Mumbai Attacks and Indian Economy

Mumbai Attacks and Indian Economy

Juan Cole

Aljazeera English reports on the potential economic impact of the Mumbai attacks. I don’t think there are long-term economic implications of the attack as long as Mumbai authorities put in basic security in key areas. In the Middle East, the big tourist hotels have metal detectors and security staff and concrete barriers that keep car […]

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Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Juan Cole

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that 149 MPs out of 198 in attendance voted for the security pact, including the three major blocs, the (Shiite) United Iraqi Alliance, the Kurdistan Alliance, and the (Sunni Arab) Iraqi Accord Front. The Iraqi Accord Front demanded as the price of its positive vote, and got, a commitment that the […]

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Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Juan Cole

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that 149 MPs out of 198 in attendance voted for the security pact, including the three major blocs, the (Shiite) United Iraqi Alliance, the Kurdistan Alliance, and the (Sunni Arab) Iraqi Accord Front. The Iraqi Accord Front demanded as the price of its positive vote, and got, a commitment that the […]

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Iranian Radio Says Referendum Will Arm Iraqi Officials Against US ‘Pressures’

Iranian Radio Says Referendum Will Arm Iraqi Officials Against US ‘Pressures’

Juan Cole

The USG Open Source Center translates a radio broadcast from The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran praising the passage of the Security Agreement between Iraq and the US by the Iraqi parliament. The celebratory style shows that official Iran has swung behind the agreement as a tool for getting the US military out […]

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