Comments on: Middle East: Saddened by Mumbai Attacks

By: bingo in the uk

bingo in the uk — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:02:02 +0000

26/11 was the day when we heard that our Metro City Mumbai attacked by the terrorists. Even nobody believes that why they attacked on TAJ HOTEL. I think we have to think that what are the reason behind all the attacks and eventually the term comes to our mind is “PAKISTAN”.

By: Manus

Manus — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:25:59 +0000

Political analysis in the west has become so contaminated by geopolitical alliances and National Interests that reporting facts and relating reality are becoming nearly impossible. Putting all these conflicts happening in many different parts of the world under the banner of Global Terrorism is not only misleading but not going to resolve politically these conflicts. Most of these “terrorist” movements are an expression of grievances of what has happened and is happening on the ground, regionally. State terrorism on civilian targets or “Collateral damage” is always explained and excused, but most worryingly quickly swept under the carpet and forgotten. The issue in India is a regional one mainly emanating from the rise of Hindu Nationalism with very militant and violent methods and pro-independence Kashmiri guerrilla groups aspirations of self-rule. Whereas western media reports these violent attacks and sometimes massacres and persecution of Muslim populations as disconnected isolated events, they fail to highlight to plight and represent the sequence of events leading to the violence in these hotspots, by Hindu fanatics and the State of India.
Hindu nationalists now make a free, instrumental use of memory, emotion, prejudice, religious difference and generalised deprivation to militantly advance their extremist agenda. They are inventing a new anti-Muslim Hinduism, which helps them form a ‘vote bank’ first to capture and then to retain political power. Muslim groups reply have been so far terrorist attacks on civilian targets inside India, and usually spectacular and highly mediatised.
Therefore, a skewed sense of reality start to blur our understanding of what are the facts and political catalysts driving each side of the conflict. The truth of the matter is as long as the Kashmir question is not resolved and the State of India is resorting to violent methods to quench any secessionist movements in Kashmir, violence and terrorism will get worse and will be sadly with us for many years to come.

By: Santosh Shetty

Santosh Shetty — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:50:27 +0000

India is not feared in counter attack with pak, the major reason is if india attacks there will be innocent people who die in pakistan who are not responsible for this attack.

By: Robby

Robby — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:40:24 +0000

Thomas Friedman made a point – to paraphrase – when a Danish Paper printed cartoons about the prophet Mohammad, almost overnight the streets were filled with protesting Muslims, sometimes violently. Yet when these 10 terrorists in Mumbai did more damage to Islam then the cartoons could have done there were no protests. Maybe its time for the majority of Muslims to stop the kidnapping of Islam by extremists.

By: An Egyptian

An Egyptian — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:33:07 +0000

hey, that’s me on global voices, hurraaayyyyyyyy, thanks Amira :)

By: Jason Paz

Jason Paz — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:05:32 +0000

Sickened by the terror in Mumbai, I must ask? “Who benefits?”
Certainly, the ordinary citizens of Pakistan and India have no part in terror.
The worst thing anyone can do is to retaliate against the general population.