A terrible series of seven bombs exploded on Mumbai commuter trains earlier today. They exploded almost simultaneously; a trait we have seen before. A horrific atrocity, the slaughter is reported to be horrendous.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5169332.stm

"The first explosion went off at about 1830 local time (1300 GMT), during the peak of the evening rush hour in the suburbs on the busy Western Railway.

Correspondents spoke of scenes of pandemonium, with people jumping from trains and bodies flung onto tracks.

There have been a number of bomb attacks in Mumbai in recent years.

The city and the capital Delhi have been put on high alert, and Mumbai's entire rail network has been shut down."

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must be the al qaeda from kashmir.

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Just more and more proof that the Muslim extremists are trying to "rule the world." All the more reason for certain people to STOP PLAYING POLITICS with this war on terrorism and get onboard to fight against it. It's a fight that is not about Republicans, or Democrats or just the United States. It's about an extremist ideology set on trying to RULE THE WORLD. Everyone in the world is affected. And these Muslim extremists must be stopped....ANY WAY we can.

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But the jury is still out on just what 'Al Qaeda' is; an 'idea' or an actual, structured organisation. The British government's own report on '7/7' determined that there was no evidence of any direct link between the bombers and any 'Al Qaeda' type network - they did it independently, with assistance from like-minded nutters, of course. (The report makes it clear that the British government is not even sure what 'Al Qaeda' is).

Possibly the same here (too early to be sure, of course) - a group of individuals who share the same worldview and tactics as those expounded by Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri.

When people are being slaughtered like this I suppose it becomes somewhat of an academic point as to whether it was an organisation or an independent cell that is responsible; that only becomes important in considering how to stop it from happening again.

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"A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."

I think al Qaeda is more like Communism....in that it's an idea; an extremist idea, but based on their fanatic, intolerant, religious beliefs. They learned how to make bombs and they are fascinated with the concept of blowing people up. They seek to rule the world and tell the rest of the world how to live. Trying to draw a direct connection to bin Laden doesn't work anymore. If they've bought into the "idea" and are acting on their own.....that's what he has asked all the followers of his idea to do. The people who did this today are every bit as dangerous as bin Laden and it doesn't matter if they never trained under al Qaeda. They are all part of it.

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Clintonite after Clintonite. My question is, "So when does this so-called CHANGE start?"

very well said naw butt
this is very sad that so many innocent people have died
kashmir is altogether a different problem many kashmaris feel happy to be under india unlike palestinians kashmirs are allowed to travel anywhere in india and are also given reservation in our universities and many incentives
the real problem here is pakistan and not muslims in general


i believe otherwise i think america wants to rule the world

...this according to BBC evening news (just now). Unconfirmed reports that RDX may have been the explosive used.

No group has claimed responsibility; suspicion is falling primarily on a Kashmiri-motivated atack, also, of course, Islamic militants in general. Said to be over 300 people injured.

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how come we never hear of Indians bombing civilian trains in Pakistan? It can't have anything to do with civility could it? Not all Muslims are terrorists, but a disproportionate number of terrorists are Muslim.

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SUMMARY: 91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of America’s own oil and gas. 86% of House Democrats have historically voted against.

Have you seriously never heard of this? Or, just trying to make a point?(invalidated by the reality, sadly).

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"A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."

I know of plenty of attacks by Muslims targeting Hindu civilians. So which recent civilian directed attacks on Muslims are you speaking of?

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All you need to know about the energy crisis:
ANWR Exploration Republicans: 91% Supported. Democrats: 86% Opposed.
Coal-to-liquid R's: 90% YES. D's: 78% NO.
Oil Shale Exploration R's: 90% YES. D's: 86% NO.
Outer Continental Shelf Exploration R's: 81% YES. D's: 83% NO.
Increased Refinery Capacity R's: 97% YES. D's: 96% NO

SUMMARY: 91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of America’s own oil and gas. 86% of House Democrats have historically voted against.