July 13, 2006

Those Plucky Mumbaikers

The date 7/11 now joins a long list of terrorist atrocities. Sullivan blogs of the stoicism of Mumbai. I'd prefer to call it Mumbaiker pluck, impressive indeed, and reminiscent of the reaction of other financial capitals to such cowardly attacks (see London and, of course, NYC). The NYT is reporting today al-Qaeda is claiming responsiblity, but this sounds more like a transparent bid to showcase reinvigorated relevance in new theaters--rather than a truly convincing claim. My money would still be on Lashkar-e-Taiba, but what do I know...