More Chaos - Indian Tourists Victims of Terrorism

Yet another place I recently toured has been visited by violence and chaos. Of course the attacks were in Mumbai, not Delhi this time. Still, the bombings in Delhi and elsewhere seemed to suggest a growing violent Islamist movement in India. I was told, repeatedly, by the news media in India that the police and security forces there have just about zero penetration into these groups. It seems they have just about no Arabic speakers in the national police force. Sound familiar? A very long time ago Hsun-Tzu warned in his The Art of War that it was best to always "know thy enemy." Strange how fear and xenophobia make this such hard advice to follow.

Indian Forces Battle Pockets of Militants
By KEITH BRADSHER and SOMINI SENGUPTA
As the Mumbai crisis neared its third day, two Americans were confirmed dead and bodies were found in a Jewish center.