Category Archives: Terrorism

Pakistan: Terrorism As Military Doctrine

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Mash

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, earlier this week, the president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari wrote an op-ed in The New York Times urging India and Pakistan to work together to battle terrorism. He argued that … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, International, Terrorism | 28 Comments

Interview With Mumbai Terrorist (Translated)

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Mash

Indian news outlets have reported that one of the terrorists from Oberoi Hotel called into the India TV television station. He claimed to be from the Deccan Mujahideen and recited his demands. Earlier, an email from a group calling itself … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Terrorism | 45 Comments

Sarah Palin’s Definition Of Terrorism

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Mash

Tonight, Sarah Palin was interviewed by Brian Williams of NBC. Of course, she was with chaperone. In the interview, Sarah Palin struggled with a  very narrow definition of "domestic terrorism". Apparently, terrorism does not include abortion clinic bombings. This is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Terrorism | 8 Comments

Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid: Book Burning Razakar Rewrites History

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Mash

[Click image for PDF of Pakistan Observer news article from November 8, 1971] In October of this year, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, Secretary General of the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Bangladesh, declared that his party did not work against the independence … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War, Terrorism | 4 Comments

Battling Islamists In Bangladesh

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Mash

[Cross posted at E-Bangladesh] The first word in the Holy Koran is "Read". When I was a child growing up in Bangladesh, my parents hired the imam of the neighborhood mosque to teach me how to read the Koran. Twice a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Human Rights, Islam, Terrorism | 9 Comments