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Democracy Now - December 1, 2008

A radio discussion on the November 2008 attack in Bombay

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez talking to Vijay Prashad, Biju Mathew, Tariq Ali and Teesta Setalvad

by sacw.net, 1 December 2008

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Discussing the Mumbai attacks of Nov 2008
www.democracynow.org (December 1, 2008)

From: www.democracynow.org (December 1, 2008)
- a roundtable discussion on the attacks in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, that has left nearly 200 people dead and hundreds wounded. Indian officials claim that as few as 10 gunmen coordinated attacks that began late Wednesday night on multiple targets including a crowded railway station, two luxury hotels, a popular cafe, a Jewish center, a hospital, and a movie theater. India’s top domestic security official, the Home Minister, Shivraj Patil resigned Sunday over his failure to contain the attacks. The State Chief Minister and his deputy have also offered to quit. We speak with South Asian History professor Vijay Prashad, New York City-based activist Biju Mathew, veteran journalist and commentator Tariq Ali and award-winning activist and journalist from Mumbai Teesta Setalvad