December 1, 2008
Doug McIntosh
I have been watching on the Internet the events of Bombay, or Mumbai as it is now called, over the last 4 days. While we cannot yet know exactly the true nature of these events, I will make some informed speculations. It seems to me what we are dealing with is a logical progression in Militant Islam. Certain things stood out to me as I watched the events unfold: they include preparation, planning, training, execution and adaptability. In other words, my view is Mumbai was not a terror attack at all: Mumbai was an urban military strike. There is a big difference between a terror event, a bombing or whatever and what happened in Mumbai. The difference is between open war and guerrilla war. The last time we saw this level of urban combat was Saigon during the TET offensive of January 1968. Before that the Japanese Marines who fought to the death in Manila in World War Two come to mind.
Personally, I believe this urban strike has all the earmarks of Al-Qaida, namely detailed preparation, planning and execution. Al-Qaida has sold the franchise so to speak. Much as a corporation may have company owned stores, along with individual franchise ones, Al-Qaida has morphed into a management and guidance role to supplement their original combat one.
Here is what I think happened. I believe the leadership of Al Qaida decided they needed to fulfill their strategic goal of destabilizing the United States by chewing on the edges. Al Qaida has shown a real genius, in my opinion, for knowing how to hit below the belt. Al Qaida fights dirty, but they fight smart. After the 9-11 attacks lured the US into the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan, Al Qaida began to destabilize both Pakistan and Somalia. I believe the Mumbai attacks must be viewed in that context. The real goal of the Mumbai attacks, in my opinion, was to destabilize Pakistan and free up the tribal areas for offensive military operations against NATO in Afghanistan. It was also to assist global Jihad by a spectacular terror strike. Al Qaida has been engaged in a terror offensive in Somalia for some time. These "pirates" are merely fund raisers for global Jihad. Now that the Ethiopians are pulling out you can look for Somalia to become the next front in global Jihad. Nigeria is also destabilizing as the riots in the northern city of Jos between Christians and Muslims show.
Al Qaida then looked for a subcontractor able to carry out the job. Or they may have used in house people to do the job, but I think that is unlikely. An "unknown group" has claimed credit, although the reality is it was a Kashmeri group. By the way, saying Kashmir militants did it is the same thing as saying Al Qaida did it. Al Qaida has long been helping Kashmeri Muslim insurgents fight India for quite some time now.
It is now reported the strike team was trained in the Pakistani controlled region of Kashmir. Further, they departed Karachi on a ship and used satellite phones to call Pakistan. The reports linking the attackers to Pakistan are coming fast and furious. We shall see how it plays out.
Al Qaida is an organization like the Mafia or the Cosa Nostra, roughly an association of like minded criminals and true believers. Both have individuals who run various cities and regions. Al Qaida provides the religious and moral justification for global Jihad, even when they don't pull the trigger. Al Qaida provided the moral justification for the attack; may have provided the target and early recon information. The subcontractor provided the training, supplies and tactical help, like transportation. Al Qaida may have sent some of their in house experts to audit the progress. as well as give any moral guidance the young men needed. Al Qaida then stood back and watched what their "boys" could do to help Al Qaida's global Jihad. Again, Al Qaida penetrated Pakistan's Intelligence service years ago. The line between Pakistan's government, their intelligence services and Al Qaida is a thin one indeed.
As to the operational aspects, I am truly impressed. Somehow these people, Drudge says 10 but that is questionable given the scope of the attacks. The two boats were only part of the equation in my opinion. The two boatloads of killers were joined by already in place operatives at the hotels at least. It is reasonable to assume the killers had already rented a room in the hotels, had recon people working on hotel staff for months and this group joined in the carnage once the others got there. This seems plausible to me, although I am only speculating. I find it very hard to believe this level of chaos was done at the Taj hotel by two men with AK-47's. The picture will become clearer as time passes. Again, it is now reported they had indeed rented a room at the Tai and cached weapons and ammo there. One was reportedly captured alive, a rarity to be sure. He says 20 were trained for the attack. There are also reports at least 7 more "British citizens of Pakistani descent" were captured. What is fact and what is fiction? Who knows?
One of the things that appalled me was the feeble response by authorities in the early stages of the attacks. Granted, the terrorists killed several high ranking Indian anti terror officials almost immediately. Yet another example of the detailed planning involved; yes, another clear sign of Al Qaida. You may remember 2 days before 9-11-2001 Al Qaida killed the leader of the Northern alliance with a bomb hidden in a fake camera used by an "Algerian" journalist. To me this indicated Al Qaida's direct involvement in 9-11, since it meant they were preparing for the American military response in Afghanistan by killing off a potential ally beforehand.
Even so, the feeble response by authorities in the first few minutes and hours of the attack was truly appalling. I have seen credible accounts of Indian police hiding at the train station while the two terrorists walked around randomly murdering people. There are also reports of other official incompetence to put it mildly. I cannot believe two men could walk into any urban railroad station in either the USA or Europe and wander around killing people with impunity for an extended period of time. Of course, that is why terrorists pick the soft targets. They hit India since they figured the official response would be underwhelming. They were correct in their judgment of the technical capacity of the Indian police and military to respond in either a timely or effective manner the first day. 200 people paid for the security failures. Far too high a price in my view.
We now have seen several high ranking Indian security and intelligence officials resign. Unlike America, where after 9-11 security, intelligence and political officials did the gutless chicken hawk routine, overseas has one clear superiority to America. Overseas, incompetence results in actual consequences like resignation for the people in charge. In America no one is held accountable for anything, much less something like 9-11. The NWO whores running America are not merely incompetent, they are gutless cowards to boot. At least until we put them on trial for treason and then execute them that is. There is nothing wrong with America that mass executions of the elite won't fix. You can quote me on that one.
It is also clear domestic Indian politics requires Pakistan be made a scapegoat, whatever the reality is. The stakes are very high here. India and Pakistan have fought 3 wars since 1947. India and Pakistan both have nuclear weapons. India has a hot war in Kashmir with militant Islam. Pakistan and India are right on the edge here. Al Qaida has struck again. Open war has been declared upon all non Islamic countries.
Urban military strikes are possible against any western or secular Muslim country. Anywhere and anytime. Count on it. Global Jihad is real. The sleeper cells are already here in the USA due to the treason of our insolent NWO elite. Orson Welles used to say about Gallo wine in a commercial "We will sell no wine before its time." Militant Islam and Global Jihad doesn't drink. The Global Jihad version is "We will murder no infidel before our time." Considering the killers intentionally selected Americans and Europeans through their passports, you can also count on that. Aragorn told Theoden King of Rohan, when he wouldn't stand up to Sauraman, "Open war is upon you whether you wish it or not." Mumbai was an open declaration of military war on every infidel city in the world. I see that as plainly as the pictures of the pooled blood in the hotel lobby at the Taj and the burnt out rooms.