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Day: July 11, 2006

Train bombings in India?

by Bill Petti | 11 July 2006, 1439 EDT | | 0 Comments

Breaking news (via Chirol), and it isn't good:"At least 20 people have been killed in at least seven blasts on trains in the Indian financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), police say."If confirmed, these strikes are reminiscent of the Madrid and London bombings. But, as...

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Why isn’t China doing more?

by Bill Petti | 11 July 2006, 1430 EDT | | 0 Comments

In the comments section to Peter’s latest post about the after-effects of North Korea’s missile test I noted that I was puzzled as to why China has not done more to compel Kim Jong-Il. Given the...

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