U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice briefed President-elect Barack Obama on coordinated attacks in Mumbai, the State Department said Friday.
"I can confirm on the record that Secretary of State Rice has called president-elect Obama twice since the attacks on Mumbai began to brief him on the situation," said spokesman Gordon Duguid.
The attacks left at least 160 dead, including two Americans, and hundreds more injured.Many see the attack as the first international challenge to the incoming Obama administration. The attacks were specifically aimed at foreigners particularly Americans, British and Israelis although most killed were Indian citizens. There are some clues leading toward neighboring Pakistan, and possible al-Qaeda links.
American forces have been unilaterally striking at targets in Pakistan with drone aircraft from across the border in Pakistan. Obama also indicated during the campaign that he might conduct unilateral strikes against terrorist targets in Pakistan.
Mumbai is no stranger to terrorist attacks but this is the first time such a brazen and prolonged operation has been carried out against such high profile targets. It also marks the first time an Islamist group has targeted primarily foreign targets during an attack on Indian soil.
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This is off topic, but I can't find what I want. I had so much faith in Obama that at the age of 69 for the first time I voted on the Democratic ticket. Now I wonder.
Obama says he wants to fix the economy and yet he is talking to McCain about granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. Doesn't he understand that there are legals that need those jobs and WILL take them? That would help put the populous bavck to work. PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T GRANT AMNESTY TO THOSE HERE ILLEGALLY.
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