Indian Intelligence

The massacre in Mumbai will be investigated for sometime into the future. It appears that for many in India this is their 9/11.

What is frightening about this attack is that it appears to have been very well planned out and that the targets were not part of the infra-structure - train stations like in England or Spain, or symbolic structures of power, like the Twin Towers in New York. This time it appears that the terrorists wanted the world to know they could go where they want, even luxury hotels and do what they want.

The fact that they not only targeted westerners but also a large number of Indians shows that they were not overly sensitive about their target, rather settling for targets of convenience.

Pakistan has denied any involvement and is sending the top intelligence commander to confer with the Indians. Let's hope that's true.

Since both India and Pakistan have nuclear capability, the idea of things getting out of control there is very frightening. One can only hope that cooler heads will prevail.

Of course the main concern is to find out how the terrorists arrived, how they were supplied and to take the necessary measures to insure it will not happen again. The same measures need to be taken everywhere else, especially here where a person can go to a gun show by a semi-automatic assault rifle, convert it to automatic fire and then go on a rampage.

American gun laws will be a topic for another day.

Right now the USA needs to insure that our intelligence agencies develop close ties with the intelligence agencies of all countries threatened by acts of terrorism, so that information can be shared and used to help each other avoid future tragedies.

In this day of terrorism, we have to be our brother's keeper.

Its Common Sense.