Why are US blogs ignoring Mumbai, ask South Asian bloggers

By at 4:00 pm Wednesday, Jul 12

Ennis Singh Mutinywale tells BoingBoing,
US political bloggers paid lots of attention to the Madrid 3/11 bombings and the London 7/7 bombings. Now Bombay is attacked by terrorists -- similar methods, similar scale -- and barely a mention.

Doesn't this story have important ramifications for American foreign policy? If the attacks were mounted by a Pakistan based organization, it could move two nuclear countries closer to an armed confrontation. If it was mounted by Al-Qaeda, that would be significant as well. And no matter who was involved, another attack on public transportation is important for domestic debates about anti-terror funding.

Weren't bloggers supposed to be way ahead of the MSM? In this case at least, they're way behind.

Link to full text of his post on "South Asian diaspora" blog Sepia Mutiny.

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