Why are US blogs ignoring Mumbai, ask South Asian bloggers
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.Link to full text of his post on "South Asian diaspora" blog Sepia Mutiny.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.


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