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Friday, November 28, 2008 12:00 AM

Mumbai, the NYT's revisionism, and lessons not learned

The Times' Editorial Page blames the Bush administration for "blessing" the military coup against Hugo Chavez without mentioning that it did the same. Why does that matter?

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  • Friday, November 28, 2008 08:30 AM

    Mission Accomplished

    Manmohan Singh, Indian Prime Minister, said, "Existing laws will be tightened to ensure that there are no loopholes available to terrorists to escape the clutches of the law. Most importantly, it is essential to immediately set up a federal investigative agency to go into terrorist crimes of this kind and ensure that the guilty are brought to book. We will take up strongly with our neighbors that the use of their territory for launching attacks on us will not be tolerated."

    http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/28/content_10425343.htm

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