The terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which have been dubbed India's 9/11, illustrate the severity of the jihad terrorist threat, the cruelty of terrorists who believe they are fulfilling a divine commandment, and the determination of the jihadists to fight to the bitter end against those they consider infidels - whether Buddhists, Christians, Jews or even Muslims who oppose their extreme, violent version of Islam.

In the wake of the horrific terror attacks in Mumbai, defense experts around the world have begun to analyze the unprecedented attack on India’s financial center, a city of over twenty million people. As more details are released from the ongoing investigation, sources point to a complex web of Islamic extremist terrorists behind the coordinated operation and apparently well-planned assault.

After a long series of Islamist bombing campaigns in big Indian cities in the last two years, including Mumbai where 209 people were killed in July 2006, the multiple Mumbai terrorist attacks could signify a major escalation in the conflict between India and Pakistan.

The 26 November 2008 terror offensive in Mumbai is unusual not only for India, but on an international scale too. Authorities in India said Thursday at least 155 people were killed and at least 327 injured when suspected Islamic militants attacked 10 sites in Mumbai. Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction, hospitals and a crowded train station.

On March 1, 2008, the Colombian government announced that it had successfully raided a clandestine FARC camp on the Ecuadorian border that resulted in the assassination of a senior FARC leader and the seizure of files and laptops linking Chavez’s regime to FARC terrorists. What is the current status of this alleged alliance? What can we expect in the future now that FARC seems to be on the verge of defeat at the hands of President Alvaro Uribe’s security forces?

The Islamic website, http://islammemo.cc, published a report on October 26, 2008 concerning the thwarted assassination attempt of Mauritania's military ruler. The following is the content of the report.