wadeusaf,

It would appear the primary targets of this attack were not Indians themselves, but the Westerners, specifically American and British citizens, in the posh hotels of Bombay. I don’t think this is primarily to do with India vs. Pakistan.

Wahhabism IS the original and pure Islam practiced by Muhammad and his immediate successors. It’s not a bastardization of Islam. It is traditional Islam. I know this goes against the grain of the template you have, but there it is.

Believe it or not, eight years ago I used to think the way you do on this matter. However, the more I delved into Islamic scriptures, theology, and traditions the more I realized that we’ve been scammed by the traditions spawned by Edward Said and now carried forward by his best disciple, John Esposito of Georgetown U. I’ve met Prof. Esposito before, many years ago when he was on the faculty of The College of The Holy Cross at Worcester, MA. I was a young Jesuit novice attending an ordination of the newest Jesuit priests. I met Prof. Esposito at a social function. There was something “wormy” about the man I could not put my finger on. And today, lo and behold, he gets lots and lots of dough from the Saudis to defend Islam against its critics here in the U.S. He’s a scumbag and an academic whore.