Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Mumbai: The "hoax" call that almost started a war; but who made the call?

The idea that a nuclear war could be started by a hoax caller may seem too Bizarro Worldish, even for the post-9/11 era, but there you have it: 

"A hoax caller claiming to be India's foreign minister threatened Pakistan's president with war during the final hours of the Mumbai attacks, prompting Islamabad to put its air force on its highest alert for nearly 24 hours, a news report said Saturday."

How did the Mumbai prankster get through to the president of Pakistan? Simple: caller ID! Naturally, these things can be faked, but what do they know in Pakistan? (Although I'll bet the caller wouldn't have gotten through to Gen. Pervez "No Nonsense" Musharraf, the previous "president"-cum-dictator.) More...

See also:

  1. Hameed Gul: US wants me on terror list...
  2. Hotel Taj: Icon Of Whose India ? (must-read)
  3. Mumbai Massacre: Is 'India's 9/11' another false flag event?

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