Welcome to the Age of Celebrity Terrorism

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Published on November 30, 2008 with No Comments

By Paul Cornish, Chairman, Chatham House International Security Programme

November 30, 2008

Quite apart from the scores murdered and the hundreds injured, what the Mumbai terrorists really wanted was an exaggerated – and preferably extreme – reaction on the part of governments, the media and public opinion.

In these terms, the attackers received as much attention as they could possibly have hoped for, and the Mumbai outrage can only be described as a very significant terrorist success.

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