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Bush: US stands behind India in wake of attacks
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 29 - 11 - 2008


President George W. Bush said Saturday
the terrorists behind the deadly attacks in India «will
not have the final word» and pledged full U.S. support
«in the face of this assault on human dignity,» AP reported.
«As the people of the world's largest democracy recover
from these attacks, they can count on the people of world's
oldest democracy to stand by their side,» Bush said in
brief remarks at the White House after returning from a
holiday weekend at Camp David.
Before leaving the presidential retreat in Maryland, he
held an hourlong video-teleconference with U.S. diplomats
in India following the terror rampage left six Americans
dead and raised tensions with neighboring Pakistan.
«We pledge the full support of the United States as India
investigates these attacks, brings the guilty to justice
and sustains it's democratic way of life,» Bush said.
He said the U.S. was working to make sure that all
Americans in India are safe and that President-elect Barack
Obama has been kept informed since the assault began
Wednesday.
«The killers who struck this week are brutal and violent.
But terror will not have the final word. The people of
India are resilient. The people of India are strong. They
have built a vibrant, multiethnic democracy. They can
withstand this trial,» the president said. «The leaders
of India can know that nations around the world support
them in the face of this assault on human dignity.'
Those participating in the videoconference included
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; David Mulford, the
U.S. ambassador to India; Paul Folmsbee, consul general at
the U.S. consulate in Mumbai; and members of Bush's
national security team.
«President Bush thanked our ambassador and our consul
general for all the work they've done to help Americans
affected by the terrorists,» White House press secretary
Dana Perino said.
Obama called Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on
Friday night to offer condolences and was monitoring the
situation. The siege, which killed at least 195 people,
including 18 foreigners, in India's financial capital,
ended Saturday when commandos killed the last three gunmen
inside a luxury hotel.
FBI agents were en route to India on Saturday. A second
group of investigators was on alert to join the first team
if necessary. The State Department warned U.S. citizens
still in the city that their lives remain at risk.


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