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November 30, 2008 (LPAC)--Within 48 hours of prominent international news coverage, including in the British press, a complete coverup of the British role in the attack is now in progress. As many as 7 of the terrorists who participated in the attack in Mumbai, India, including 2 who were captured alive, were British citizens.

The Hindu now reports the following: "Police sources said media claims that elements of the Lashkar team had checked into the Taj Mahal Hotel prior to the attack appeared unfounded, as did assertions that two the terrorists were British nationals. Two suspects initially held on suspicion of guiding the fidayeen were found to be not involved and released, police sources said."

Whereas earlier reports indicated that as many as 25 terrorists were involved in the attack, now the number has been reduced to only 10, or was it 11?

Much of the intelligence being leaked to the press now is coming from the one terrorist (Azam Amir Kasab or is it Ajmal Amir Kamal?), who according to the British Mail on line is the only one of the 10 who survived. One wonders what happened to the two British nationals who were reportedly captured alive on Friday.

The Mail Online now reports that "claims that up to seven of the terrorists could have been British men of Pakistani origin, who had connections to West Yorkshire, were being widely discounted. A top Indian official Maharashtra state chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, said there was 'no authentic information' to suggest that any British citizens were involved."

The Mail OnLine also reported that one report suggested that one of the terrorists had been working at the Taj hotel as a kitchen porter for up to eight months before the attacks and had produced a British passport during his job interview. "But this was strongly denied by the hotel management."

On Friday, the British press had virtually unanimously reported the involvement of British nationals in the attack.

The Daily Telegraph reported that British security forces are investigating whether any of the terrorists involved in the massacre had links to the UK.

The Sun quoted Indian government sources saying two of the gunmen involved were British.

The Daily Express said as many as seven of the attackers may have had "strong British links."

The Daily Mirror said that seven of the Mumbai terrorists were British, including two British-born Pakistanis who are being held by authorities.

Daily Star was more specific, reporting on a possible link between the Mumbai death squad killers and Yorkshire.

Clearly Gordon Brown, who on Friday had said that such reports were "premature," has swung into motion in an effort to effect the coverup.

Nonetheless, the Mail online also reported on Sunday that "A banned Islamic terrorist group [Lashkar-e-Taiba] funded with cash raised in British mosques is believed to be behind the Mumbai attacks."