The Mumbai attacks have left India in a state of shock. The demand for political accountability has already seen the resignation of a few high level politicians. With the world's largest democracy in such a vulnerable state, how can these acts be stopped in an age of 'celebrity terrorism'?

The secret US policies that endorsed the shocking treatment of prisoners of the war on terror (as documented in the Why Democracy documentary Taxi To The Dark Side) have their domestic-policy equivalents in security legislation in various countries around the world. In the US it is the Patriot Act, and in the UK it is the Counter Terrorism Bill. The latter bill is drawing much attention as it comes up for renewal with the government attempting to raise the pre-charge detention limit to 42 days from 28.