Gervase, just a small point I know but:

"Decades ago?
Has militant Islam really been at it that long?" - Gervase

Where and when have I mentioned militant Islam?? I have mentioned terrorism and referred to terrorist attacks, but not militant Islam.

Oh first entry from your link:

"January 1 - 5 Dead, 50 injured, Guwahati, Assam:
Police are blaming a insurgent group in Assam for three explosions early on New Year's Day that killed 5 people and injured 50 others. The United Liberation Front of Asom has been waging a low level insurgency for two decades in the province leaving at least 10,000 people dead. This comes just after the Mumbai attacks."

Read the second last sentence of that entry very carefully:

"The United Liberation Front of Asom has been waging a low level insurgency for two decades in the province leaving at least 10,000 people dead."

Did you see that word "DECADES" Gervase??