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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
SMSes after Mumbai Attacks.
True enemies are not the ones who came in boats, but those who came through votes.
Here are the rest.
·Where is Raj Thakre and his 'brave' Sena'? Tell him that 200 NSG Commandos from Delhi (NO Marathi manoos, ALL South & North Indians!) have been sent to fight the terrorists so he can sleep peacefully. Pls fwd this so that it finally reaches the coward bully!
·Least paid, but bravest, they make biggest sacrifice, our jawans and officers. Selfless saviors. If only v cud paradrop our politicians on nariman hs or only if Dec 13 parliament attack had succeeded, our country wud hv been a safer place.
·He will screw terrorism the way he screwed the economy…introduce service tax on terrorism and fringe benefit tax on NSG (on P. Chidambaram replacing Shivraj Patil as Union Minister for Home).
·Let us hope Chidambaram will be successful in bringing down terrorism the way he brought down share prices.
·I dnt want 2 light a candle 2 bury my remembrance 4 those who hv died. My heart's full of anger, resentment, pain n revenge. I see no victory. I see no reasn 2 clebrte. I see no reasn 2 hoist my national flag outside Taj hotel. 10 terrorists had d power 2 make d entire nation go crazy for 60 hrs.V must fight back. If d governmnt wont save us, let d army rule this country. The subtle speeches of Manmohan Singh & Ptatibha Patil fail 2 extinguish my anger. For d 1st time in my life I dnt feel proud 2 b an Indian, a country which is unsafe, volatile n corrupt. We want Reaction. India needs Leaders. Its Time 2 Wakeup. For Gods sake, don't delete this msg. Pls fwd this msg 2 yr entire contact list in yr mobile. Don't u want a better India 4 yr children? Pls fwd.
· Don't worry about those who came thru boats Our forces can defeat them WORRY about those who come thru votes Those our are REAL ENEMIES Send 2 every true Indian.
.Change of guard in India's security agencies and MHA…Narayanan to be replaced by arnab goswami ass nsa, barkha dutt in place of madhukar gupta, praveen s…
.Forgiving the Terrorists is GOD's responsibility. But fixing their appointment with God is entirely OUR responsibility.
. The biggest ever hostage situation is still underway. Over a billion people are hostage to 545 terrorists who call them selves MPs. Hostages are paying their salaries too. Please pass this on to all other fellow hostages.
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
Monday, December 1, 2008
Terror in Mumbai. Inefficiencies in our System.
- NSG is stationed only in New Delhi. In case of an emergency, like this attack in Mumbai, NSG commandos have to be flown in all the way from the capital. Isn't it common sense to have an emergency and counter-terrorist reponse teams in major cities in the country? Should states contact New Delhi and wait for help be dispatched?
- Even more pathetic is the fact that these NSG commandos on their arrival in Mumbai had to be taken in local city busses - BEST, to the attack sites. Localized reponse teams will lead to precise action.
- When authorities in Mumbai requested 200 NSG commandos at around 11 pm on the night of attack, NSG headquarters realized that the only plane that can take 200 men, the IL 76, is in Chandigarh. And plane was summoned and reached Delhi at 2 am. Hadn't it been wise if they sent two or three planes to accomodate 200 commandos immediately after the request rather than wait for the jumbo flight to take all 200 at once? Or, they could have asked IAF to airlift?
- There were reports that some deaths caused to mumbai police were cases where bullets actually pierced through cops 'bullet-proof' vests. It would have been lot better if money allotted for infrastructure upgrades were used to upgrade combat devices and uniforms rather than get new cars and guest houses for senior officials.
Both quality of response and time taken to respond will obviously play a crucial role in countering these attacks. Experts say that unless a response is mounted within 30 minutes of an attack, the enemy can assume key defensive positions. And NSG reached Mumbai nearly 9 hours after the attack. More than the abilities of our commandos, the efficiency of our system needs to be addressed to. Good that we were able to keep the death toll to around 170 but the damage could haveen reduced drastically further with good response.
Nevertheless, I am very proud of NSG commandos. It is also a good sign that India, for once, did not give in to any submission. There should not be any negotiations with terrorists, lest it will only make them ask for more. Mumbai has bounced back many a time and I am confident it will cripple to normalcy. But what affected citizens more is the apathy of administrators. I was shocked to hear the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, RR Patil, refer this incident as 'small'. It is 'small' to politicians as long as it doesn't happen to them. It is upto the citizens to refrain from getting drawn into useless issues on caste and regional hatred and first stand up as Indians. Once we overcome hurdles among ourselves, we can vote worthy politicians and help India become an organized country.