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US Intelligence Officials killed at Taj Hotel.... Intelligence Bureau says the terrorists came in from Pakistan... One Navy seal has died... Read more
US Intelligence Officials killed at Taj Hotel.... Intelligence Bureau says the terrorists came in from Pakistan... One Navy seal has died... Read more
If I was the US Intelligence Chief or that of India, I would be very furiously and strongly preparing to take out the Nukes of Pakistan... RIGHT NOW! I am not sure why, but I fear that this is "watershed"!! A few reasons why: - Pakistan has recently threatened to retaliate against the US if there are more attacks on its soil. - Pakistan is on the verge of bankruptcy and even the traditional friends have not given it money. It does not matter for the common person as much.. but the military, which lives and thrives on the money will be deprived of their largese! - Pakistani President Asif Zardari recently announced the "No-first use" policy of Nukes. As much as it sounded "stupid", I am now, after enough thought convinced that it was meant to take away the moral rationale IF India were to think of attacking first!! It is not about the common man in Pakistan.. but the entire system and the Army has built an existence that is part hallucination and part self aggrandizement. In their bid to attain a goal - of destroying India - that was faulty and self-defeating to start with and ultimately has brought Pakistan to the verge of complete RUIN, these people are now trying to cover up their follies by creating situations where they have little options. Now, the Army and ISI is fighting with its back to the wall... and that is why they have planned an attack that for once "CASHES" all their investments that were made in the anti-India network: - Dawood Ibrahim - Indian Muslim anti-nationalists - Islamic terrorist organizations - and "tie-ups" other regional terrorist organizations like LTTE (which was used in attacks on Sheikh Hasina) This Mumbai attack has involvement of ALL FOUR along with ISI and Pakistani Army. It is my own belief that it would not be long until their is VERY serious turmoil in Pakistan itself. In fact now, the terrorist masters within the establishment and the fundamentalists are on the "last mile" stretch of their final campaign... the control of Nukes and their THREAT to use. A sane military strategist - from a country like Pakistan would NOT have otherwise, threatened to RETALIATE against the US!! There is no way it can be sustained or even won. Unless the swagger of Nukes makes one think so. Please, I am NOT trying to be jingoist.. for any action AFTER Nukes fall into the hands of terrorists will hurt the Pakistani citizens MORE than anyone else! I am sure many amongst the common people in Pakistan would not realize this but complete capitulation of the Pakistan Army and the current set up of ISI is actually in their long term favor. History that was different that what I am pointing to has hurt the interests of the common man terribly! Intriguingly, this time US and the Western forces and analysts are taking notice and very acutely - of the attacks and situation in India! This has never happened! And if this analyst is speaking what others might be thinking privately, then a bigger fight is on the cards in the sub-continent! Read more
This is a great example of complete idiocy of the Indian media: CNN IBN gave out room numbers of guests who are calling them Also, saw Barkha Dutt showing around the arrival and movements of the NSG commandos and identifying how many and which units were moving around there. HONESTLY, the entire media should be BANNED from such scenes!! PERIOD! They should be thrown OUT of the sensitive scenes. Also Mumbai Police say Terrorists are tracking NSG on TV broadcasts seen on CNN-IBN on CNN.com Live Read more
A friend holed in the Express Towers send this message: We are in exprerss towers opp to oberoi hotel. Army has just moved inside oberoi. Police dogs have also got inside. Police has cordoned off the area. Two terrorists have taken hostages. That's why it is taking time Read more
Pictures slideshow from Mumbai on Flickr... Read more
Update: Reports now that two vehicles used as explosives in the attacks....Commenter on DC reports: someone reported that a lot of dead bodies on the staircases of the Taj. - this hasnt been verified yet.......Eyewitness who escaped says that 15 terrorists were there in Oberoi between 20 to 25 years....The ATS Chief Hemant Karkare has been killed and Mumbai's top encounter cop Vijay Saleskar has been shot dead....DFAT emergency number if ur trying to find people in Mumbai: 1300 555 135 #mumbai ..... BLOOD NEEDED...mumbai JJ Hospital no. - 022 23735555 JJ Hospital Blood bank no. - 022 23739400..mostly westerners as hostage....Borivali area now under new attacks ....CAMA Hospital (kids and women's hospital) under siege! Unilever chairman and ceo and board holed up inside Oberoi.....Gunmen on the Oberoi roof throwing grenades on Anti-terrorist forces.....IBN7 channel receives email from a group called Deccan Mujahideen claiming responsibility for the blasts..... TWO MORE locations now under attack.. apart from the SEVEN reported earlier.....Two hostage situations now at the two hotels.... the gunmen were asking for and looking for those with British and US passports.... Dead count = 78!... Gunmen are Separating American and British citizens from other Europeans.....Security at the hotels helped.. and saved many people. Authorities have killed 2 and arrested 2..... Indian Army (200-300 soldiers) have surrounded the Oberoi/Trident to flush out remaining terrorists and save hostages Terrible Terrorist attacks are underway in Mumbai!! (will keep on updating..) Terrorists have attacks several sites and are reportedly going around in cars and shooting at random.. until last take ~ 55 people have been killed (200 injured). Aaman at Desicritics lists the sites: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal of the Railway Statiion, a taxi blast in Vile Parle, and at the Taj Mahal and Trident Hotels. Trains on the central line have been stopped. Other sites of the attacks include Mazgaon, Leopold's Pub, Metro Junction, Crawford Market and at Colaba. A BP petrol pump has experienced an explosion in Colaba. The terrorists have grenades and AK47. The terrorists are reportedly in their 20s and may have about 15 people in their custody - (one person saw the gunmen taking about 15 people as hostage) Firing is still on in Taj, Marriott and Oberoi hotels. The reporter at CNN says that there were gunmen in Taj Palace. There are also firings in Ramada Hotel now in North Mumbai!! Read more
NUESTROS ÓRGANOS “Cuando uno reza uno habla con Dios. Cuando uno medita Dios habla con uno” Este pensamiento se aplica también a que nuestros órganos internos desean hablar con nosotros para corregir algún error, pero para poder saber escucharlos, somos nosotros los que primeramente tenemos que hablar con ellos. Cuando uno reflexiona y se concentra en diversas partes del cuerpo es cuando podemos hablar con nuestro cuerpo y al llegar el tiempo de la meditación es cuando nuestro cuerpo habla con uno. Read more
It is in our prayers when we are talking to God, but when we meditate God talks to us. This action can also be applied when we talk to our internal organs, so they can also talk to us. When we are able to pay attention to what organs have to say we prevent many inharmonious in them. Food we should eat, thoughts to express, negative emotions that we’d rather transmute into something positive, hidden talents to be very excited to discover and anxieties to be properly channeled to avoid depression states. Read more
Here is an interview that Lt. General Jacob gave to Karan Thappar. If you read it, he starts by pointing out the bad treatment that the Government of the day meted out to the Field Marshall.. but by the end of it all, he has painted his boss all black and blue. He just stops short of calling Sam Maneckshaw ANTI-NATIONAL suggesting that his evidence in an enquiry on the Field Marshall would have made "things difficult" for him. There are many accusations made on Sam Bahadur, which may or may not be correct... but I believe that there should be a certain code of conduct where the Army folk-lore should not be brought out into the civil arena. Most of the battalions and units fight in the battle gaining strength from its popular "folk-lore"... the legends of their formidable fighters.... who demonstrated bravery in face of odds. If you take those legends away, a major part of anti-dote needed by a jawan to fight an incredibly tough and at times a hopeless battle is thrown out!! What is your take on this? Karan Thapar: Recently the Government gave Field Marshal Manekshaw a cheque for Rs. 1.6 crore in lieu of the salary he should have received as Field Marshal but didn’t get over the last 36 years. You have worked very closely with him. In 1971 when he was made Field Marshal, was he treated fairly or shabbily? General Jacob: I think the Government was less than generous. He went out on a pension of Rs. 1,300 — that was Rs. 100 more than [that of] the Chief [of the Army Staff]. And no perks whatsoever, no car, nothing. Karan: You met him a few days after his retirement. You called on him at the MES Inspection Bungalow. How did you find him? Gen. Jacob: I found him sitting there dejected and looking very lonely. I asked him what the problem was, and he told me he had just returned after meeting Mrs. Gandhi and that he had asked to be made Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, which she declined. Instead she offered him the high commissionership in one of the Commonwealth countries, and he was very upset. Karan: He was upset at being refused the Deputy Chairmanship. Did he explain why he wanted the Deputy Chairmanship? Gen. Jacob: No, he didn’t explain it. But I pre-assume that he thought he would be able to do it. It’s an important job. Karan: And it was the job he had set his heart on. Gen. Jacob: Yes. Karan: In fact, when Manekshaw visited Calcutta after retirement — by then you were the Army Commander in Calcutta — he didn’t even have a car and you put one at his disposal. But Jagjivan Ram, Defence Minister, ticked you off for that. Gen. Jacob: Yes, he did. He said, why [are] you giving him a car he is not authorised [to use] as a Field Marshal? So I told him, look I am not giving him a car because he is Field Marshal; this is a courtesy I extend to all ex-Army Commanders of the Eastern Command. Karan: But the Defence Minister of the day didn’t like the idea? Gen. Jacob: No. Read more
Airlines these days are adding all kinds of fees.. so its important that we know exactly what we are getting for the money we are shelling out. Here is a good comprehensive listList for all the airlines and the fees they charge. Read more
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