Friday, November 28, 2008

mumbai- a city on its knees

The grim scenario in mumbai might be drawing to a close, but the VITAL fact, which seems to be getting sidelined- is really the issue of the terrorists who have escaped..and are scot free till now

Something about the mumbai attacks does'nt seem right!-

1) 22-24 year old boys coming out with such a precise operation, and that too in a span of their '3 month' training by the LeT just doesn't hold water with me- something smells there- these guys were just pawns in a much bigger game!

2) As per the phone convo that the terrorists made to the media- when asked what their demands were- the guy simply didn't know what to say!!- now this really makes one wonder what presence of mind they had while 'planning' out the entire op. If they were so motivated with religious and communal ideologies, it should be ingrained in their minds that "this is what we are fighting for!!". 

3)The level of detail that went into the op was simply astounding!!- to master the entire layout of all their targets, - which even seasoned commandos found it tough to do- makes it hard to believe that they were trained only for a short period before being let loose in india to unleash their mayhem. To have a well laden arsenal, and to have dry fruit packets to last out the seige- shows the work of a very very intelligent mind.

4)The selection of the targets was also very peculiar- its not just random that they picked out the places they did- they caused maximum confusion and pandemonium in the shortest possible time.

5)The individuals who escaped .. havent been traced anywhere yet. Hope that the police has not forgotten about them. And here's the strange thing- if all these individuals came with the intention of causing mayhem on such a large scale, and wanted to be 'martyrs'- why did those 6 other guys escape?. Shouldn't they have stayed with their comarades and fought it out?.

6)Luring the top three officials of the mumbai poice, who were actively involved in investigations right into their sights seems strange.


A few observations- tell me what you think


a) I believe there is something much much bigger coming up, and not too far away into the future.. because of the 6 escaped guys..of all the cities, I think calcutta would be the most prone to any incident- simply because it's not at all that secure, nor does it believe itself to be under any threat list! Delhi is going to be tough to penetrate... but hitting mumbai really proved a point.

b)These terrorists in mumbai are mere scapegoats.. the big fish are just coming- this was just a 'dry run', and also serves to divert attention away from their main target.. go knows where.. 

c)These guys have definitely done smaller missions before.. or have been assisting smaller missions- I wouldn't be surprised if the lucknow blasts were someway connected. These guys have been in the field of action before.. and you could tell that by their seemingly nonchalant(yet highly trained,watchful) stride, ferocity and mental makeup.

d)The next point of entry for more forces would be different, or probably during all this mayhem, the additional clowns would already have breached the indian borders. While everyone was concentrating on mumbai- they would've slipped through ( if the mastermind who thought of the plan thought it through all the way- and I'm sure they would have)

e) Didint the indian authorities realize that cutting the cable TV and power wouldn't be very effective, simply because the guys who escaped- would also have sat-phones.. they would definitely be watching the news- and its just a matter of a call to let the chaps know of the exact developments outside?.


well- so much for today- hope that the escaped guys get caught.. and the indian security forces sit up and take note of all this..

also the deepest condolences to all those who have lost near and dear ones- we can try to understand your grief- but can never even fathom the depth of sorrow you face.


love to all my countrymen


jai hind