tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post5963046067285288125..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Mumbai Post-MortemGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-10983862888761625502008-12-01T05:07:00.000-05:002008-12-01T05:07:00.000-05:00I found your analysis interesting especially when ...I found your analysis interesting especially when all you get in the Indian press is this bending over backwards to appease the mass pop nationalism thats sprung out of nowhere and unending tributes to the armed forces which though obviously well deserved but at the same time show a loss of critical edge. <BR/><BR/>Your post showed what we expect our own analysts in India to do in the name of investigative journalism - now most needed than ever before.<BR/><BR/>I was very disturbed to read an interview of the doctors conducting post- mortem of the bodies of terrorists where they say that they have been badly disfigured - one has even been shot through both the eyes. If there was one thing that we needed at this point it was the correct identification and also a visual confirmation by victims if these were the same men that attacked them, instead the escapees were all over town, with no tab on them- leaving, or just drifting on to other states. <BR/><BR/>Also the trawler said to have carried them to mumbai had a body on board but little to identify who it was, since it was beheaded. <BR/><BR/>Please tell me does this not sound a little strange to you? I really need to know because this is giving me sleepless nights! It seems our authorities are covering something up...probably these were home grown terrorists that they dont want to accept due to the embarrassment it would cause and bring to light the reasons..here's the link - http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/30mumterror-doctors-shocked-at-hostagess-torture.htmlostintranzlationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800456747943391199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-66965893651345802008-11-29T23:53:00.000-05:002008-11-29T23:53:00.000-05:00One would suspect that a similar attack in the US ...One would suspect that a similar attack in the US would have to pick an environment where self defense weapons were prohibited - say, Washington DC.<BR/><BR/>While individuals armed with hand-guns would have been at a disadvantage against terrorist teams armed with MP-5's, they certainly would have dramatically curtailed this episode.<BR/><BR/>Also, US police would no doubt shoot at these terrorists, not just hide like the Indian police at the train staiton did. Furthermore, many US police are much better armed (in Phoenix, they have an AR-15 or M-16 in each car along with a shotgun).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128119780339596821noreply@blogger.com