Monday, August 31, 2009

Terror attack in mumbai!

Terror Attack in Mumbai
Terror attacks, bombs, deaths, suffering, innocent lives lost, panic, chaos, devastation, destruction- India has been witnessing this lately while the bomb attacks have become more like bursting crackers in the “Baraats”! It is very ironical that the number of people dying in stampede after farce bomb scares that has killed many hundreds of lives, just since the bombs have been just anywhere and everywhere and the fear is deeply embedded in the people everywhere and I even heard a little kid asking his mother.” Maa why are there so many bombs?” and actually none of us have an answer to this innocent question while we see little ones suffer and wonder.
The 2008 Mumbai attacks – look at this, we address the terror attack with a year to distinguish it between the other terror attacks as this is not the sole attack in Mumbai, while Mumbai is still not out of its woes of the previous blasts starting from 1993, there came another one to add on to the devastation at the cost of the innocent lives, but this time it was different, it was also aimed at the upper strata. The 2008 Mumbai attack was a series of ten coordinated terrorist attacks across Mumbai that began on 26 November 2008 and ended on 29 November 2008.At least 173 people were killed and at least 308 were injured in the attacks. The attacks across Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital,the Orthodox Jewish-owned Nariman House,the Metro Cinema,and a lane behind the Times of India building. There was also an explosion at the Mazagaon docks in Mumbai's port area, and a taxi blast at Vile Parle. Tracing these locations in the map, we’ll notice that the whole stretch of Mumbai was planted with bombs while there was no mercy for the patients in hospitals either, look at the brutality where Humane is more of an abuse than a concern, where pain is all that is given, forgetting all traits of Humanity. The Islam and their long term hated towards Jews was also evident here in India too with the attack on Nariman House where the Rabbi and his 5month pregnant wife lost their lives, for no fault of theirs.
Ajmal Amir Kasab,the only terrorist who was captured alive, disclosed that the attackers were members of Lashkar-e-Toiba, the Pakistan-based militant organization, considered a terrorist organization by India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among others.The Indian Government said that the attackers came from Pakistan, and their controllers were in Pakistan. On January 7, 2009, after more than a month of denying the nationality of the attackers being Pakistani, Pakistan's Information Minister Sherry Rehman officially accepted Ajmal Amir's nationality as Pakistani.
There in Hotel Taj Palace a team of 200 commandoes had to fight while only two terrorists held some 40 hostages who included many eminent delegates round the world. Isn’t it shameful on our part to let this happen in this country while our Guests too have to feel this as our hospitality? Among the dead were 30 foreign nationals from 10 countries. Many of our brave commandoes had to fight at the cost of their lives and after this 3 day war ended, they all quietly moved out saying, ”it was their duty” after fighting for 3 long days incessantly. Salute to these brave warriors and I think this attack was an eye opener for all of us as we stood up saying” ENOUGH” and the after math was strong through out the world. The never heeded commandoes who work on the backdrop came to the scence for the first time and while we are busy considering Amitabh Bacchan, Shahrukh Khan, Dhoni as our heroes, we actually forget these real heroes. But after this attack, we realized how tough it is to spend so many sleepless nights in the arms of death, but we never show our gratitude towards those who have been saving our nation.
It’s a proud occasion that we proved to overpower the terrorists, but what is the assurance that one more is not our way? While people are burning candles, shouting slogans, showing their anguish, but how is it actually helping us stop terrorism? Isn’t there any way to stop this, while Pakistanis are busy preparing their youth by misleading them and this youth driven group comprised of the juvenile crowd, isn’t it sad that these young men of hardly 20 years who have no mind of their own are being motivated by their leaders to destroy innocent lives in the name of Religion? And what do we do? Make some Hindu Suicide Squads to show them that we too can act equally ridiculous, than fight terrorism that is a matter of concern for the whole world??

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