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Nov 28th, 2008, 10:52
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| Reporter saying he can see foreigners in a bus.. one man crying on his cell phone, people in airline uniforms, a 6-month old baby rushed to hospital... everyone given water immediately... |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 10:54
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| The buses are taking them to the basement of the Air India building... which is not far along from those hotels. He says lots of crying and lots of smiling.. |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 10:54
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| 30 people... is what Times Now reports |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:15
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Maybe more generally it can serve as a reminder that terrorism is fed as something new to us today, whereas it simply isn't. A pretty crass example last night I thought was some former CIA bigwig stating that "Today, India has found itself among the nations that face domestic terror with an international edge" (or words to that effect). As many members here have never tired to point out, on the contrary India has been dealing with (international) terrorism since its inception in 1947 if not before. I mean you could accept something like that from some John Doe in the street, but from some former CIA chief? Come on. Many European nations have plenty of experience with dealing with this over the past century for that matter, including the final insight that sheer oppression doesn't work. It's a pity that entire experience seems to have been forgotten over the past decade.
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:21
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| Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ...  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India
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| Jude thanks again and I am so glad to hear that. Are these people out of Taj or Oberoi? |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:22
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| rediff update 11:00 AM: Army Commander LT Gen N Thamburaj says the new Taj Hotel building has been totally sanitised and handed over to the police. One confirmed terrorist left in the old Taj building. He says the terrorist has knocked out the lights in two floors and is on the move constantly. The NSG has established contact with this terrorist. The army is confident that operations at the old Taj Hotel building will come to an end in a couple of hours.
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:23
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| sorry... shipping people were here for a quote. They're all coming out of the Oberoi. And now more and more are coming out  Looks really great... and they look remarkably well and perky. If you know what I mean... very calm and collected. One was a foreign employee of the Oberoi with his child. |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:24
| #893 |
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| I just really like seeing them all smiling and shaking the hands of the army and stuff.... it's heart warming to know that's happening not far away right now. |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:27
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| I'm not sure.. perhaps this is actually footage of the ones they were talking about earlier... the 30. But it's great to see. The headlines say that the army announce almost all hostages are rescued. hard to say how they can know of course. |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:30
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| Firing .. 6-7 rounds at Nariman House.. amazing. Those guys have staying power. |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:32
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| Our shippers just told us all the Embassy's etc are closed around Nariman Point.. that whole area is closed. Which is obvious of course... but I wonder when it will all open again and the public will be let in again... sigh.. we have to get our Thai visas next week... |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:34
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| It's TRULY like a movie.. watching the Blackcats airlifted down from the chopper onto the roof of Nariman House.. then stealthily climbing around the terrace and into the building. Cameras are close in and it's quite amazing to witness. |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:36
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| Saw footage of the young white guy with his baby coming out and being ushered into a car.. and the baby was quite fine. No crying.. just looking around... pretty amazing with all the madness of people around. growing up indian  |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:42
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| More troops arriving at the Oberoi. Reporter saying 100 still inside... but I think it's all conjecture |
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Nov 28th, 2008, 11:43
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| rediff update 11:29 AM: About 8 to 9 commandos have entered Prem Bhawan, near Nariman House, with two cartons of supplies. Heavy gunfire has resumed http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/2...-in-mumbai.htm |
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