Attacks on Mumbai: updates and info thread.

lorelei · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:08

Thank you all for your updates. Thank you for telling me where to look for news.

An L.A. girl sends her deepest sympathies to the people of India and to those who lost their lives or their loved ones.

This board gives me faith that we are all more connected than separate.

Peace and love.

judecg · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:14

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Originally Posted by lorelei

Thank you all for your updates. Thank you for telling me where to look for news.

An L.A. girl sends her deepest sympathies to the people of India and to those who lost their lives or their loved ones.

This board gives me faith that we are all more connected than separate.

Peace and love.

Thanks lorelei

I lived in LA for 10 years before coming here. The world is a tiny place and we sure are all connected!

Watching all the news today.. I think India can feel how much sympathy is coming from the whole world.

judecg · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:16

Headlines on Times Now saying that terrorist said they planned to blow up the Taj ... "just like we blew up the Marriott in Pakistan" ... they had enough explosives to blow it up

sorry if that already posted... I have not had time to read all previous posts

judecg · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:18

The explosives were shipped into Bombay before the terrorists arrived.

Khak · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:22

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/I...23,curpg-2.cms

Azam reportedly disclosed that the group left Karachi in one boat and upon reaching Gujarat they hoisted a white flag on their boat and were intercepted by two officers of the coast guard near Porbandar and while they were being questioned one of the terrorists grappled with one of the officers slit his throat and threw the body in the boat. The other officer was told to help the group reach Mumbai. When they were four nautical miles away from Mumbai there were three speedboats waiting for them where the other coastguard officer was killed. All the ammo was then shifted into these three spedboats they reached Colaba jetty on Wednesday night and the ten men broke up into groups of two each. Four of these men went to the Taj Mahal hotel, two of them to the Trident hotel, two towards Nariman House at Colaba and two of which Azam was one moved to CST

Swapnil · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:24

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Originally Posted by judecg

... "just like we blew up the Marriott in Pakistan"

You mean these are those same terrorist ?

judecg · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:26

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Originally Posted by Swapnil

You mean these are those same terrorist ?

It sounds as if the terrorist they have captured and are getting information from... yes... has claimed he is part of the same group that blew up the Marriott. No more news on that as yet... it was just a headline along the bottom of the screen on Times Now

chilling..

machadinha · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:26

Ahem, watch out now, Jude, it's just what's being reported.

I was watching some folks gravely going on about these terrorists themselves (emphasis on themselves!, you know what I mean) referring to 9/11 and blah. Yes, one would expect they would, must be something of a symbol to them, right.

Don't let yourselves get swept away so easily. Please.

Financial heart of Mumbai attacked? Yes, makes sense.

Crude yet efficient weapons easy to get? I never tried, but they're rumored to be where I live. We have the regular arms catches to make us believe so in any case (and then the criminal assassinations to support it).

Arms training? Ever been in the army, or have a friend who has?

Etc.

judecg · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:28

They did not anticipate early resistance (? huh... )

Plan to destroy symbols of economic strength

Now the headline saying they wanted to make it out to be like the Marriott in Pakistan .. make it worse than 9/11

all this from Times Now headlines

judecg · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by machadinha

Ahem, watch out now, Jude, it's just what's being reported.

Don't let yourselves get swept away so easily. Please.

Oh sure... I'm not ready to believe it yet at all! I'm simply telling you what Times Now is reporting.

If I waited to be sure I believed everything I was passing on I couldn't have written anything these last 3 days!

Thing that is interesting is to see what is being reported.. imho.

machadinha · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swapnil

You mean these are those same terrorist ?

No, I saw that capture live, it was just about these guys allegedly referring to we'll do the same thing here (as proclaimed by some expert or journalist). It doesn't mean they're the same people. It also doesn't tell me they really meant to blow up these hotels in the same way. If they could have and had intended to, I see no reason to assume they couldn't have. That they may have referred to it vocally doesn't surprise me, that must be their mythology and frame of reference don't you think. (I'm frankly no sooner than this is over or perhaps well before it getting sick and tired of the way the media and perhaps the politicians and other power-mongers that steer them are making easy gain out of this.)

It should have one realize btw that Pakistan can't reasonably be argued to support people to blow itself up (as they did with the Marriott in Islamabad, and have been doing for decades just as in India). Things just aren't so simple. Many of these terrorist or insurgent outfits are bugging the Pakistani authorities no less. And then you get ISI and blah blah, yes, I know about all that, let's please discuss it somewhere else.

judecg · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:35

12 bombs defused at Nariman House since last night... they booby trapped the bodies with bombs

- Headlines Today

judecg · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:38

Lots of very emotional scenes of funerals. So many people affected forever by this tragedy.

I am going to let the day unfold for a while. Have to get on with some regular things. But I will keep checking in.

machadinha · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:44

Aye, that's correct. I'm off for some sleep myself.

Thoughts to you all people.

sannna · Nov 29th, 2008, 12:46

Thank you guys for updating. I will sign out now - do the shopping I planned to do two days ago. WIll go to Grant Road and, stupid maybe, but I still am slightly afraid to go south. Well, as soon as I am outside it will be over. Bombay is back to normal. Lets hope it stays that way and politicians and others are able to keep speculations un-biased.

Never thought I would spend two full days on IM. But I am very very grateful to mridula, judecg, lil'- sorry can't remember full name- and all the others who have sat through so much TV covering and send us the updates. Thankyouthankyouthankyou.
See you later.

Nov 29th, 2008, 12:22	#1475
Khak Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kolkata/hyderabad Posts: 672	account of how terroists reached mubai http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/I...23,curpg-2.cms Azam reportedly disclosed that the group left Karachi in one boat and upon reaching Gujarat they hoisted a white flag on their boat and were intercepted by two officers of the coast guard near Porbandar and while they were being questioned one of the terrorists grappled with one of the officers slit his throat and threw the body in the boat. The other officer was told to help the group reach Mumbai. When they were four nautical miles away from Mumbai there were three speedboats waiting for them where the other coastguard officer was killed. All the ammo was then shifted into these three spedboats they reached Colaba jetty on Wednesday night and the ten men broke up into groups of two each. Four of these men went to the Taj Mahal hotel, two of them to the Trident hotel, two towards Nariman House at Colaba and two of which Azam was one moved to CST __________________ ~Khak~ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Nov 29th, 2008, 12:26	#1478
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,361	Ahem, watch out now, Jude, it's just what's being reported. I was watching some folks gravely going on about these terrorists themselves (emphasis on themselves!, you know what I mean) referring to 9/11 and blah. Yes, one would expect they would, must be something of a symbol to them, right. Don't let yourselves get swept away so easily. Please. Financial heart of Mumbai attacked? Yes, makes sense. Crude yet efficient weapons easy to get? I never tried, but they're rumored to be where I live. We have the regular arms catches to make us believe so in any case (and then the criminal assassinations to support it). Arms training? Ever been in the army, or have a friend who has? Etc. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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lorelei Lorelei Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 10	Thank you all for your updates. Thank you for telling me where to look for news. An L.A. girl sends her deepest sympathies to the people of India and to those who lost their lives or their loved ones. This board gives me faith that we are all more connected than separate. Peace and love.

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judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	Headlines on Times Now saying that terrorist said they planned to blow up the Taj ... "just like we blew up the Marriott in Pakistan" ... they had enough explosives to blow it up sorry if that already posted... I have not had time to read all previous posts

Nov 29th, 2008, 12:18	#1474
judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	The explosives were shipped into Bombay before the terrorists arrived.

Nov 29th, 2008, 12:28	#1479
judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	They did not anticipate early resistance (? huh... ) Plan to destroy symbols of economic strength Now the headline saying they wanted to make it out to be like the Marriott in Pakistan .. make it worse than 9/11 all this from Times Now headlines

Nov 29th, 2008, 12:35	#1482
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Nov 29th, 2008, 12:38	#1483
judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	Lots of very emotional scenes of funerals. So many people affected forever by this tragedy. I am going to let the day unfold for a while. Have to get on with some regular things. But I will keep checking in.

Nov 29th, 2008, 12:44	#1484
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,361	Aye, that's correct. I'm off for some sleep myself. Thoughts to you all people.

Nov 29th, 2008, 12:46	#1485
sannna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 493	Thank you guys for updating. I will sign out now - do the shopping I planned to do two days ago. WIll go to Grant Road and, stupid maybe, but I still am slightly afraid to go south. Well, as soon as I am outside it will be over. Bombay is back to normal. Lets hope it stays that way and politicians and others are able to keep speculations un-biased. Never thought I would spend two full days on IM. But I am very very grateful to mridula, judecg, lil'- sorry can't remember full name- and all the others who have sat through so much TV covering and send us the updates. Thankyouthankyouthankyou. See you later.