MUMBAI, India – Black-clad Indian commandoes raided two luxury hotels to try to free hostages Thursday, and explosions and gunshots shook India's financial capital a day after attacks by suspected Muslim militants killed at least 119 people.
About 10 to 12 gunmen remain holed up inside the hotels and a Jewish center, a top Indian general said. The remaining gunmen appeared to have been killed or captured, Maj. Gen. R.K. Hooda told New Delhi Television.
Authorities said 119 people died and 288 were injured when suspected Islamic militants — armed with assault rifles, hand grenades and explosives — launched a highly coordinated attack against 10 sites in the city Wednesday night.
ya this is pretty crazy , Ive been watching the news feed on msnbc for an hour or so now , they say there is about 125 dead , and over 300 injured , in what seems to be a well coordinated attack...supposedly this is India's worst terrorist attack so far
Easy_Lady wrote:ya this is pretty crazy , Ive been watching the news feed on msnbc for an hour or so now , they say there is about 125 dead , and over 300 injured , in what seems to be a well coordinated attack...supposedly this is India's worst terrorist attack so far
Yeah they came by small little boats, they must of been planning this for a long time now.
Why are they attacking? Did they raise the question of "Why." That is very important.
izmeister wrote:Was it done in retaliation to the inhumane treatment of palestenians in the ghaza strip?
See ^ he's moving in the right direction. "Terrorist" like these aren't looking to terrorize. They have a goal, a message. The questions are Why, How, and What. Why did they attack? How does this effect further their goal? What is their goal, and what is the catalyst?
Barotix wrote:Why are they attacking? Did they raise the question of "Why." That is very important.
izmeister wrote:Was it done in retaliation to the inhumane treatment of palestenians in the ghaza strip?
See ^ he's moving in the right direction. "Terrorist" like these aren't looking to terrorize. They have a goal, a message. The questions are Why, How, and What. Why did they attack? How does this effect further their goal? What is their goal, and what is the catalyst?
Was wondering the same things. Hopefully there motive will be shared, and Stations like CNN actually bring it out...
They're saying the singled out British and American citizens. ... ... ... ... ..
Barotix wrote:Why are they attacking? Did they raise the question of "Why." That is very important.
izmeister wrote:Was it done in retaliation to the inhumane treatment of palestenians in the ghaza strip?
See ^ he's moving in the right direction. "Terrorist" like these aren't looking to terrorize. They have a goal, a message. The questions are Why, How, and What. Why did they attack? How does this effect further their goal? What is their goal, and what is the catalyst?
Was wondering the same things. Hopefully there motive will be shared, and Stations like CNN actually bring it out...
They're saying the singled out British and American citizens. ... ... ... ... ..
i honestly think that the militants are trying to create antenttion, and by saying that theyre singling out British and American citizens, they know they will attract antenttion, because they have. In the past few years, India has gotten many terrorist attacks, and i dont think UK and the US gave a damn. But on this one, because they mention the deaths of Britain and American citizen, its as if the whole world cares. Quite sad really, i mean who cares about the 119 Indian citizens that died rite? We should all care about the 6 Foreigners
Barotix wrote:Why are they attacking? Did they raise the question of "Why." That is very important.
izmeister wrote:Was it done in retaliation to the inhumane treatment of palestenians in the ghaza strip?
See ^ he's moving in the right direction. "Terrorist" like these aren't looking to terrorize. They have a goal, a message. The questions are Why, How, and What. Why did they attack? How does this effect further their goal? What is their goal, and what is the catalyst?
Was wondering the same things. Hopefully there motive will be shared, and Stations like CNN actually bring it out...
They're saying the singled out British and American citizens. ... ... ... ... ..
Strange...in arab media they are saying they were targeting Israeli citizens
inhumane treatment of palestenians? retaliate against indian citizens who had nothing to do with that? i dont see how that adds up. of course why this was done is important but its a terror attack damnit. kill innocent civilians in order to send a message? great way to get the message across.
and yes i do believe that the american media is just overreacting to the news cause of israeli/american/british involvements. like someone already posted, there are so many other terror attacks, but the american media just mentions them and moves on.
o and i heard (didn't confirm yet though) that a militant group (claiming to be Muslim) claimed responsibility for it.
It doesn't necessarily have to do with religion =x
The latest attack, apparently aimed at least partly at prosperous Western tourists, is bound to spook investors in one of Asia's largest and fastest-growing economies.
You can't totally blame religion for every terrorist attack.
Religious extremists don't care what country you're from, they only care about what god you worship.
Most countries have a main religion whether it be Christianity, Catholic, Buddhist, Muslim etc. Therefore the country you come from, does matter.
I guess they were after foreigners, because they were asking for British or American passports
Snoopy wrote:Most countries have a main religion whether it be Christianity, Catholic, Buddhist, Muslim etc. Therefore the country you come from, does matter.
Snoopy wrote:Most countries have a main religion whether it be Christianity, Catholic, Buddhist, Muslim etc.Therefore the country you come from, does matter.
The point is that's only half right. Just because your country has a "national religion" doesn't mean everyone follows it. I figured that would go without saying though.
Ok so, you want to kill Christians, you go to Britain or America. You want to kill Muslims you go to Middle Eastern countries. You want to kill Buddhist's go to China, Mongolia, Nepal whatever they are.
You think I'm unaware that there is more than one religion? I come from Australia, one of the most Multicultural countries in the world, I've seen people of all religions. But think about it, if you want to kill a bunch of Buddhist? Where would you go? Would you go to Sydney, Australia? Or Mongolia?
salmissra wrote: i honestly think that the militants are trying to create antenttion, and by saying that theyre singling out British and American citizens, they know they will attract antenttion, because they have. In the past few years, India has gotten many terrorist attacks, and i dont think UK and the US gave a damn. But on this one, because they mention the deaths of Britain and American citizen, its as if the whole world cares. Quite sad really, i mean who cares about the 119 Indian citizens that died rite? We should all care about the 6 Foreigners
no, america is paying attention to it now because of the high number of dead people and also the well coordinated attack. It takes a lot of people and a lot of planning to attack 5 different places at the same time.
but yeah its all screwed up over there, seems like the terrorists are leaving no countries unaffected
Snoopy wrote:You think I'm unaware that there is more than one religion? I come from Australia, one of the most Multicultural countries in the world, I've seen people of all religions.
Just about every place on the planet is the same. I'm saying it doesn't matter what country they're in, if they're religious extremists they are going to kill people who follow other religions. They don't give a shit where you're from, hence why British and American people were also killed.
Terrorism and religion do not go hand in hand. I guess when Muslims blow Muslims up they're doing it because they're not the right kind of Muslim. No, I doubt religion is to blame here. Ask yourself this: Why is it that the Iranians aren't committing terrorist acts. After all; Iran is the most extreme Muslims country. If Religious Extremism and Terrorism go hand in hand then Iran, a former theocracy, should be in a state of perpetual civil unrest due to terrorist attacks, but when was the last time Iranians committed acts of Terrorism in Iran or abroad? I believe there is more to it than religion. The information I seek is not being revealed by the MsM, yet again. T_T
Barotix wrote:Terrorism and religion do not go hand in hand. I guess when Muslims blow Muslims up they're doing it because they're not the right kind of Muslim. No, I doubt religion is to blame here. Ask yourself this: Why is it that the Iranians aren't committing terrorist acts. After all; Iran is the most extreme Muslims country. If Religious Extremism and Terrorism go hand in hand then Iran, a former theocracy, should be in a state of perpetual civil unrest due to terrorist attacks, but when was the last time Iranians committed acts of Terrorism in Iran or abroad? I believe there is more to it than religion. The information I seek is not being revealed by the MsM, yet again. T_T
Well said Baro, this is one of few times I agree with you. =]
