Vikram SoodFormer RAW chief
The fidayeen attack on Mumbai is not only one of the biggest terror attacks in Indian history; it is the first of its kind. The terrorists have been misleading the media by claiming to be members of Hyderabad Mujahideen. The fact is that the audacious attack is part of a deep conspiracy against India that I am sure will gradually unravel. We are still to get the total picture.
This terror onslaught is much like the 1993 Mumbai serials blasts to avenge the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992. These latest attacks were extremely well orchestrated and carried out with the help of foreign elements. My own feeling is that even the underworld could be involved. And of course nothing of this scale could have happened without liberal assistance from locals. The underworld must have provided them with the logistical support needed to carry these out. Now, after Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is the turn of India to become the terrorists’ target.
Among the questions that must be answered soon is how the terrorists were at all able to land in Mumbai with their huge arms caches. Also, how did they reach these hotels? Were they or were they not frisked by the security men posted there? An intensive probe is needed to ascertain just how the terrorists managed to sneak in. This is why I say that they were helped and protected by local elements. An attack of this complexity could simply not have been planned in a day. The terrorists must have come to Mumbai and been around for long enough to do a meticulous recce of the areas they targeted. What particularly baffles is why the police so miserably failed to get wind of their movements. There is thus a persistent question mark on the efficiency of the Mumbai police.....Continue
Malaysia has come under serious peril from an unanticipated front & the response from the Malaysian Government poses critical questions about freedom of expression. A relatively unknown conglomerate of Hindu NGOs named Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) called a mammoth rally in Kuala Lumpur, to air its objections about the so called marginalisation of the Indian ethnic minority community (read Tamil Hindus). Apart from that, in a somewhat comical demand, the organisation also demanded compensation from Great Britain for the community’s exploitation during the colonial era. An off the guard government came quickly to action & arrested the top HINDRAF leaders.
the real me is at home!” I must have lost it, as I don’t see it in my cupboard any more. But sometimes, I wonder how easy it would have been to send another me to work on an especially cold December morning. I could just sleep at home. Well, apparently the day is not far away, as this story will tell you. Allow me to introduce you to a shocking future involving virtual reality and MMORPGs. If you have never heard of an MMORPG and you think it is some esoteric piece of software, you are surprisingly close to the truth. MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
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