There's goes my trip to India . . . - Page 3

TheMercenary · 11-30-2008, 08:54 PM

This is pretty remarkable. India was willfully unprepared to respond to this attack and it sounds like they will be unprepared in the immediate future.

from the article:

With no SWAT team in this city of 18 million, authorities called in the only unit in the country trained to deal with such crises. But the National Security Guards, which largely devotes its resources to protecting top officials, is based outside of New Delhi and it took the commandos nearly 10 hours to reach the scene.

That gave the gunmen time to consolidate control over two luxury hotels and a Jewish center, said Sahni.

As the siege at dragged on, local police improperly strapped on ill-fitting bulletproof vests. Few had two-way radios to communicate.

and this:

From his home in Israel, Assaf Hefetz, a former Israeli police commissioner who created the country's police anti-terror unit three decades ago, watched the slow-motion operation in disbelief.

The commandos should have swarmed the building in a massive, coordinated attack that would have overwhelmed the gunmen and ended the standoff in seconds, he said.

"You have to come from the roof and all the windows and all the doors and create other entrances by demolition charges," he said.

The slow pace of the operations made it appear that the commandos' main goal was to stay safe, Hefetz said.

"You have to take the chance and the danger that your people can be hurt and some of them will be killed, but do it much faster and ensure the operation will be finished (quickly)," Hefetz said.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081130/D94PG9I81.html

Bullitt · 11-30-2008, 09:25 PM

I read the "commandos" (the news outlets seem to use that term loosely, anyone wearing black ski masks and holding an AK) were using explosives to "sanitize" the Taj Mahal Hotel floor by floor. WTF there could be people hiding out in their bathrooms, closets, etc. not just the attackers. Just a hugely messy situation that won't really get sorted out for awhile I'm guessing. My dad was in that city about ten years ago on some business trip, glad it was then not now.

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-09-2008, 12:58 AM

Merc, as you've noticed, hatred is tw's sole motivator, and it produces both deluded remarks and a uniform bitchiness of tone. He is as a result largely unable to discover any other motivation than hatred in anyone else, and repeatedly projects it onto others.

Who quite rightly resent both it and him.

11-30-2008, 08:54 PM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	This is pretty remarkable. India was willfully unprepared to respond to this attack and it sounds like they will be unprepared in the immediate future. from the article: With no SWAT team in this city of 18 million, authorities called in the only unit in the country trained to deal with such crises. But the National Security Guards, which largely devotes its resources to protecting top officials, is based outside of New Delhi and it took the commandos nearly 10 hours to reach the scene. That gave the gunmen time to consolidate control over two luxury hotels and a Jewish center, said Sahni. As the siege at dragged on, local police improperly strapped on ill-fitting bulletproof vests. Few had two-way radios to communicate. and this: From his home in Israel, Assaf Hefetz, a former Israeli police commissioner who created the country's police anti-terror unit three decades ago, watched the slow-motion operation in disbelief. The commandos should have swarmed the building in a massive, coordinated attack that would have overwhelmed the gunmen and ended the standoff in seconds, he said. "You have to come from the roof and all the windows and all the doors and create other entrances by demolition charges," he said. The slow pace of the operations made it appear that the commandos' main goal was to stay safe, Hefetz said. "You have to take the chance and the danger that your people can be hurt and some of them will be killed, but do it much faster and ensure the operation will be finished (quickly)," Hefetz said. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081130/D94PG9I81.html __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-30-2008, 09:25 PM	#2
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	I read the "commandos" (the news outlets seem to use that term loosely, anyone wearing black ski masks and holding an AK) were using explosives to "sanitize" the Taj Mahal Hotel floor by floor. WTF there could be people hiding out in their bathrooms, closets, etc. not just the attackers. Just a hugely messy situation that won't really get sorted out for awhile I'm guessing. My dad was in that city about ten years ago on some business trip, glad it was then not now. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

12-09-2008, 12:58 AM	#3
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Merc, as you've noticed, hatred is tw's sole motivator, and it produces both deluded remarks and a uniform bitchiness of tone. He is as a result largely unable to discover any other motivation than hatred in anyone else, and repeatedly projects it onto others. Who quite rightly resent both it and him. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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