Happy Thanksgiving: Mumbai Terror Attacks, Hostages, Al-Queda Penn Station
While you’re busy making turkey recipes and feeling awkward around the in-laws this Thanksgiving, Indian army commandos are battling terrorists who launched attacks against luxury hotels and other targets in Mumbai (Bombay), killing 104 people, at and near the Taj Mahal Palace. Over 300 people have been wounded.
Deccan Mujahideen, a new terrorist group, claims responsibility
While you are debating football games, eight Israelis, including a rabbi, are being held by terrorists in Mumbai Chabad House.
While you are juggling traveling issues with the family, and having a 4-day vacation, a British citizen has this to report:
- “I’m holed up in my room with furniture blockading the door. I’ve been here for over 18 hours now, with no food, hardly any water, no television or radio or information.
- “I’m listening to what’s going on outside, which for 18 hours has been punctuated by explosions and varying degree of farcity – semi-automatic and automatic gunfure and people rushing up and down the corridor outside.
Meanwhile, the NYC subway system is acting under red alert due to intelligence saying Al-Queda would strike Penn Station during the holidays. The northeast and Amtrak have been crippled during the busiest travel day of the year.
I guess we all have something to be thankful for this year: #1 that terrorists haven’t blown us up.
Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Remember, ESPN says: “Thursday’s first course may not be to everyone’s liking, but the rest of the football being played on Thanksgiving Day (and night) is tasty! All eyes will be on quarterback Donovan McNabb and whether he can bounce back from his benching last Sunday in Baltimore.”
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Thanks for the dose of perspective.
There is no Messiah to tuck us in at night and keep us comfortable and happy.
You can’t negotiate with terrorists and dictators.
Political correctness must end.
I hope India has the courage to do what is right. Glad they sunk that Pirate boat a few days after being attacked.
We need a Godzilla moment.
Obama=Truman?
RRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!
I cannot believe onThanksgiving that this has happened!
But then again i worked and i met
my husband in the World Trade Center, and who would ever think
that my beautiful glass building
would get be there no more.
i am sorry, what i meant to say is,
who would ever suspect that the world trade would vanish off the face
of the earth