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Editor: Nagaraj.M.R...vol.5.issue.44....31/10/2009
EDITORIAL : GUNS N' ROSES – international war crimes tribunal
9 / 11 WTC attack , 26 / 11 MUMBAI attack , bomb blasts in
Now it is almost a year after 26.11.08 terrorist attacks on Mumbai , sponsored by government of
The government of
Hereby , e-voice urges the GOI to complete the legal prosecution of terrorist kasab , his local supporters if any as early as possible & to secure the extradition of terror master minds in
India, U.S.A , U.K , Pakistan and various other countries have given birth to & supported various terror outfits, all with the objective of widening their area of influence, to get hold of governance of other countries, to loot resources of other countries. At no time they were bothered about the welfare of innocent people in those victim countries.
Now, when the Frankenstein monster they fathered TERRORISM is haunting them , came home to roost in their own backyards , all these countries are crying foul.
Take for instance
Take for instance
Take the case of USA , from the beginning since decades , it is the habbit of US administrators, britishers to sow the seeds of discontent between two countries , make them to go to war with each other ( simultaneously selling military hardware worth billions of dollars to those same countries by the way making profit in billions ) & to finally play the role of a truce maker thereby getting a foothold in the newly formed government plus getting reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars leading to profit of billions. Just remember the
The common folk of whichever country , whichever religion you take , does not want war , everybody wants peace. The common folk need food , shelter , healthcare & education. It is the scheming politicians who go on the path of violence. POOJYA BAPUJI's , MAHATMA GANDHIJI's principles of non violence , non interference in the affairs of other individuals / other countries , love / compassion for fellow human beings is much relevant today.
Hereby, e-Voice urges the international war crimes tribunal , to order the respective governments who aided terrorism ,to pay damages to victim countries.
Jai hind. Vande mataram
Your's sincerely,
Nagaraj.m.r.
Visit following websites to know about the crimes of Indian public servants
CROSS EXAM OF INDIAN JUDGES
http://sites.google.com/site/sosevoiceforjustice/cross-exam-of-indian-judges ,
POLICE NOT REGISTERING COMPLAINT
http://sites.google.com/site/sosevoiceforjustice/police-not-registering-complaint-1 ,
CRIMES OF U.S PRESIDENT
From the day one the government of u.s.a is selfish & violating the rights of other countrymen. During cold war days , to expand it's influence & to give more business for u.s arms manufacturers , the u.s.a sowed the seeds of terrorism in various countries & nurtured them through arms & finance supply , training. The AL-QUEDA & TALIBAN are it's own babies.
The president bush of U.S.A was sufferring from low image ratings , the domestic economy was facing a slump , so to improve his own rating & bring more business to u.s industries , he schemed an inhuman ruthless plan. He wanted to take control of afghanisthan &
human rights watch has doubted the authenticity of 9/11 in it's articles months ago. it is just a ploy of the bush to divert attention of public from his dipping ratings , domestic problems like unemployment , economic lows and more importantly to find rather fabricate a reason for attacking the arab world ,
SEPTEMBER 9/11 WAS PLANNED !!!! VISIT : http://www.neiu.edu/~ayjamess/hmmm.htm#Main
The government of U.S.A thrown all international conventions into wind , lied about weapons of destruction in
AN APPEAL TO THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT OF USA , CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA & CHIEF JUSTICE OF PAKISTAN
- By American Citizens
Our country was known as " Heaven On Earth" , "Land of Equality USA is known as a "Terror State USA USA Iraq , which was the main
reason for US attacking Iraq US Indian territory . GOI spent billions of dollars of Indian taxpayer's money for aiding & abetting terrorism , while billions of Indians were half starving & going without a single meal , without proper health care.
Recently in the last week , in a media interview the president of Government of
Pakistan Mr. Jardari himself has confessed that in the previous years the
government of Pakistan has aided & abetted Terrorism for tactical gains of
Pakistan USA , INDIA , PAKISTAN &
INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL , to legally prosecute the previous Prime Ministers of INDIA , the previous presidents of USA & PAKISTAN
2008 Mumbai attacks
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| Attack type | Bombings, shootings, hostage crisis[1] |
| Death(s) | 173 (164 civilians and security personnel and 9 attackers)[2] |
| Injured | 308[2] |
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The 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than ten coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India's financial capital and its largest city. The attacks, which drew widespread condemnation across the world, began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until 29 November, killing at least 173 people and wounding at least 308.[2][5]
Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident,[6] the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower,[6] Leopold Cafe,[6] Cama Hospital,[6] the Orthodox Jewish-owned Nariman House,[7] the Metro Cinema,[8] and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College.[6] There was also an explosion at Mazagaon, in Mumbai's port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle.[9] By the early morning of 28 November, all sites except for the
Mohammad Ajmal Amir,[11] the only attacker who was captured alive, disclosed that the attackers were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based militant organization, considered a terrorist organization by India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among others.[12] The Indian Government said that the attackers came from
On 7 January 2009, after more than a month of denying the nationality of the attackers,[14]
[edit] Background
Main article: Terrorism in Mumbai
One of the bomb-damaged coaches at the Mahim station in Mumbai during the 11 July 2006 train bombings
There have been many terrorist bombings in Mumbai since 13 co-ordinated bomb explosions killed 257 people and injured 700 on 12 March 1993.[17] The 1993 attacks are believed to be retaliation for the Babri Mosque demolition.[18]
On 6 December 2002, a blast in a BEST bus near Ghatkopar station killed two people and injured 28.[19] The bombing occurred on the tenth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya.[20] A bicycle bomb exploded near the Vile Parle station in Mumbai, killing one person and injuring 25 on 27 January 2003, a day before the visit of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India to the city.[21] On 13 March 2003, a day after the tenth anniversary of the 1993 Bombay bombings, a bomb exploded in a train compartment near the Mulund station, killing 10 people and injuring 70.[22] On 28 July 2003, a blast in a BEST bus in Ghatkopar killed 4 people and injured 32.[23] On 25 August 2003 two bombs exploded in South Mumbai, one near the Gateway of India and the other at Zaveri Bazaar in Kalbadevi. At least 44 people were killed and 150 injured.[24] On 11 July 2006, seven bombs exploded within 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai.[25] 209 people were killed,[26] and over 700 injured.[27] According to Mumbai Police, the bombings were carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).[28][29]
[edit] Attacks
Main article: Timeline of the 2008 Mumbai attacks
[edit] Entry into India
According to investigations the attackers traveled by sea from Karachi,
The first events were detailed around 20:00 Indian Standard Time (IST) on 26 November, when 10 Urdu-speaking men in inflatable speedboats came ashore at two locations in Colaba. They reportedly told local Marathi-speaking fishermen to "mind their business" before they split up and headed two different ways. The fishermen's subsequent report to police received little response.[31]
[edit] Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Bullet marks on the wall of the suburban terminus at CST
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) was attacked by two gunmen, one of whom, Ajmal Kasab, was later caught alive by the police and identified by eyewitnesses. The attacks began around 21:30 when the two men entered the passenger hall and opened fire,[32] using AK-47 rifles.[33] The attackers killed 52 people and injured 109 others,[33] their assault ending at about 22:45.[32]
[edit] Leopold Cafe
The Leopold Cafe, a popular restaurant and bar on Colaba Causeway in South Mumbai, was one of the first sites to be attacked.[34] Two attackers opened fired on the cafe on 26 November night, killing at least 10 people (including some foreigners), and injuring many more.[35]
Bullet marks left at Leopold Cafe
[edit] Bomb blasts in taxis
There were two explosions in taxis caused by timer bombs. The first one occurred at 22:40 at Vile Parle, killing the driver and a passenger. The second explosion took place at Wadi Bunder between 22:20 and 22:25. Three people including the driver of the taxi were killed, and about 15 other people were injured.[9][36]
[edit] Taj Mahal Hotel and Oberoi Trident
Main articles: Taj Mahal Palace & Tower and Oberoi Trident
The damaged Oberoi Trident hotel
Two hotels, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower and the Oberoi Trident, were amongst the four locations targeted. Six explosions were reported at the Taj hotel and one at the Oberoi Trident.[37][38]
CNN initially reported on the morning of the 27 November 2008 that the hostage situation at the Taj had been resolved and quoted the police chief of Maharashtra stating that all hostages were freed;[39] however, it was learned later that day that there were still two attackers holding hostages, including foreigners, in the Taj Mahal hotel.[40][40]
The Wasabi restaurant on the first floor of the Taj Hotel was completely gutted.
During the attacks, both hotels were surrounded by Rapid Action Force personnel and Marine Commandos (MARCOS) and National Security Guards (NSG) commandos.[41][42] When reports emerged that attackers were receiving television broadcasts, feeds to the hotels were blocked.[43] All attackers were out of the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels by the early morning of November 29.[44][45]
A number of European Parliament Committee on International Trade delegates were staying in the Taj Mahal hotel when it was attacked,[46] but none of them were injured.[47] British Conservative Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Sajjad Karim (who was in the lobby when attackers initially opened fire there) and German Social Democrat MEP Erika Mann were hiding in different parts of the building.[48] Also reported present was Spanish MEP Ignasi Guardans, who was barricaded in a hotel room.[49] Another British Conservative MEP, Syed Kamall, reported that he along with several other MEPs left the hotel and went to a nearby restaurant shortly before the attack.[48] Kamall also reported that Polish MEP Jan Masiel was thought to have been sleeping in his hotel room when the attacks started, but eventually left the hotel safely.[50] Kamall and Guardans reported that a Hungarian MEP's assistant was shot.[48][51] Also caught up in the shooting were the President of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, while checking in at the Oberoi Trident,[51] and Indian MP N. N. Krishnadas of Kerala and Sir Gulam Noon while having dinner at a restaurant in the Taj hotel.[52][53]
[edit] Nariman House
Main article: Nariman House
Front view of the Nariman House a week after the attacks
Nariman House, a Chabad Lubavitch Jewish center in Colaba known as the Mumbai Chabad House, was taken over by two attackers and several residents were held hostage.[54] The house was stormed by NSG commandos and, after a long battle, one NSG commando and the two attackers were killed.[55] Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivkah Holtzberg, who was six months pregnant, were murdered with other hostages inside the house by the attackers.[56] Indian forces found the bodies of six hostages inside the house.
[edit] End of the attacks
By the morning of 27 November, the army had secured the Jewish outreach center at Nariman House as well as the Oberoi Trident hotel. They also incorrectly believed that the
[edit] Methodology
The attackers had planned the attack several months ahead of time and knew some areas well enough for the attackers to vanish, and reappear after security forces had left. Several sources have quoted Kasab telling the police that the group received help from Mumbai residents.[63][64] The attackers used at least three SIM cards purchased on the Indian side of the border with Bangladesh, pointing to some local collusion.[65] There were also reports of one SIM card purchased in
Type 86 Granades made by China's state-owned Norinco were used in the attacks. [2]
Blood tests on the attackers indicate that they had taken cocaine and LSD during the attacks, to sustain their energy and stay awake for 50 hours. Police say that they found syringes on the scenes of the attacks. There were also indications that they had been taking steroids.[69] The gunman who survived said that the attackers had used Google Earth to familiarise themselves with the locations of buildings used in the attacks.[70]
[edit] Attribution
Main article: Attribution of the 2008 Mumbai attacks
See also: Erroneous reporting on the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Ajmal Kasab, the only attacker caught alive, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
The Mumbai attacks were planned and directed by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants inside
In February 2009, Pakistani newspaper The Dawn, citing Pakistani investigators, claimed that the attacks were planned in Bangladesh and refined in India with significant support being provided by Indian based militant groups and criminal organisations.[76] However, Indian investigators refuted this claim, with the Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram dismissing the claim as "rubbish".[77] On 12 February 2009,
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on 15 February 2009 that the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings and the Mumbai attacks were linked, and that Pakistan needed information from India to continue its investigation.[79]
The criminal investigation begun by the Mumbai police has identified 37 suspects – including two army officers – wanted for their alleged involvement in the plot. All but two of the suspects, many of whom are identified only through aliases, are Pakistani.[80]
In July 2009 Pakistani authorities confirmed to their Indian counterparts that their investigations confirmed that LeT plotted and financed the attacks. Investigations conducted in LeT camps in
[edit] Attackers
Police looking for attackers outside Colaba
There were ten gunmen, nine of whom were subsequently shot dead and one captured by security forces.[82][83] Witnesses reported that they looked to be in their early twenties, wore black t-shirts and jeans, and that they smiled and looked happy as they shot their victims.[84]
It was initially reported that some of the attackers were British citizens,[85][86] but the Indian Government later stated that there was no evidence to confirm this.[87] Similarly, early reports of twelve gunmen[88] were also later shown to be incorrect.[3]
On 9 December, the ten attackers were identified by Mumbai police, along with their home towns in Pakistan: Ajmal Amir from Faridkot, Abu Ismail Dera Ismail Khan from Dera Ismail Khan, Hafiz Arshad and Babr Imran from Multan, Javed from Okara, Shoaib from Narowal, Nazih and Nasr from Faisalabad, Abdul Rahman from Arifwalla, and Fahad Ullah from Dipalpur Taluka. Dera Ismail Khan is in the North-West Frontier Province; the rest of the towns are in Pakistani Punjab.[89]
[edit] Arrests
Main article: Ajmal Kasab
Ajmal Kasab was the only attacker captured alive by police and is currently under arrest.[90] Much of the information about the attackers' preparation, travel, and movements comes from his confessions to the Mumbai police.[91]
On 12 February 2009
[edit] Casualties and compensation
Main article: Casualties of the 2008 Mumbai attacks
At least 164 victims (civilians and security personnel) and 9 attackers were killed in the attacks. Among the dead were 28 foreign nationals from 10 countries.[2][39][93][94][95] One attacker was captured.[96] The bodies of many of the dead hostages showed signs of torture or disfigurement.[97] A number of those killed were notable figures in business, media, and security services.[98][99][100]
The Government of Maharashtra announced about $10,000 as compensation to the kin of each of those killed in the terror attacks and about $1,000 to the seriously injured.[101] In August 2009, Indian Hotels Company and the Oberoi Group received about $28 million as part-payment of the insurance claims, on account of the attacks on Taj Mahal and Trident, from General Insurance Corporation of India.[102]
[edit] Aftermath
Main article: Aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Flowers at the spot of Hemant Karkare's death
The attacks had multiple, far-ranging effects. The impact was felt on Mumbai and on Maharashtra state, and throughout urban
The attacks have damaged
[edit] Reactions
Main article: Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Protests at the Gateway of India in Mumbai
Indians criticised their political leaders after the attacks, saying that their ineptness was partly responsible. The Times of India commented on its front page that "Our politicians fiddle as innocents die."[110] Political reactions in Mumbai and India included a range of resignations and political changes, including the resignations of Minister for Home Affairs, Shivraj Patil,[111] Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh,[112] and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharastra R. R. Patil.[113] In addition, there was condemnation of the attacks by Indian Muslim organizations and personalities and Naxalite insurgentsSource?. Prominent Muslim personalities such as Bollywood actor Aamir Khan appealed to the community members in the country to observe Eid al-Adha as a day of mourning on 9 December 2008.[114] The business establishment also reacted, with changes to transport, and requests for an increase in self-defense capabilities.[115] The attacks also triggered a chain of citizens' movements across
International reaction for the attacks was widespread, with many countries and international organizations condemning the attacks and expressing their condolences to the civilian victims. Many important personalities around the world also condemned the attacks.[119] Outgoing US President George W. Bush said "We pledge the full support of the United States as India investigates these attacks, brings the guilty to justice and sustains its democratic way of life."[120] Likewise, a spokesman for then President-elect Barack Obama said that Mr. Obama “strongly condemns today’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, and his thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the people of
Media coverage highlighted the use of new media and Internet social networking tools, including Twitter and Flickr, in spreading information about the attacks. In addition, many Indian bloggers and Wikipedia offered live textual coverage of the attacks.[122] A map of the attacks was set up by a web journalist using Google Maps.[123][124] The New York Times, in July 2009, described the event as "what may be the most well-documented terrorist attack anywhere."[125]
[edit] Kasab's trial
Kasab's trial began on 6 May 2009. He initially pleaded not guilty, but later admitted his guilt on 20 July 2009. The court had accepted his plea, but due to the lack of completeness within his admittance, the judge had deemed that many of the 86 charges were not addressed and therefore the trial will continue. Kasab could, and will almost certainly, be hanged if given the maximum penalty of death.[126]
[edit] Trials in Pakistan
Indian and Pakistani police have exchanged DNA evidence, photographs and items found with the attackers to piece together a detailed portrait of the Mumbai plot. Police in
[edit] Locations
All the incidents except the explosion at Vile Parle took place in downtown South Mumbai.
- Oberoi Trident at Nariman Point;
18°55′38″N 72°49′14″E / 18.927118°N 72.820618°E - Taj Mahal Palace & Tower near the Gateway of India; 18°55′18″N 72°50′00″E / 18.921739°N 72.83331°E
- Leopold Cafe, a popular tourist restaurant in Colaba; 18°55′20″N 72°49′54″E / 18.922272°N 72.831566°E
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station; 18°56′26″N 72°50′11″E / 18.940631°N 72.836426°E (express train terminus), 18°56′26″N 72°50′07″E / 18.94061°N 72.835343°E (suburban terminus)
- 18°56′32″N 72°50′01″E / 18.942117°N 72.833734°E
- Near St. Xavier's College 18°56′38″N 72°49′55″E / 18.943919°N 72.831942°E.
- Cama and Albless Hospital; 18°56′34″N 72°49′59″E / 18.94266°N 72.832993°E
- Nariman House (Chabad House) Jewish outreach center; 18°54′59″N 72°49′40″E / 18.916517°N 72.827682°E
- Metro Cinema 18°56′35″N 72°49′46″E / 18.943178°N 72.829474°E
- Mazagaon docks in Mumbai's port area;
- Vile Parle near the airport
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