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2008-11-30 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-11-30 14:29|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Hmm... seems we might be able to learn a thing or three from the Indians. After Mimbai/Bombay has a long history with terrorists.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-11-30 14:44|| 2008-11-30 14:44|| Front Page Top

#2 When asked if the commandos attempted to capture them alive at that stage, he replied: "Unko bachana kaun chahega (Who will want to save them)?"

How about for questioning? If the hostages are dead, it's not like there's any need to kill the terrorists to prevent harm to the hostages. These people are extremely unprofessional. (And I'm not saying this because I'm some kind of great humanitarian. Once they get everything they can out of the terrorists, they can always bury them alive. Or tie them up as animal feed in some tiger preserve).

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-11-30 16:43|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-11-30 16:43|| Front Page Top

#3 The term "torture of hostages" is misleading. As far as the Indian government and the MSM were concerned, the captives were "hostages." As far as the terrorists were concerned, the captives were "playthings." The terrorists were out to inflict maximum pain on their victims and on the society they attacked. This needs much more publicity. Maybe the next set of would-be "playthings" will rush their attackers and either go down fighting, or overcome them.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-11-30 16:50|| 2008-11-30 16:50|| Front Page Top

#4 these terrs were well trained and the Indians had already captured one alive. No need to take any others alive, they all knew the same things, it would just have been redundant and taken the fun out of killing the rest. The info taken from the live one can be verified by other sources later.

Posted by Xenophon 2008-11-30 17:42|| 2008-11-30 17:42|| Front Page Top

#5 these terrs were well trained and the Indians had already captured one alive. No need to take any others alive, they all knew the same things, it would just have been redundant and taken the fun out of killing the rest. The info taken from the live one can be verified by other sources later.

Actually, it's better to have multiple live prisoners because discrepancies can be discovered within minutes, instead of having to deal with "other sources". Note that prisoners can always be killed at leisure after the interrogations are complete.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-11-30 17:51|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-11-30 17:51|| Front Page Top

#6 IMO, it would be better to have 2 or 3 captured.

There is a good chance that different people know different things.

Also, it allows for cross checking

Posted by mhw 2008-11-30 17:52|| 2008-11-30 17:52|| Front Page Top

#7 mhw - how do you know they don't? 10 only? Convenient

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-11-30 18:07|| 2008-11-30 18:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Afzal Guru, sentenced to death for the attack on the Indian Parliament is still alive because the Indian Government is wary of offending Muslim sentiment. His sentence will probably be commuted.

Said Sheik and Maulana Afzar were both captured by Indian troops. Both were freed during the Indian Airlines hijacking in Kandahar.

So you can understand why Indian forces have an unstated no capture policy...

Posted by john frum 2008-11-30 19:29|| 2008-11-30 19:29|| Front Page Top

#9 And they probably do have a few. One or two of those declared dead may be getting the third degree in some undisclosed location from which they will never return.

Posted by john frum 2008-11-30 19:31|| 2008-11-30 19:31|| Front Page Top

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