In today's world, there are so many strifes between factions that have been playing out for generations.
And it is true that both sides in most ongoing conflicts have suffered great injustices at the hands of their opponents. India and Pakistan are no exception, except they both have nuclear weapons and extremists.
Since May, a militant group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen has taken credit for a string of blasts that killed more than 130 people. The most recent was in September, when explosions struck a park and crowded shopping areas in the capital, New Delhi, killing 21 people and wounding about 100.
Relations between Hindus, who make up more than 80 percent of India's 1 billion population, and Muslims, who make up about 14 percent, have sporadically erupted into bouts of sectarian violence since British-ruled India was split into independent India and Pakistan in 1947.
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The world can only hold its breath hoping those who have access to the launch buttons will remain calm and not give way to any feelings that could justify launching such destruction.
If the world is going to overcome our collective problems like global warming, nuclear threats, food shortages, genocide, energy shortages, and economic inequalities, our diplomacy will need to address and validate the hard feelings between opposing factions and then invite them to put aside their hateful histories in order to join in the collective struggle to save our planet.
This is the world's moment to raise the bar and overcome problems that haven't been solved due to greed and the need for opposing to BE RIGHT. If we miss this pinnacle of opportunity, we will all be DEAD RIGHT.
Mumbai's tragedy offers us this opportunity. Perhaps solving this one mystery, in order to acknowledge that politics and policies fuel extremism, can also begin the process of unravelling the emotions that powerful men use to justify manipulating and murdering innocent civilians in their quest for the power and authority to BE RIGHT and DO IT THEIR WAY!
This potential mystery remains buried in the horrific details of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Why was the ATS Chief in the line of fire of, and shot three times in the chest by, the terrorists early on in the attack. Was it just a coincidence? Just a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or something more sinister?
ATS chief Hemant Karkare, two senior police officers and over 280 others were killed when terrorists struck with impunity in Mumbai on Wednesday night in coordinated multiple blasts and gunfire in a dozen areas including at iconic landmarks CST railway station and two five star hotels--Trident and Taj.
Karkare (54), who was probing the Malegaon blasts case, was gunned down when he was leading an operation at Hotel Taj against terrorists who had taken 15 people, including seven foreigners, as hostages. He was hit by three bullets in his chest. One MP Krishan Das and 200 people were stranded in Taj hotel.
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Mention of the ATS Chiefs death came early in the Mumbai attacks on Fox News. That was the only and last time I heard anything about this on TV. This would be like having the head of our CIA or FBI and two top officers shot. The fact that ATS Chief Karkare was one of the early victims peaked my curiosity so I did some research. I found quite an intriguing prelude story, including a supposed death threat made to Chief Karkare the day before the Mumbai Terrorist attack.
His last visuals as seen on TV showed him working with his men near the VT station, the target of one of the attacks, although it is perplexing at this point in time why such a senior officer ended up getting exposed to a brazen terrorist attack. Initially, he was shown wearing a shoddy helmet normally seen used by constables during riots. A little later, a policeman lowers a flimsy bulletproof vest over his shoulders, one that was obviously of little protection when those fatal shots were fired at him.
The previous evening, hours after our meeting, TV channels had ‘breaking news’ that he had received a fresh death threat from some unidentified caller, apparently in connection with the Malegaon probe. An Indian Express reporter SMSed him asking him if this was true or if he had anything to say. His reply: just a smiley.
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Reading the comments attached this link raises some interesting questions posed by people in India.
Before we rush to judgment and escalate retaliation, perhaps an understanding of politics in India and the politics surrounding Mr. Kartare is in order. Add to these the complicated relationship between India and Pakistan and the Mystery of Mumbai seems to become more and more complicated.
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