Mumbai Terrorist Reminder


by Ernie Fitzpatrick - Date: 2008-11-26 - Word Count: 372 Share This!

The slogan has been, "It's the economy stupid". All we have heard about is the great economic team that Obama has been putting together. The focus has been 100% on domestic needs. And guess what! That's exactly what George Bush thought when he was sworn into office on January 20, 2001. But his presidency would be forever changed a few months later. Could Barack's future be altered as well?  


Gunmen have opened fire at a number of sites in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), killing at least 78 people and injuring about 200 more. Police said shooting was continuing and that the incidents were co-ordinated terrorist attacks. Gunmen had taken hostages at two hotels, they said. At least seven sites have been targeted across India's financial capital.  


Not again!


There has been a wave of bombings in Indian cities in recent months which has left scores of people dead. Most of the attacks have been blamed on Muslim militants, although police have also arrested suspected Hindu extremists. Terroris wears many masks and goes by many names: non of them good. And the latest news hasn't been limited to "over there" by any means. Meanwhile back here in the USA-


Federal authorities are warning police of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway and train systems during the holiday season, prompting local officials to beef up security at stations. An internal memo obtained by The Associated Press says the FBI has received a "plausible but unsubstantiated" report that al-Qaida terrorists in late September may have discussed attacking the subway system.


A person briefed on the matter said the threat may also be directed at the passenger rail lines running through New York, such as Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road, which are particularly busy with Thanksgiving holiday travelers. A U.S. counterterror official, also speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to do so publicly, said senior government officials have been briefed because the FBI very recently received credible information about possible attacks over the holiday season, and authorities are particularly concerned about this long holiday weekend.


While we're busy keeping an eye on the Dow, we need not take our other eye off the terrorists.


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As a spiritual-futurist, I interpret current events in light of possible macro-universal forces at play leading up to 2012, but not limited to it.

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