The following is a gripping, first-person account from a Canadian who was staying at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai when the terrorists hit. He relates step-by-step the horrific events of that night and the hours that followed and praises the Indian public for their courage and humanity in helping him and others escape. His report has not been edited except for removing information that would identify him personally. He probably would not mind, but this very personal account was obviously written for a few friends and relatives. Read on . . . . .

Hey guys.

Got all your notes. Thank you. I'm ok. A little shaky to be honest but
really just happy to be here. I can't thank you enough for your notes.
You have no idea what the mean to me. Hope to see and speak to you all soon.

I wrote the following on the plane.


It's 3.33 am Thursday Nov 27th. And I am writing this from Jet Airways
flight 0227, First leg of the Mumbai – Brussels - Toronto – Vancouver
journey . It is a stream of "adrenaline" piece. I apologize in advance for
the grammatical errors. But I wanted it raw and unedited.

First, some context. . . . . . .
 

Was the murder and mayhem in Mumbai the next surge for al-Qaida operations as announced by one of their Yemeni spokesmen just three weeks ago?

Or is it just the precursor of much greater, more violent, more “spectacular” events to come?

We don’t know, of course, just who the Deccan Mujahadeen (which claimed responsibility for the Mumbai attacks) is. Or what it represents. Or what connection, if any, it has to al-Qaida.

We must, however, recall that . . . . . .

A former CIA officer offers comments on who organized and carried out the attacks on hotels, a train station, restaurants, and at least one tourist attraction in Mumbai (Bombay), India. He provides historical expertise on terrorism in India, the Kashmir issue, and a discussion of various terrorist organizations (and their usual procedures) operating on the Indian sub-continent. The video comes from Fox News.

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Many of us were shocked when all three CEOs of the Detroit automakers flew to Washington in his own Lear jet (at a cost of about $20,000 each) to explain why they needed 25 billion taxpayer dollars to keep their companies from crashing and burning.

This blunder serves as an apt metaphor for the incredible mismanagement of the US auto industry for the past two or three decades. Since 1998 they have been losing . . . .

An Economics Professor Advises the Federal Government Not to Throw Good Money After Bad to Bail out the automakers in Detroit.. The problems are just too deep, he says. They have other options which they should choose. Left alone (without federal welfare, not all three of them would fail and the consequences, e.g. loss of jobs, have been greatly exaggerated.

Just say 'No' to auto companies

Mickey Hepner
The Edmond Sun
 

After years of fighting Congressional efforts to regulate the auto industry, The U.S.’s Big Three automakers — General Motors (GM), Ford, and Chrysler — are now turning to Congress for help. While such assistance might make good political sense for Democrats, it is very bad policy.

The Big Three automakers have struggled for decades against foreign competitors like Toyota and Honda, but . . . . . .

It was only a week ago that an Arabic newpaper based in London reported from highly placed al-Qaida sources that Osama bin-Laden and his terrorist thugs expected to carry out a new attack on the West in the near future, an attack that would "outdo by far" the attacks of 9/11. The Yemeni al-Qaida official quoted in the story expected the attacks would be "in the next few days"

The newspaper, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, quoted the Yemeni official, as saying that Osama expected the attacks to "change the face of world politics and world economies."

This morning AP reports that Somali "pirates" have hijacked a supertanker filled with about two million barrels . . . . .

Some Bird Brain!!!

by Bethany Sanders

Just as well he can't say where he's been

Lebanese journalist announces/ "explains" that Rahm Emmanuel, recently named to be Obama's chief of staff, is really a secret operative of the Israli Mossad (the spy-paramilitary organization of Israel). The video of the interview, carried on Lebanese television, is shown here with English subtitles provided by MEMRI (the Middle East Media Research Institute). To view, click here

. Obama Has Links to ANOTHER '60s Radical

Barack Obama has consistently sought to distance himself from former domestic terrorist Bill Ayers. But it’s a different story with another student radical from the 1960s — Marilyn Katz — who is actually on Obama’s fundraising team.

Katz, a public relations executive in Chicago, serves on Obama’s national finance committee. She is listed as a fundraising “bundler” on his Web site, has hosted fundraisers for the candidate, and attended the Democratic Convention as part of the Illinois delegation.