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To: pogohere who wrote (43427)	12/4/2008 3:51:55 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217666

Thanks for posting that on the Mumbai attacks. Three comments - 1) A lot of the off shoring and call centers are in Bangalore, and some around Delhi and other cities, they are far away from Mumbai. 2) Daily life in much of India is a struggle, yet the people survive and build. If the incredible chaos after partition did not kill India, why should this ? The multi nationals won't leave until it gets like Beirut or Northern Ireland, there would need to be an attack every month. IRA attacks on London, about 4-6 per year, really did not stop investment in that city. Those are exaggerations by the author, possibly intentional. 3) Getting to the key point, that this looks like Beslan - that looks Russian, as the attempt to use large amounts of explosive to blow up the hotels. Any conflict with Pakistan creates problems for the US in Afghanistan and other places. This is the sort of event that would have produced an over reaction from John McCain. If the US is busy preventing a war between India and Pakistan, Russia gets less attention in Europe.

To: pogohere who wrote (43427)	12/4/2008 4:04:01 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217666

we at the conference were grumbling about the world's opportunities ... oops, i meant problems ... no, scratch that, i meant issues and noted that in the mumbai instance, much follow-on creativity can be applied to the next try, and the try after the next try, because unlike airline venues, the mumbai style of attack can hardly be prevented now the other side and all other sides, know a few things - when you hit a large landmark in force of 10, you can potentially draw in and down all nearby police and swat units, and, if you are well enough armed, the nearby military units as well - which then leaves the rest of the city vulnerable, including governing offices, official residences, armory, bank, ... you name it - eventually you can aggregate large units scurrying around in large complexes that can be brought down in one fell swoop etc etc hollywood movies can point to many possibilities