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What went wrong: The inside story

The Intelligence failure in the run-up to the November 26 attacks and the crossed wires during the 60-hour siege: Shishir Gupta reconstructs A day after P Chidambaram took over as the Union Home Minister, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan, Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta, Intelligence Burea ....Read more

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intelligence failureBy: VK Singh | Friday , 26 Dec '08 16:10:28 PM Reply | Forward The real failure of intelligence lies not in the concerned agencies not being able to get advance information of the terrorist attack, but in their crude efforts to protect their jobs by leaking sensitive information to the Press. The publication of secrets documents and the location of the intercept stations (Bangladesh border), is a clear violation of the Official Secrets Act. I hope the Government takes cognizance of this. It is clear that R

Security LapseBy: P K MITTAL | Friday , 26 Dec '08 15:57:16 PM Reply | Forward The damage has already been done and maryrs born. But we need to dipassionately examine the role played by each of the policeman, commando etc who were on duty or put into action. Unfortunately Karkare is not being assessed for the action on that night. He isa hero or a villain for the investigations in Malegaon blasts. How did these five police personnel, who had gone out in search of terrorists and were fully armed and also protected got killed like sitting ducks. The nation is also being emotionally exploited due to their death. They have been recommended for Ashok Chakra without judging whether any bravery was displayed in action. If death is the only criteria, all 180 killed that night should be recommended. Otherwise failures should be assigned to each along with the achievements, whether dead or alive. Only that can save the nation from future disasters.

Security LapseBy: Alka | Saturday , 27 Dec '08 14:35:18 PM Reply | Forward I agree with you Sir. My question is why top Mumbai officers are called Martyrs when they did'nt do anything. Why Ashok Chakra should be conferred on them.Just because they were top cops does'nt mean that they should be honoured. Instead confer such honours on Unnikrishnan and other such officers who laid down their lives fighting terrorists and saving people.

Gallantry at platterBy: banarjee | Monday , 29 Dec '08 16:13:19 PM Reply | Forward pls educate our media that they should be educated enough to understand dying without exhibiting proper leadership and pushing the nation to brink of war.here one is IPS amounts to qulifying for gallantry for nothing.we require functional police officers who should not command by remote control.it is high time that our politician and reporter are educated enough to understand how world police functions and isn't it high time the police officers in IPS rank should be enrolled after class 12 like NDA,COMPULSURY COMMANDO COURSES,IF THEY WANT TO BECOME DG OF ANY PARAMILITARY FORCE THEN ATLEAST THEY SHOULD DO ALL MANDATORY COURSES/COMPULSARY TENURE IN THRESOLD OF THEIR CAREER,tenure in J

the guilty men on 26/11By: R.J. Khurana | Friday , 26 Dec '08 15:26:55 PM Reply | Forward At the time of the the terrorist attack on Mumbai, it was confusion worse confounded. No one was in charge. Everything was adhoc. Now everyone is passing the buck by claiming that he had done his part of the job and it iwas the other one who had failed. The truth is that there was no earnestness before the event, just casualness. During the attack the country paid a high price and after the event, the post mortem should have put the guilty on the mat but alas thanks to an indolent government all of them are moving free and may move up. The threat remains and incompetence reigns supreme.

Dirty Game of politiciansBy: amit | Friday , 26 Dec '08 12:47:01 PM Reply | Forward These guys are just going to talk and do nothing. They are just waiting for things to cool and people forget the incidents. Parliament and politicians are talking about KAKARE and few other police men deaths. Have they ever highlighted about the others who have died. Answers is BIG -NO. Why wait for U.S

Dirty Game of PoliticiansBy: sharda.bhargav | Friday , 26 Dec '08 14:30:39 PM Reply | Forward wrong are the basic characteristics imbibed in our leaders and govt servants. how many ias

Incompetent NSGBy: Nitin Goswamy | Friday , 26 Dec '08 12:31:43 PM Reply | Forward Instead of taking action on an incompetent National Security Advisor, Chief of RAW and IB a stupid, indolent Home Minister was booted out. The same security bosses continue till another disaster!!!

The buck stops at usBy: Nimish Mehta | Friday , 26 Dec '08 12:01:31 PM Reply | Forward We Indians electing the UPA at centre in 2003 was the only thing that went wrong for all attacks that happened on India after that. No point in blaming the politicians and administration. Even after Delhi having the highest crime record, even after UPA ministers raising doubts on martyrs like M C Sharma, why did the people elect Congress? And if one more blast happens in Delhi, who should you blame, Shiela Dixit or the voters? Just wake up dear fellow Indians.

next time....By: Prashanth | Friday , 26 Dec '08 12:00:19 PM Reply | Forward Atleast the officials know their mistake now and hope they avoid it next time.As there is no turning back, we cant change what's happened.

Operation HeartbreakBy: A Gokak | Friday , 26 Dec '08 11:57:52 AM Reply | Forward Sad reading. Can you tell us who's the leader here? Can you believe Mumbai Police was once considered on par with the Scotland Yard in its investigative and oerational work? The politics of it all, the politics of corruption, and the politics of appeasement has taken its severe toll! The Ghost of Malegaon will haunt us all to the bitter end! Scary reading, actually! These guys are paid a king's ransom to do their job and to do it properly. Can we demand a forfieture of their salaries and perks??? Now we know the Dy. CM/Home Minister watched it all on TV, when he was free from discussing the Malegaon probe; the CM went AWOL; and who were the poor guys the MARCOS team declared killed on the first day in place of the terrorists? You think Hollywood may be permitted to make a spoof of this spoof?

what went wrongBy: ULHAS KADAM | Friday , 26 Dec '08 11:15:00 AM Reply | Forward THE PROBLEM IS , IT WAS NOT AINTELLEGENCE FAILURE, IT WAS TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE,HOW CAN SUCH A BIG MISHAP HAPPEN, THE SO CALLED POLICE,NAVY , COAST GAURD,POLITICIANS,THE IAS, ALL FAILED TO DELIVER,THERE IS NO SYSTEMATIC REPORTING.WHAT IF ONE CONSIDERS THE NECESSARY STEPS WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN , BUT CAN YOU FIGHT THE GRENADES

Intelligence failureBy: Peter | Friday , 26 Dec '08 11:12:50 AM Reply | Forward The stated approach is due to lack of accountabaility. Non of our high level officers or politicians are punished for their negligence or incompetency. Because of their high profile, they get free from whatever they do. Political parties support them. Take example of Prohit, Pratigya, etc. Terrorists are more intelligent and better organized then our beurocrats.

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