Bombay Attacks

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Yes, though plenty of people still call it Bombay and the names have been pretty much interchangeable in the press here. Technically speaking it is not for a country to demand what other people call its cities- or even its own country.

I live in England, not Angleterre, London and not Londres. I call it Germany and not Deutschland.

Sometimes you are just stuck with what other people call your places.

As a further example, the stock exchange that got closed because of these attacks is still known as the Bombay Stock Exchange internationally.

If you don't live in ''Anglettare'' but in England, then Germans certainly don't live in ''Germany'', but in Deutchland.

Deutschland. The "s" is vital.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Deutschland. The "s" is vital.

Meh.

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
If you don't live in ''Anglettare'' but in England, then Germans certainly don't live in ''Germany'', but in Deutchland.

I rather think you missed my point, Lil- I was just pointing out howe you have no control over what other people call your places.

And on that subject- this from the UK Daily Telegraph today.

"In 1996, India's Government chose to rename the city Mumbai... [they] had every right to make their decision. But Bombay has such historical resonance and was familiar to millions worldwide- including in India- that we continued to use the old name. For the same reason, we continued to say Madras instead of Chennai and Calcutta instead of Kolkata.

In respect of Bombay, last week's atrocity has changed everything. This terrible event will doubtless go down in history as the attack on Mumbai. In the most tragic circumstances, the city's new name has won a global profile. Accordingly, The Daily Telegraph has decided from now on, our pages will refer to this great city as Mumbai."

Well, there you go. I hope having a terrorist atttack doesn't become the benchmark for acceptance of a name, though.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
I rather think you missed my point, Lil- I was just pointing out howe you have no control over what other people call your places.

And on that subject- this from the UK Daily Telegraph today.

"In 1996, India's Government chose to rename the city Mumbai... [they] had every right to make their decision. But Bombay has such historical resonance and was familiar to millions worldwide- including in India- that we continued to use the old name. For the same reason, we continued to say Madras instead of Chennai and Calcutta instead of Kolkata.

In respect of Bombay, last week's atrocity has changed everything. This terrible event will doubtless go down in history as the attack on Mumbai. In the most tragic circumstances, the city's new name has won a global profile. Accordingly, The Daily Telegraph has decided from now on, our pages will refer to this great city as Mumbai."

Well, there you go. I hope having a terrorist atttack doesn't become the benchmark for acceptance of a name, though.

I think it was the benchmark, but it still hasn't stomped out "Bombay"" completely. And I hope it doesn't because "Bombay" and "Calcutta" were good enough, had nice rings to them, and were universally recognizable. I noticed that when some anchors reported on the bombings, they'd slip up. It would be no different than if Paris or Tokyo decided to change their names.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3540964/Mumbai-attacks-Terrorists-took-cocaine-to-stay-awake-during-assault.html

Officials said drug paraphernalia, including syringes, was recovered from the scene of the attacks, which killed almost 200 people.

The heavily built men, who had undergone training at a special marine camp established by the Lashkar-e-Taibat (LeT) terrorist group in Pakistan, had also used steroids to build a tougher physique.

"We found injections containing traces of cocaine and LSD left behind by the terrorists and later found drugs in their blood," said one official.

"There was also evidence of steroids, which isn't uncommon in terrorists.

"These men were all toned, suggesting they had been doing some heavy training for the attacks. This explains why they managed to battle the commandos for over 50 hours with no food or sleep."

One terrorist used the drugs to keep on fighting despite suffering a life-threatening injury.

Drugs are commonly used in India by workers in jobs where a lack of sleep is demanded, such as truck drivers and security guards.

The 10 men who attacked prominent Mumbai landmarks were able to hold off hundreds of India's best trained special forces by mounting sophisticated ambushes, maintaining a constant, steady rate of return fire and a superior knowledge of the layout of the buildings seized.

The gunman captured during the attacks on Mumbai has told police he underwent months of commando-style training in an Islamist militant camp in Pakistan.

The training was organised by the LeT and conducted by a former member of the Pakistani army, a police officer close to the interrogation said.

"They underwent training in several phases, which included training in handling weapons, bomb making, survival strategies, survival in a marine environment and even dietary habits," a senior officer said.

Holy shittles.

Those a**holes super soldiers.

Reminds me of the nazi soldiers who took steroids during WWII.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QCCQGhHNs4

for any1 who thinks of india as a civilised DEMOCRACY where the rights of minorities are spared. this happened at midday in the heart of a metropolitan city with POLICE PRESENT.