I'm Wondering...

All the forces have been put on high alert. Everyone is extra cautious and the citizens of my country are still trying to cope with the recent events. Some of them already have and some are still trying hard to get out of it.

All of a sudden new information starts flashing across of new threats of attack from the skies. A 9/11 kind attack on India. All major airports increase the security to the highest possible levels. Its heard that baggages would be physically checked even after X-ray scans. The airports have been fortified by multiple check points. Some channels even go to the extent of contemplating of how the attacks can take place. A micro light aircraft can be used for attack. WHAT?? Are you serious? A 9/11 kind attack using a microlight? Range claimed: 2.5 km. Yeah right, maybe it can damage a couple of huts and break a few bones. Please keep your bright ideas upto yourself. Anything that can fly isn't a missile. Another possible weapon, A motorised paraglider. Oh com'mon, find something bright atleast if you want to scare people.

There as so many questions which keep on erupting in my mind.When did the terrorists attack after sending the information and plans of their attacks? As reported the same organisation, The Deccan Mujahideen, has issued this warning. Also there are intelligence reports that they are planning such an attack. I'm wondering why do all this happen after the attack is done. Why was action, or as I say Preventive Steps, not taken when earlier intelligence reports about being attacked was being sent. The U.S. also now claims that they had warned India twice that such sort of an attack is being planned.

After attacking once have they ever attacked again, immediately? I don't remember of any of such incident where terror strikes have taken place immediately after striking once. In case if they have, did they declare and attack?

Its not that we should not take such threats seriously. We have to for one simple reason, What if...? No body would take a chance. Even I would not. SMS's floating around asking people not to go to Malls and Multiplexes as they are potential terror attack targets. When were they not targets?

Seems this is going to carry on for some time now. Journalists trying their best to nail the authorities for their laziness and more than that lack of concern. Some newspaper claimed that cops get a chance at the firing range once a year and some of them have not fired a single bullet in the last 10 years. The bullet proof jackets are a joke as they failed all the required criteria set by the DRDO and still purchaces were made, for obvious reasons.

Meanwhile the 3 giant auto makers make a mockery of themselves by arriving in their Hybrid vehicles to ask for aid as they are on the verge of bankruptcy. What were they thinking? When was the last time they heard or used the word Hybrid. I bet that the hybrid they made also had a tiny 6ltr V8 engine.

Bigger is better was their slogan. Build huge engines with heavy chassis and no technology whatsoever in it. Get in Plasma televisions, bars etc in them. Forget fuel bills, the government then claims they are doing their best to protect the environment. For sure, by letting them make point less vehicles which are capable of doing from 1 ~ 10 mpg.

As bigger is better, so is true for the aid. $25 billion to $34 billion. May even rise to $120 billion. Who knows?

Tough times ahead for security, mental as well as financial. I'm wondering when will life come back to normal as it used to be.