Well.... I know that this news is a stale one... but while surfing 'YouTube', i came across this video (courtesy :: Al-Jazeera). I wanted y'all to enjoy it too.
US President George W Bush being hit with shoes by an Iraqi journalist Muntazir-Al-Zaidi.
The Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes and an insult at George W. Bush, without hitting him, as the US President was shaking hands with the Iraqi Prime Minister Noori-Al-Maliki at his Baghdad office today.
As the two leaders met in Noori-Al-Maliki’s private office, a journalist sitting in the third row jumped up, shouting: “It is the farewell kiss, you dog”, and threw his shoes one after the other towards Mr Bush.
Mr Maliki made a protective gesture towards the US president, who ducked and was not hit. The journalist, Muntazer al-Zaidi from Al-Baghdadia channel which broadcasts from Cairo, was frogmarched from the room by security staff, a witness said.
Some Iraqi journalists stood up to apologise. Mr Bush said: “Thanks for apologising on behalf of the Iraqi people. It doesn’t bother me. If you want the facts, it was a size 10 shoe that he threw.”
Enjoy guys !!!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Cricket replies to Terror
Well, it has been four long days since my last post. Actually, I didn't get time to do so. And here I am, with the latest post.
"England played really well, but India played better...."
These were the words of a sports critic just after India won the first test against England in Chennai by 6 wickets.
This match, once touted as one-sided affair when England bowled India out at 241 in the first innings chasing England's 316. This match will now be remembered for not just one single reason, but many, namely centuries by Andrew Strauss in both the innings, Paul Collingwood's century, Graeme Swann's brilliant bowling, India's fightback, Virender Sehwag's firebrand half century (it was this 83-run knock that changed the course of the game), not to forget, Gautam Gambhir's stand of 66 runs, Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 41st Test Century (a brilliant one, just when India needed it) and last but not the least Yuvraj Singh, scoring 85* without which it would've been difficult to chase this mammoth target.
This was Cricket's reply to terrorism and that too, a tough one. This match was a tribute to those who suffered in the Mumbai terror act.
It was the fourth innings that changed the face of the game, which once was in England's grip. All in all, it was undoubtedly one of the most exciting test match in the history. It was a brilliant test match that had the thrills of T-20. With the way the fortunes turned the side, a dialogue of a SRK-movie strikes in my mind....
"Haar ke bhi jeetne waale ko BAAZIGAR kehte hain...."
This was a match, where both the teams had won, Cricket had won, and the loser was 'Terrorism'.
With his 103*, the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who hails from the very city that was devastated by terror just a few days ago, has silenced his critics. Who says that Sachin is not a match winner? Isn't this a match winning knock? 'Sizzling Sachin'.... 'Terrific Tendulkar'.... The most suited adjectives for the man of the day.
On the other side, even Yuvraj Singh proved his mettle by scoring 85* and justified his selection in the Indian test side.
The English team, no doubt, has won millions of hearts by coming back to India for the good of the game. Not just this, visiting India, playing here, playing here very well and donating their match fees to the victims is a wonderful gesture by the English team.
Among these wonderful performances, there's still a concern for India - Rahul Dravid. His miserable run with the bat continued as he was dismissed in the first ten minutes of the day’s play by Andrew Flintoff. Dravid has now been dismissed for single digit scores in his last four Test innings and ever since he quit captaincy last year, he has scored 881 runs at an average of 28.41. I think its high time now. If he does not wants a shameful end for his career, he should announce his retirement himself and play the last few innings with class.
Overall, this was a match to remember. With the hope that India continues the winning streak, I'd like to end this post.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Time for Action....
The dastardly executed attack on Mumbai, on India, and on humanity, by a few ruthless and stone-hearted bastards (read :: terrorists) has outraged the citizens of this peace-loving and tolerant nation. It is understandable that we, as a terror-struck nation are angry. Enough is enough and it is time for us Indians to respond, not by mere diplomatic rhetoric that has led into NOTHING in the past, but by taking appropriate action that ensures no such incident is ever repeated again, that no Indian ever loses his life to the bullets and bombs of the terrorists.
Nothing would be achieved by lighting candles, staging protests, rallies and peace marches, signature campaigns or wearing badges or even joining groups in social networking sites that you oppose terrorism. Given what our enemies are made of and being sponsored directly or indirectly by the establishment of the enemy country which is 'acting friendly'. Just raising fingers at them is also not going to help. Resignations by a few of those at the helm of the affairs is also not going to solve the problems. These guys are resigning on 'moral grounds' as if they were doing some personal favours to the country by resigning from their posts. Resigning does not solve the problems as resignations amount to resigning all the situations to fate.
Real action is required not just by few but all of us. Its time to have a thorough look at ourselves and secure ourselves by action. We need to respond the terrorists in their own coinage.
Wait before accusing me of inciting and preaching violence to counter terrorism. Let me clarify myself. I'm not advocating violence. I believe that no conflict needs to be addressed with violence or shedding blood of innocents. I just want to say that we, the Indians, must have the same, if not more, courage, precision and commitment with which the gang of ten that landed at Mumbai to unleash terror demonstrated.
They came fully trained, armed and prepared catching us unaware, having done their homework well, had a mission that needed to be accomplished and performed their jobs well, irrespective of the cost or the sacrifice involved. What they did is deplorable and to be condemned by each and every human being but what needs to be realised is the way they performed the jobs that their masters had trusted them.
Although it would be difficult and impossible to say that they are heroes, but one can always learn from anything or anybody. There is no harm in learning from these terrorists too, if it can give us a safer, terror-free nation.
Had everyone of us performed our jobs with a mission to protect our nation, courage and dedication, these terrorists would not have made it to Mumbai, and even if they had reached Mumbai, they would have been caught before doing any damage. There would have been no act of terror in any part of India, if our intelligence agencies, Coast Guards, Police, Government, fishermen, hotel security guards, each and every Indian had performed their jobs with the same commitment and dedication.
Let us perform our jobs in a manner and fashion that ensures leaving behind a safe, progressive and prosperous India for the future generations. We owe it to them.
Nothing would be achieved by lighting candles, staging protests, rallies and peace marches, signature campaigns or wearing badges or even joining groups in social networking sites that you oppose terrorism. Given what our enemies are made of and being sponsored directly or indirectly by the establishment of the enemy country which is 'acting friendly'. Just raising fingers at them is also not going to help. Resignations by a few of those at the helm of the affairs is also not going to solve the problems. These guys are resigning on 'moral grounds' as if they were doing some personal favours to the country by resigning from their posts. Resigning does not solve the problems as resignations amount to resigning all the situations to fate.
Real action is required not just by few but all of us. Its time to have a thorough look at ourselves and secure ourselves by action. We need to respond the terrorists in their own coinage.
Wait before accusing me of inciting and preaching violence to counter terrorism. Let me clarify myself. I'm not advocating violence. I believe that no conflict needs to be addressed with violence or shedding blood of innocents. I just want to say that we, the Indians, must have the same, if not more, courage, precision and commitment with which the gang of ten that landed at Mumbai to unleash terror demonstrated.
They came fully trained, armed and prepared catching us unaware, having done their homework well, had a mission that needed to be accomplished and performed their jobs well, irrespective of the cost or the sacrifice involved. What they did is deplorable and to be condemned by each and every human being but what needs to be realised is the way they performed the jobs that their masters had trusted them.
Although it would be difficult and impossible to say that they are heroes, but one can always learn from anything or anybody. There is no harm in learning from these terrorists too, if it can give us a safer, terror-free nation.
Had everyone of us performed our jobs with a mission to protect our nation, courage and dedication, these terrorists would not have made it to Mumbai, and even if they had reached Mumbai, they would have been caught before doing any damage. There would have been no act of terror in any part of India, if our intelligence agencies, Coast Guards, Police, Government, fishermen, hotel security guards, each and every Indian had performed their jobs with the same commitment and dedication.
Let us perform our jobs in a manner and fashion that ensures leaving behind a safe, progressive and prosperous India for the future generations. We owe it to them.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Unlikely Believers
I read this in a blog and was completely moved by the story. So decided to put it on my blog ! Hope you like it....
(Contributed by Vipin Buckshey in one of Khushwant Singh's columns.)
In a small town in India, a person decided to open a bar right opposite to a temple. The temple and its congregation started a campaign to block the bar from opening, and prayed daily against the business. Work progressed. However,when it was almost complete and was about to open in a few days' time, a strong lightening struck the bar and it was burnt to the ground. The temple
folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, till the bar owner sued the temple authorities on the grounds that the temple, through its congregation and prayers, was ultimately responsible for the demise of his bar shop, either through direct or indirect means. In its reply to court, the temple authorities vehemently denied all responsibility, or any connection that their prayers might have with the bar's demise. As the case made its way to court, the judge looked
over the paperwork at the hearing and commented, "I don't know how I'm going to decide this case, but it appears from the papers, we have a bar owner who believes in the power of prayer and we have an entire temple and its devotees who don't."
(Contributed by Vipin Buckshey in one of Khushwant Singh's columns.)
In a small town in India, a person decided to open a bar right opposite to a temple. The temple and its congregation started a campaign to block the bar from opening, and prayed daily against the business. Work progressed. However,when it was almost complete and was about to open in a few days' time, a strong lightening struck the bar and it was burnt to the ground. The temple
folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, till the bar owner sued the temple authorities on the grounds that the temple, through its congregation and prayers, was ultimately responsible for the demise of his bar shop, either through direct or indirect means. In its reply to court, the temple authorities vehemently denied all responsibility, or any connection that their prayers might have with the bar's demise. As the case made its way to court, the judge looked
over the paperwork at the hearing and commented, "I don't know how I'm going to decide this case, but it appears from the papers, we have a bar owner who believes in the power of prayer and we have an entire temple and its devotees who don't."
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Mumbai Mayhem - in Pics.....
Two of the terrorists
Taj burning.... so is my heart !
Blood and luggage all over CST
The Taj
Kasab - the terrorist
The terrorists
The remains....
Innocents killed....
A byestander watching Taj burn
Security personnel at CST
PRAY - thats all we could do....
Another sight of CST
Rescue Operation on at Taj.... Firefighters - The Unsung Heroes
A guest stuck in the hotel
Blast at Taj
Mangles of the cab at Vile Parle
Hats off...
Hostage rescued
NSG Commando at work
At one of the hospitals
Unfortunate
Use of launcher by the security forces at Taj
A Commando
Commandos at Nariman House
Men at work
Fighting the terror
Foreign nationals rescued
Battleground Mumbai
DEATH - Human's worst nighmare
Relatives in grief
Bloodiest incident ever
Ratan Tata at the devastated Taj
Grief
A policeman taking care of a kid
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