Kathianne
01-07-2009, 09:15 PM
Dweebs and Losers, but heartless bastards:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_india
Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
By SAM DOLNICK, Associated Press Writer
Wed Jan 7, 1:11 pm ET
NEW DELHI – "Keep your phone switched on," a handler instructs a gunman by phone in the midst of the Mumbai siege, "so that we can hear the gunfire."
The ruthless commands come from a transcript of phone calls Indian authorities say they intercepted during the attacks in November. India says the men issuing orders, reprimands and encouragement to the young gunmen were Pakistani-based militants directing the attacks by mobile phone.
The men on the phone were confident, direct — and brutal.
"We have three foreigners, including women," a gunman said into the phone from the Oberoi Hotel where hostages had been captured.
"Kill them," replied the handler. Gunshots then rang out, followed by cheering that could be heard over the phone.
"Inflict the maximum damage," they said.
The transcripts were part of a dossier of evidence India has given Pakistan this week that India says definitively proves that the siege that killed 164 people was launched from across the border. India says the 10 gunmen were all Pakistani and has blamed the Pakistani-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba...
...Roughly 24 hours after the attacks began, the handlers urged the gunmen to "be strong in the name of Allah."
"Brother, you have to fight. This is a matter of prestige of Islam," the handler said. "You may feel tired or sleepy, but the commandos of Islam have left everything behind — their mothers, their fathers."
The gunmen were told several times not to kill any Muslim hostages.
The attackers used several mobile phones, including those belonging to the hostages. Shortly after the siege started, Indian authorities say they began intercepting calls from inside the hotel. They were also able to pick up calls carried over the Internet, which the handlers used to route some calls, according to the dossier.
The siege in India's financial capital lasted nearly three days, far longer than security experts said it should have, and, apparently, far longer than the terrorists expected as well. The handlers told the gunmen on Nov. 27 that "the operation has to be concluded tomorrow morning." But it was 36 more hours before it finished...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_india
Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
By SAM DOLNICK, Associated Press Writer
Wed Jan 7, 1:11 pm ET
NEW DELHI – "Keep your phone switched on," a handler instructs a gunman by phone in the midst of the Mumbai siege, "so that we can hear the gunfire."
The ruthless commands come from a transcript of phone calls Indian authorities say they intercepted during the attacks in November. India says the men issuing orders, reprimands and encouragement to the young gunmen were Pakistani-based militants directing the attacks by mobile phone.
The men on the phone were confident, direct — and brutal.
"We have three foreigners, including women," a gunman said into the phone from the Oberoi Hotel where hostages had been captured.
"Kill them," replied the handler. Gunshots then rang out, followed by cheering that could be heard over the phone.
"Inflict the maximum damage," they said.
The transcripts were part of a dossier of evidence India has given Pakistan this week that India says definitively proves that the siege that killed 164 people was launched from across the border. India says the 10 gunmen were all Pakistani and has blamed the Pakistani-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba...
...Roughly 24 hours after the attacks began, the handlers urged the gunmen to "be strong in the name of Allah."
"Brother, you have to fight. This is a matter of prestige of Islam," the handler said. "You may feel tired or sleepy, but the commandos of Islam have left everything behind — their mothers, their fathers."
The gunmen were told several times not to kill any Muslim hostages.
The attackers used several mobile phones, including those belonging to the hostages. Shortly after the siege started, Indian authorities say they began intercepting calls from inside the hotel. They were also able to pick up calls carried over the Internet, which the handlers used to route some calls, according to the dossier.
The siege in India's financial capital lasted nearly three days, far longer than security experts said it should have, and, apparently, far longer than the terrorists expected as well. The handlers told the gunmen on Nov. 27 that "the operation has to be concluded tomorrow morning." But it was 36 more hours before it finished...