With Bombay.
Delhi knows that it could have been Delhi. But that isnt stopping everyone here from feeling heartsick, furious, and completely, completely helpless about what is still going on in Bombay.
The problem isnt that it is still going on. The problem is as to why it was allowed to happen, and who is responsible for that. There have been no statements from the Powers That Be yet - a curious reticence, which the media is interpreting as solidarity. I think they're just waiting for someone else to shoot his mouth off and then agree/disagree/rant/rave/blame. We looked at America somewhat smugly when 9/11 happened, and said that we were old hands at this, that India's been living with terrorism since before America even heard of the term - how? For all we know, the Union Home Minister is off changing his clothes. He does that quite competently.
We have State Government elections tomorrow. I know who I'm voting for, and for what reasons. Neither political alternative has any concrete plans of making this a safer city to live in - and Delhi has far worse security and civic-sense problems when it comes to things like this. There's a hush over this city - television sets arent being switched off, and there is a growing impatience with what the news channels arent saying.
And the picture of the alleged terrorist in the Versace sweatshirt. FUCKING SCARY.
The problem isnt that it is still going on. The problem is as to why it was allowed to happen, and who is responsible for that. There have been no statements from the Powers That Be yet - a curious reticence, which the media is interpreting as solidarity. I think they're just waiting for someone else to shoot his mouth off and then agree/disagree/rant/rave/blame. We looked at America somewhat smugly when 9/11 happened, and said that we were old hands at this, that India's been living with terrorism since before America even heard of the term - how? For all we know, the Union Home Minister is off changing his clothes. He does that quite competently.
We have State Government elections tomorrow. I know who I'm voting for, and for what reasons. Neither political alternative has any concrete plans of making this a safer city to live in - and Delhi has far worse security and civic-sense problems when it comes to things like this. There's a hush over this city - television sets arent being switched off, and there is a growing impatience with what the news channels arent saying.
And the picture of the alleged terrorist in the Versace sweatshirt. FUCKING SCARY.