This past weekend, the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in India was attacked by terrorists who have yet to be identified. Over 160 people, including 6 Americans, were killed. The article I have linked below, entitled "What They Hate About Mumbai" is written by a man who grew up there. He offers an explanation for why the terrorists chose to attack Mumbai. Here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/opinion/29mehta.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=what%20they%20hate%20about%20mumbai&st=cse
Questions to ponder:
What reasons does the author give for why terrorists chose to attack Mumbai?
The terrorist group al Qaeda has targeted the United States on a number of occasions. Are the reasons Mumbai was targeted similar to the reasons the U.S. has been a target? Explain your answer.
Do you agree with the author that the best response to these terrorist attacks is for people to keep going to Mumbai? Why or why not?
1 comment:
I think the people or government of Mumbai need to take a stand and show that they are not going to take the abuse from these terrorists or scandalists. They need to secure their people like the god the worship, because without the people there would be no city, no nation, nothing. People seem to be too giving there and though that may be their religious ways one day its going to break their barriers and are going to lash out in a violent way. so someone needs to step up and protect the people and show that they mean business and not fun and games.
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