ಅಕ್ರೋಶ , ಸಿಟ್ಟು ಉಗ್ರರ ಮೇಲೆ...Root of all problems lies in Terrorism!

No amount of arms / ammunition , surveillence equipment can fight terror...you need a mindset to achieve counter terrorism!

ಎಷ್ಟೋ ದಿನಗಳ ತಯಾರಿ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ...ಎಲ್ಲೇ ಹೋದರು ಭದ್ರತಾ ತಪಾಸಣೆ...ಹಾಯಾಗಿ ಸಿನೆಮ ನೋಡಲೂ ಆಗದಂತೆ ಹೆದರಿಸುವ ಎಸ್ ಎಂ ಎಸ್ ಗುಮ್ಮಗಳು...

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೋಪ ಯಾರ ಮೇಲೆ? ಎಲ್ಲ ತೊಂದರೆ ಕೊಡುವ ಉಗ್ರರ ಮೇಲೋ...(ಅಥವಾ ಉಗ್ರ ಬಯಸುವಂತೆ ಸರಕಾರದ ಮೇಲೋ?)

ಭ ಯೋತ್ಪಾದನಾ ಕೃತ್ಯ ನಡೆವ ಮೊದಲುಪೊಲೀಸರು ಉಗ್ರರನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿದರೆ...ಬುದ್ದಿಜೀವಿ/ ಸ್ವಘೋಷಿತಮಾನವ ಹಕ್ಕು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಕರು ಅವರ ಬೆಂಬಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದುಪೋಲೀಸರನ್ನು ತರಾಟೆಗೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆಂದು ಗ್ಯಾರಂಟಿ !ಎಲ್ಲಾದರೂ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕ ಕೃತ್ಯ ನಡೆದು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಜನ ಸತ್ತರೆಜನರು ಪೋಲೀಸರನ್ನು "ಗುಪ್ತ ಚರ ವೈಫಲ್ಯ" ಕ್ಕೆ ತರಾಟೆಗೆತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಖಚಿತ ! ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ, ಪೊಲೀಸರ/ ಆಡಳಿತದ ಮೇಲೆ ಜನರ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ಕಡಿಮೆಮಾಡುವುದು ಉಗ್ರರ ಉದ್ದೇಶ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಿ ಬೀಳದೆ ಇರುವುದುಬುದ್ದಿವಂತಿಕೆ!
(ನಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಘೋಷಿತ ಮಾನವ ಹಕ್ಕು/ ಅತಿಸೆಕ್ಯುಲರ್ ವಾದಿಗಳು ಯಾರೆಂದು ಅರಿತರೆ ಉತ್ತಮ)

If you are troubled/ feel harassed/unsafe...do not get angry with the government! Instead ask yourself, whether you have contributed effectively towards terror mitigation? Also ask the so called intellectuals/ human rights activists whether the lives lost in Mumbai terror attack, does not mean anything to them? Also note that, we need not listen to the Western nations lessons on terro, as not a single citizen in Britain, France, or the United States has his daily routine in his native country disrupted as a result of terror... Read more...

Valiant soldiers remembered

Photo: mangalorwan/ eesanje/ sanjevani

BANGALORE: The State Government is considering a proposal to provideconcession in payment of property tax to residential houses owned byex-servicemen and their widows in different parts of the State.Home Minister V.S. Acharya said this while addressing a gathering ofex-servicemen at the Armed Forces Flag Day held at Raj Bhavan here onFriday."A proposal to provide ex-servicemen concession in payment of propertytax is under consideration by the State Government. I can't sayanything more than that at this juncture," Dr. Acharya said to a roundof applause from the gathering.

also check :Valiant soldiers remembered

Security cover for vital istallations:

Bangalore, Dec 6 Karnataka Friday increased security at major places of worship, rail and bus terminals across the state while police and paramilitary forces remained on high alert at the Bangalore airport on the eve of the Babri mosque demolition anniversary and in view of a terror threat, officials said.
"Security to key installations like reservoirs and power plants in the state has also been increased from Friday," Home Minister V.S. Acharya told reporters after a meeting with civil and police officials.
He, however, said that increased security at reservoirs and power plants was not because of the terror threat alert from the central government following last week's attack on Mumbai.
"We had decided to post armed policemen to guard these installations and they have been deployed now," Acharya said.
He also said that strict security measures were in place at the airport, rail and bus terminals in Bangalore and other major cities and towns in the state and "there was no need for people to worry".
Director General of Police R. Srikumar said major places of worship, IT/BT firms, rail and bus terminal and markets in Bangalore have all been given extra security.
At the airport, rail and bus stations, police have introduced multi-layer checks of vehicles and luggage. Passengers and visitors are frisked. Entry of visitors to the check-in lounge at the airport has been barred.
The Bangalore airport at Devanahalli, about 35 km from the city centre, is guarded by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel along with state police.

Terror threat mitigation: our role

ಜನರು ಸರಕಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಉಗ್ರಗಾಮಿಗಳ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ...ಆ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಕೆಲ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳು, ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು (ಕೊನೆ ಹನಿ ನೋಡಿ) ಕೈ ಜೋಡಿಸಿರುವುದು ಆತಂಕಕಾರೀ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ!

ಅದು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಧೈರ್ಯ ತುಂಬುವ, ಸೇನೆ, ಪೋಲಿಸ್ ಪಡೆಗಳ ಸ್ತೈರ್ಯ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಅವು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು...

(ಶಂಕಿತ ಉಗ್ರರ ಬಂಧನವಾದಾಗ ಹುಯಿಲೆಬ್ಬಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕೂಡ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಹುಷಾರಾಗಿರಬೇಕು)

Co operation from the common man is the key word for secure society!
Please have faith in the government, administration...
If all of us (media, public, law enforcement) were to temper our reaction and response to terrorist events, we would lessen our attractiveness as a terrorist target and reduce the overall impact of the attack

The Media
have the responsibility for accurately and objectively reporting a terrorist event, as exaggeration would only serve to increase the terrorist effect. Unknowingly they act like informants to the terror groups or agents for corporates trying to sell gadgets to the forces...

Law enforcement must remain both sensitive and sensible, in other words, not letting their emotions cloud their judgment when investigating terrorism or protecting the public from it. There is no meaning left in cliches like "security beefed up" etc.,

Politicians
Avoid knee jerk reaction: avoid using terrorist attacks as a platform for pushing other agendas or justifying irrational expenditures.
They should also refrain from making hasty comments/ statements which might hamper investigations.
They should also avoid useless exercises like visiting the victims of terror attacks in the hospital/ visiting the dead, which will not only hamper the medical management but also burdens the local administration and the police – who otherwise should be involved in relief measures/ investigations. (It is a well known fact that, the terrorists target hospitals for secondary attack, as they know that victims of primary attack would be rushed to hospitals along with curious onlookers/ security agencies/ politicians and media!)· It is sad to note that three senior police officers died near a hospital today.

The Public
has the responsibility to look at terrorist events in perspective, and has an important role in balancing the response of the media, law enforcement and politicians, by trying to learn as much as they can about terrorist methods of operation, to understand what the real threat is to them, and identify the appropriate measures to stop them. Ignorance of these methods reduces the public's ability to act as a check and balance to the policies and activities of the other sectors who represent and serve them. Public should also minimize use of cellular network at the time of such terror attacks to prevent network jam (remember that by doing so, you may save lot of lives!)·

ಸಿಂಗಾಪುರದ ಜನರು ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಏನು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ನೋಡಿ...Singaporeans have already into a fear free nation building...

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ಕೊನೆ ಹನಿ

ಈ ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಬೇರೆ ಏನು ಹೇಳಲು ಇಲ್ಲವೇ? ತಾವು ದಶಕಗಟ್ಟಲೆ ಅಧಿಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಏನು ಮಾಡಿದರು? ತಮ್ಮ ಅಧಿಕಾರವದಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಲಾಗದ ಪಕ್ಷದವರು ಇವರೇ! ಜನರಿಗೆ ಇವರ ಕೊಂಕು ನುಡಿ ಬೇಕಾಗಿಲ್ಲ!

Terror threat: perspective

India faces more terrorism than anywhere in the world other than Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. What makes it such a popular target?
By Eben Kaplan and Jayshree Bajoria, Council on Foreign Relations

(click on header for full text from Newsweek)

Excerpts:

How does the government react to terrorist attacks?

"India lacks a coherent strategic response to terrorism; there is no doctrine, and most of our responses are kneejerk,"

retired Major General Sheru Thapliyal

How have India's counterterrorism agencies performed?

"there's general agreement that the old institutions can't cope with the new pressures."

Wilson John, a senior fellow with the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, writes in the Terrorism Monitor the problem is an intelligence structure which has yet to emerge from its "debilitating colonial legacy and a complementary stranglehold of bureaucracy." John argues the state police and intelligence units are mostly structured as agencies to protect law and order and spy on rivals rather than act as investigative and intelligence units. He says there is reluctance, and even refusal, to share information among the intelligence and security agencies.
Others counter that the intelligence agencies are performing well, but politicians too often shy away from making tough security decisions for fear of angering their constituents.

Does India have antiterrorism legislation similar to the U.S. Patriot Act?

Not anymore. In 2002 India passed the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), expanding the government's powers in combating terrorism. Some measures, such as the ability to keep terror suspects in custody without bringing them to trial, met with objections, and the law was repealed in 2004 after allegations that officials were abusing their powers. However, after the recent spate of bombings, some Indian politicians are calling for the law to be restored.
Some Indian states such as Karnataka and Maharashtra have other laws, Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) and the Karnataka Control of Organized Crime Act, that are used to try suspected terrorists. The MCOCA was also extended to Delhi in 2002. Some lawyers have alleged that MCOCA is even more draconian than POTA and has often been misused by the investigative agencies. Other states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are also seeking similar anti-terror laws.

ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆ: ರವೀಂದ್ರ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಅವರ ಉತ್ತಮ ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ

NSG for Karnataka

BANGALORE December 3, 2008: An all-party delegation led by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday called upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Raj Bhavan in the city and has demanded stationing of a unit of National Security Guards (NSG) in Bangalore and two helicopters with day and night operational capability to help the government in surveillance and emergency rescue operations.
Dr. Singh visited the city to participate in the centenary celebrations of Indian Institute of Science.
The delegation comprised Home Minister V S Acharya, former Congress Chief Minister Dharam Singh and leaders of the opposition in both houses of State legislature Mallikarjuna Kharge and V S Ugrappa and other senior officials. The delegation urged Dr. Singh to sanction one unit of NSG to be stationed in the city immediately. The State has many vital installations, major IT companies and MNCs wherein matters related to the country’s security and economy are dealt with. Institutions like HAL, ISRO, IISc, Infosys Technologies Limited, Wipro and other important establishments are based in Bangalore, the Chief Minister said. Providing safety and security to these vital organisations and the people working in these establishments is extremely important, the chief minister said and demanded the UPA government at the Centre to extend support to the state to enhance internal security.
Later speaking to presspersons here the State Secretariat, Dr Acharya said the Prime Minister gave a sympathetic hearing and advised the state to take up the issue with the newly appointed union home minister P Chidamabaram. The Prime Minister has promised to discuss the issues raised by the state with Mr Chidambaram, Dr. Acharya said.
Karnataka has urged the Centre to sanction three Indian Reserve Batallions and an Indo Tibetan Border Police batallion at Belgaum along with sanctioning of well-equipped 18 coastal check-posts and 33 outposts on the West Coast of Karnataka. It also sought of Rs 20 crore for providing GPS facility to the 3,000 mechanised fishing boats and related infrastructure all along the coastline in the state.
BJP National General Secretary Ananth Kumar, MP, Chief Secretary Sudhakar Rao and DGP Srikumar were part of the delegation which called on the Prime Minister.

A private security guard at the Hospital Gate at Haifa, Israel.

Israel has experienced terror attacks in all forms, including suicide bombers posing as patients in ambulances!
750-strong special force to fight terror
The fully trained professional group will tackle all anti-national activities
Men selected for the special force will be given a one-step promotion
The selection process has commenced
Bangalore: Following the Mumbai terror attacks, the Karnataka Policeare geared up to constitute a 750-strong comprehensive police wing totackle all aspects of anti-national activities including terrorism andnaxalism .The special unit, which is stated to have received formal approvalfrom Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and Minister for Home V.S.Acharya, will have various components, including a section devoted tointelligence gathering and preventive measures, a large strike forceand a section to investigate the cases. It will be a fully trained andprofessional force, and the State Government has also approved ascheme to put the strike force segment of the special wing throughtraining in some of the Defence establishments. Karnataka already hasa special commando force trained by the National Security Guards. Thesources in the Government indicated that the men selected for thespecial force would be given a one-step promotion straightway to serveas an incentive. A similar incentive has been provided by theGovernment of Gujarat. The incentive would, however, be applicable aslong as the men remained part of the force, and on repatriation totheir parent unit "they will be back in the same position". Theselection process had commenced, they added.A high-level team headed by the Home Minister and comprising amongothers Director-General and Inspector-General of Police R. Srikumar;Director-General of Police, Corps of Detectives, Ajai Kumar Singh;Joint Commissioner of Police, Bangalore, Gopal Hosur; andSuperintendent of Police, Chitradurga district, Labhu Ram, recentlyvisited Gujarat to study the practices in policing there. The Statehas also planned to send high-level police teams to Jammu and Kashmir,Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi and other States for a study.

Security stepped up in Bangalore

Need for private security agencies to cover hospitals/ hotels/ IT establishments

Indian Express News: At the Hard Rock Cafe in Bangalore there was not much difference between the night of November 26 when the Mumbai attacks began and through the nights that the battle raged. A steady stream of patrons, both Indian and foreigner, walked through the doors during the siege in Mumbai. The only difference — there were no security checks at the entrance to any of the places before November 26.
Mumbai attacks have brought the issue of security into focus. A brief period of hyperactivity had followed the July 25 serial blasts that had killed one person but the security situation in the region had largely remained unchanged.
Security at hotels and public places like malls, shopping arcades and hospitals has now been increased following a review issued by the state intelligence and city police commissioner Shankar Bidari. The entry of vehicles at five star hotels and hospitals is now preceded by security checks. Hospitals have now started restricting visitors calling on patients.

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and senior police officials recently held meetings with the management of hotels, international airport and industry representatives to assess the security situation.
IT hubs like the Electronic City, the International Technology Park and companies like Infosys and Wipro have announced increased surveillance for their campuses. “In view of the attacks in Mumbai, we have increased security across all our campuses in India and will remain fully alert,” Infosys said in an official statement. Nasscom in a statement following the attacks said member companies of the software establishment association must “continue to ensure that their customers are not affected.”
With foreigners being targeted in the Mumbai attack those living in Bangalore have expressed apprehensions about their safety. “Back home, India is considered relatively safe compared to Pakistan. Attacks like these will have an affect on people’s perception,” Christopher Bryan, an American medical intern working here, said.
Mumbai attacks have also jolted the police establishment out of slumber. A blueprint for an anti-terrorism unit modeled on similar cells in Mumbai and New Delhi created soon after the July 25 blasts has been brought out again. Home Minister V S Acharya has stated that the special team will soon be expanded to include more personnel. At present, the team has an ADGP, an IGP and an SP.

Terror acts: Sophisticated yet Simple Execution
An important element in terrorist preparation for an attack includes infiltration into the protected environment, under a legitimate cover. Terrorists who want to “case” a train station would for example assume the role of an every day traveler. A terrorist who similarly cases a government facility may assume the role of an employee. In order not to blow their cover, terrorists act as law-abiding citizens, blending into their environment and thus avoiding undue exposure.
Contrary to some common perceptions, terrorists are sophisticated and highly professional when it comes to their chosen occupation.

They may identify several targets to hit simultaneously in order to increase the impact and potential for success, should one or some of the targets fail. They hedge their bets. But while terrorists are sophisticated, their operations are not complex. For example, the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 were an example of being sophisticated but not complex. Those terrorists used readily available resources (a plane as a bomb) and very simple tools of aggression (box cutters) to commit their crime. The strategy relied on few contingencies, and the unknowns were likewise limited. A narrow range of things could have gone wrong: they had easy access to the plane, they did not carry explosives, there were few barriers to the cockpit, and no mitigation procedures for high jacking scenarios were in effect at the time. The only thing that could go wrong was the possibility that passengers might resist. This was the case for United Airlines flight number 93 that did not hit its terrorist target in Washington D.C and instead crashed onto an open field in Pennsylvania.
The introduction of suicide missions by terrorists has increased the efficiency of an attack.

Terrorists are using “human smart bombs” where the bomb takes on human attributes that aid in its effectiveness: it knows when, if, and where to explode. In recent years, terrorists have even gone so far as to introduce several bombers onto the same target. The most notorious users of this method are the Tamil suicide bombers from Sri Lanka who execute consecutive suicide bombings to increase the terror impact.
As security and law enforcement professionals, we must think through the potential terrorist scenarios facing our protected environments. Considering the fact that terrorists do not engage in complex operations helps us focus on those terrorist scenarios that are operationally feasible for execution. But before considering a terrorist scenario as a security issue with which we must contend, we must stop to ask the following questions:
=What tools are needed to conduct an effective terrorist act and what is their availability?
=What information does the terrorist need about the protected environment in order to commit a successful attack?
=What exposure would the terrorist be subjected to while gathering the necessary information and tools for his act?
=How many unknown variables would the terrorist confront in the execution of the chosen scenario?
=How much time would it take the terrorist to execute the scenario (seconds, minutes, hours)?
If your answers to the above questions point to a complex terrorist scenario composed of many contingencies, then it is most likely not a feasible terrorist scenario. If your answers point to a sophisticated and simple form of terrorist execution, where few things can go wrong, then you are dealing with a very feasible terrorist scenario.
Terrorist planning considerations and requirements are very different than those of businesses, governments and legitimate organizations.

In business, we usually plan and prepare for our missions with consideration to time constraints and monetary expenses. We also assume imperfection and accept the fact that things could go wrong. On the other hand, terrorists (and especially state sponsored terrorists) will be very patient in the planning of the attack doing so with plentiful resources that will insure a trouble-free execution. They cannot afford failure. If the terrorist plan is not executed flawlessly, it will result in possible early detection of the terrorist activity and ultimately failure of the attack. Therefore we have to estimate the potential for a terrorist scenario to occur, not through our own eyes, but through the eyes of a terrorist planning a sophisticated (not complex) and meticulously planned violent act.