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Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf
Death toll and finger-pointing aside, Mumbai's "9/11" will have chilling implications for defence establishments throughout the region.
This is the first time that a terrorist cell has pulled off such a blatant frontal attack on civilians and public buildings, and it amply demonstrates the severe operational difficulties of preventing and coping with such low-scale attacks on a crowded urban environment.
I'd be very surprised if senior officers in my country's armed forces aren't studying the proceedings and aftermath of India's response very closely at this very moment, to draw some important lessons with regard to Singapore's defence.
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When I was in Singapore, it just happened that Mas Selamat escaped from Changi Prison. Now I know what the Selamat ~ jokes are about in Malaysia. Everyone can learn a lesson from the Mumbai incident.