Terrorism

Image via WikipediaHomsecular Gaytheist links to a disturbing story in The Stanger about 11 gay bars in Seattle being threatened with ricin attacks. This is some pretty scary stuff. I hope it turns out to be a hoax, but in the meantime, I am glad to see that law enforcement appears to be taking it seriously. After all, this is domestic terrorism. I don't want to speculate about the motives of whoe

Terrorism is an international menace which is top concern of every government. It has spread throughout the world like incurable viral disease. South Asian region is worst hit where Indian and Pakistan see each other as actor behind terrorist activities in their countries. Ever since their existence, Pakistan and India are in eye ball to [...]

By Dr. Abdul Ruff People do object to foreign invasions and occupation of their lands and it is for the “civilized’ world to take measure to vacate the lands occupied by them, their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

By Dr. Abdul Ruff President Bush won his send term by using Islamic terrorism plank. By opening secret prisons across the world, Bush convinced the Americans of severity of “Islamic terrorism”.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

‘BY Dr. Abdul Ruff Even after killing thousands of innocent Kashmiris, destroying the grand Babri Mosque and torturing Indian Muslims in jails after the fall of Babri Mosque, India still calls... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel of Mumbai Terror Attack Fame By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal Mumbai Terrorism: Beyond Official Story-I Terrorism could be the best tool or toy the arrogant states could employ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Salman Rushdie responded to the article by Arundhathi Roy here . His argument regarding the issues paraded by terrorists is this: ”Ask yourself the question that if the Kashmir problem were resolve tomorrow, if Israel-Palestine reached a lasting peace, do we believe that al-Qaeda would disband? Do we believe that Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad would put their guns [...]

When one thinks of the nationality of Islamist terrorists, Pakistanis and Saudis are usually the ones that come to mind. But a moderate Muslim country is unfortunately slowly, against its will, providing a very concerning and large number of terrorists. This country is Morocco. I wrote an article for the Middle East Times on that topic. You can read it in full here . Here is an excerpt: Until rece

Imperialism is terrorism.

Many commentators are quick to say that the Congress victory in three States in the recent elections indicates that the voters were not influenced by the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. This may not be fully true. We know that the tirade against politicians after the Mumbai attacks was mainly an upper class phenomenon. The common on [...]

In response to my recent comparison between modern international terrorism and social banditry, Peter at Vukutu suggested two further historical comparisons to think about: turn of the 20th century anarchism and Catholic recusancy in the 16th and 17th centuries. Knowing next to nothing about the latter, I will have to restrain my comments to the first of these (and offer the warning that this is a

Peoples of india and pakistan are looking curious to know the updates of what is coming and decisions taken in the call for APC (All parties conference) by both nations. India this time looking to send some strong message to pakistan on its border or india will look to take the services of those elements being giving serving to stronghold the interest of global powers in this region.Another import

Every Sunday morning, the renowned Delhi-based Islamic scholar and thinker Maulana Wahiduddin Khan addresses a group of his disciples, speaking on various issues. His lecture on November 30 focussed on the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. This is a translation of the lecture by Yoginder Sikand, with some slight modifications that were needed to clarify certain points. On November 26, Mumbai

Two pending United Nations resolutions share a common deception with previous resolutions and common dogma. Lets examine them closely. [Bold red font added for clarity.] Combating defamation of religions revised draft resolution 7. Expresses deep concern in this respect that Islam is frequently and wrongly associated with human rights violations and terrorism; Agreed Draft Resolution on the

Some of Bollywood big guns came together to condemn the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. Its time for some tough action. Bollywood shows rare sympathy. We lived for india, and we will never forget NOVEMBER 26 View blog reactions

I do not expect anything to stop terrorism in the United States or around the world as long as fear is turned into massive profit. We can “bailout” mega-corporations like Citicorp — which also happens to have at least 9% of its holdings owned by Arab-Muslim investors — with trillions of dollars in Unconstitutional tax [...]

[ Or is a sinister propaganda mechanism pushing for a confrontation? ] Searching the net for what was happening in Mumbai, came across a report that one of the captured terrorists had confessed he was from Pakistan and had been sent to reduce the hotel to rubble! The story was followed by 18 posted comments in the vein of : "Pakistan spreading terrorism" "Full investigation n

Acid attacks and wife burnings are common in parts of Asia because the victims are the most voiceless in these societies. Naeema Azar, below, was attacked by her husband after they divorced. Her 12-year-old son, Ahmed Shah, looks after her. In Pakistan, Nicholas Kristof has been investigating such acid attacks, which are commonly used to [...]

Read this article on the BBC website:The age of 'celebrity terrorism' By Paul Cornish Chairman, Chatham House's International Security Programmeam quoting some excerpts here:But, for all the horror of the Mumbai attack, there might have been much less to it than first met the eye, and a hasty and exaggerated response might have played more of a part, and given more meaning to the attack than it sh

Fighting terrorism is like being a goalkeeper. You can make a hundred brilliant saves but the only shot that people remember is the one that gets past you. -PAUL WILKINSON November 26 2008 - this is the day the Mumbai people, the whole of India and perhaps the world will never forget. On this day at around 9:00 PM, a group of 10-15 unidentified (who the f*** is caring about their identity)

Mumbai Massacres as the Defeat of Counter-terrorism

Wake up and strike terrorism with an iron hand, say Bollywood's stars shocked by the brazen terror attack that targeted Mumbai's poshest areas. From Hema Malini, who worries about her daughters, to Bipasha Basu, who narrowly missed the Vile Parle blast, this terror strike has shaken them all.Bipasha Basu: It's shocking and scary. We're going through a very disturbing and inhuman phase. On Wednesda

Wake up and strike terrorism with an iron hand, say Bollywood's stars shocked by the brazen terror attack that targeted Mumbai's poshest areas. From Hema Malini, who worries about her daughters, to Bipasha Basu, who narrowly missed the Vile Parle blast, this terror strike has shaken them all.

Despite the constant fear-mongering from the mass media about terrorism, our entire nation has been attacked and impoverished–not by terrorists, but by corrupt financial, industrial, and political leaders who would *also* seem to have our total ruin as their primary goal. Bush has been using the same horsehockey since 9-11 to scare everyone. “They” hate [...]

Despite everything you Americans have done, the terrorists are saying, we can still hit you. We can hit your friends in their economic heartlands, and we can ... As news filters through that a BBC tycoon is listed amongst the victims The Australian's Greg Sheridan argues that the attacks send a strong message to Obama.This is a devastating assault on India, its democracy, its way of life and its b

Terrorism is an act of menace, That kills and stresses the heart of Race; You or I to be blamed People with gloomy feelings have claimed. Into the world of peace we Indian trace To build a new Human Race.

Finally, the case has been won against the Holy Land Foundation, a Muslim front group for terrorism. In Dallas, Texas, the jury has decided: guilty (Hat tip: Power Line and Israel Matzav). Jurors have convicted a Muslim charity and five of its former leaders of all 108 charges in the largest terrorism financing trial since the Sept. 11 attacks. The verdict was announced Monday afternoon, on the

A Muslim charity and five of its former leaders were convicted Monday of funneling millions of dollars to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the retrial of the largest terrorism financing case since the attacks of Sept. 11. U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis announced the 108 guilty verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in [...]

I just read through Terrorism and War by Howard Zinn, and I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to hear a brilliant mind on the current issues of war and terror. The whole book is just over one hundred pages and it’s in an interview format, as it basically is a compilation of a series of interviews Zinn gave around 2002, just after 9/11 and the Afghanistan war and just before the Iraq w

Just read an interesting bit by Simon: A friend of mine joked that Obama, in keeping with the traditional fate of African-Americans, has been given one of the worst jobs in the world cleaning up this whole mess. You can't really envy the man can you? Truly true. A white man came and made a mess in the White House, and a black man is asked to clean up the mess. What a jest. Simon also wrote

The bomb blasts in different parts of the country should be a wake up call for Kerala and several other States. Intelligence and security arrangements remain inadequate in Kerala that it is impossible for extremists to target any place in Kerala. Security is lax even at important establishments and locations. Kerala has several factors that would [...]

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A Muslim boy celebrating Dipavali By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal(Updated) Hindus breed terror seeds in order to terrorize and kill Muslims. Equipped with colossal weapons, India never seeks peaceful... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Why only Muslims are called terrorists?It may seem a rant or that I am over-reacting but in 24 hrs, India braved two major terrorist strikes: In the first, Naxalites killed 12 CRPF policemen in Chhattisgarh and in other incident, 18 persons killed in Manipur in blasts by suspected People Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PRPK). Ironically they were not considered terrorist strikes.Not one inspect

Lately I have been posting less poetry on this blog. Going through a collection of verses, I had recently stopped at this Nazm. The language is simple and the poem has barely six lines.In English, these lines may at first glance seem too ordinary. But for a poet like Fazal Tabish, who is known for his complex poetry, it is an unusual verse. Specially for a writer who considered humanism as supreme

Terrorism, and I mean real terrorism, not the bland stamp Homeland Security labels anything they find threatening with, but I’m talking brainwashed morons who blow themselves up for a sky-orgy with 72 virgins. Ya you know who I’m talking about. Those who can’t take a joke and kill the jokers.  Those who kill young women, [...]

The Los Angles Times opinion web side today carried a response I wrote to an op-ed last week that badly distorted the purpose of the State Department’s list of countries that support international terrorism. That op-ed piece by a New York writer, Lionel Beeher, claimed that the formal designation list exists “solely to punish our enemies.” This is an absurd statement and reflects

Under clause 83 of the Counter Terrorism Bill 2008, the discussion or broadcast of information relating to a police constable, intelligence service, GCHQ or military personnel will be outlawed, and a breach of these new laws will result in a prison sentence of up to 10 years, with fines up to and including the statutory [...]

Sarah Palin defines what is, and is not, terrorism. The short version: Bill Ayers = Terrorist Those who bomb abortion clinics ≠ Terrorists Huh?

-by NAVAL LANGAIn the countries that have got freedom during last five decades, the poverty has become the root cause for discontent against the state machineries. The same discontent gives birth to the terror groups. The hungry and uneducated youths are desperate to have a shelter under any umbrella; may it be functioning under any name, religion or sectarian. Eventually the terror groups, assist

The majority section of Indian society, the ‘concerned’ Hindu citizens are demanding that the Indian Muslims must immediately start to speak out and take counteractive steps against the terrorist attacks instigated by fundamentalist and anti-national Muslim groups. They are outright critical about the attitude of common Muslims and Muslim organizations of the country for not doing enough to vo

Political mistakes and disagreements lead to problems, but we do not care about it.You cut in when long negotiations did not give a desired result.Your way of solving the problem is a short burst of fire, your argument is pulling the trigger, your goal is finding and eliminating the enemies.You are the last hope of the government for a quick and clear solution of this kind of problems.You are

Create Separate Force To Fight Terrorism: Shivraj Patil By Kestur Vasuki Bangalore, Oct 5: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has asked the Karnataka Government to set up a new force on the lines of Indo-Tibetan border force for costal region to fight terrorism in the State. Addressing a late night press conference in Bangalore on Saturday, after reviewing [...]

As a Muslim chaplain ministering to Islamic detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Yee interacted with suspected terrorists on a daily basis. That proximity led to allegations that he had improperly taken papers related to the prison off the base. He was imprisoned for 76 days, but in 2004 the Pentagon dropped his case without explanation. In 2005, Yee was honorably discharged. N

Part Two of Subrata Ghoshroy's exclusive interview with Noam Chomksy takes on the United State's capacity for revisionist history and propaganda, from Ronald Reagan's supposed commitment to free markets, to American terrorist actions in Latin America in the 1980s, to the bankrupt rationale for Clinton's intervention in Bosnia. Chomsky also elaborates on MIT's role in developing computer tech

Terrorism include only those acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for an ideological goal and terrorism can include also include acts of unlawful violence and war. The Act of terrorism is been going on in the world from many decades but it never took the shape as its taking now a [...]

Shahrukh Khan has been keeping a low profile for quite sometime now following the infamous spat with Salman Khan.However, the recent serial blasts in his home town Delhi seems to have forced him out of the closet.He has now appealed to the people, particularly the youth, not to indulge in terrorist activities.King Khan said that he is hurt and ashamed by the recent incidents. He requested the peop

In March and April 2007 several suicide bombings were carried out in Casablanca targeting Western interests. The overall threat of further attacks has increased, particularly in Casablanca. Travellers should exercise caution, pay attention to news reports regarding safety and heed any local advice regarding potential dangers.The disputed territory of Western Sahara has a history of

few days back I went to barber shop for cutting of my rampant hairs. As usual in small Indian barber shops(didn’t had money to go to saloon),you ll find a fan which is slower than that of speed of snail and an old color TV which silently cry for it’s state.As the barber started cutting my hairs, news flashed on the Television about arresting of mastermind of Delhi Bomb Blast (sept 2008). Even

It's going to be a long post. First, two instances:*When hundreds of Muslims gathered at Nagpara in Mumbai to give 'bad-duaa' to terrorists, it was not reported anywhere. It was an extraordinary event and doesn't happen anywhere. Soon after Delhi serial blasts, the Mumbai Muslims gave this 'curse'. Muslims prayed to Allah to punish those responsible for the bombings. There were Ulema and even poli

Who can say these are terrorists. You might also want to take a look at this post to realize that we could have prevent this guy from being used by some psychos.

Of all the ugly charges and abuses being hurled at the Indian state, this one is the most horrific. And it has not been made by a demented cleric. It has been made by Shabnam Hashmi, the toast of India's English media. In a program on NDTV on September 22, 2008, she actually alleged that the condition of Muslims in India today was like that of Jews in Nazi Germany! Can anything be more incendiary

It's tough to write a post after any terror strike as it has become a regular occurrence in this country and clearly we [India] are the worst victims of terrorism in the world. Which country has faced so many serial blasts in most of its big cities in just a matter of few years? Having said this we must realise that those who die in blasts are human beings, who belong to various faiths.If Hari Cha

Dr. Abdul has been writing on this blog focusing on the reasons behind Islamic terrorism. Here is a western perspective on terrorism in the 21 century.  Terrorism in the 21st Century*   As shown... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I am not a Russia expert, but it is clear that the Putin-led government is going out of its way to antagonize the United States and its allies. One of the primary, and most dangerous methods, is the sale of billions of dollars of sophisticated weaponry to state sponsors of terrorism, particularly Iran and Venezuela. These just happen to be the two states most intent on inflicting as much harm as p

-attack-o.html From the Big Picture... During the day, I had an interesting phone conversation with Joe Besecker of Emerald Asset Management. And from what he was seeing and hearing about in terms of order flow, the vast majority of the financial short selling the past week or so were being done overseas. It appears that the lion's share of shorting was coming out of overseas bourses such as Lo

We said yesterday that now was the time to be trading, but we never had an inkling of the news that hit the markets last night. A possy of US financial glitterati announced last night the US government is to stage a monumental bail-out of the hundreds of billions of dollars of 'toxic' mortgages. This move is aimed at being the silver bullet that finally brings the credit crisis to an end. The

Home minister Mr Shivraj Patil was today under intense pressure to quit his post coming under attack from within the UPA coalition and the Opposition amidst growing concern within the Congress party itself over his handling of internal security. The all-round attack on Patil in the wake of serial blasts in Delhi on Saturday that claimed 24 lives came as Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi called a

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Today is 9/11. Many people are taking a vacation from politics to honor the fallen, to re-visit the horrible day in 2001 where America received a wake up call for ignoring the threat of Islamic facism. Today as we remember the fallen, we warn the jihadists and would-be jihadists in the words of Ronald Reagan, you can run but you can't hide. And for this reason, it is appropriate not to pause fr

Aww, you guys, I’m totally in love with my Tuesday Night TV right now!! If Chuck were on this night (though I’m glad it’s not), this would be my favorite night of the week. Awww. I remember when Tuesday really was that night for me… sorry, got caught up in a Veronica Mars flashback there [...]

by Tom Reifer4 September 2008The international human rights movement helped to bring General Pinochet to justice for his crimes whilst dictator of Chile. Yet there is no similar movement demanding accountability for the US officials involved in illegal torture practices since 11 September 2001. Fires, explosions, mayhem, flames leaping through the air. The smell of death. The visions being recount

CNews WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush on Tuesday called President Asif Ali Zardari to greet him on his election and vowed Washington’s full support for the elected government’s efforts to defeat violent extremism. “This morning I called Pakistan’s newly elected leader President Zardari. I pledged the full support of America’s government as Pakistan takes the fight to the terrorist

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I see one after another of the mainstream media outlets which have made important contributions to the factual underpinnings of the counter-terrorism effort dropping off that beat. Editors in the print media are shifting terrorism experts on their staffs towards investigations of political candidates. At least three such reporters at three major papers are now chasing Sarah Palin stories (I haven'

Pakistan stands with the US against international terrorism, the Muslim nation's presidential front-runner wrote in a column appearing on Thursday amid furor over a US-led cross-border attack in Pakistani territory. The raid in the South Waziristan tribal region was the first known foreign ground assault in Pakistan against a Taliban haven. The Pakistani government summoned the US ambassador to pr

Just two weeks ago, Sarah Palin sat in her church in Wasilla while the message of the day was "Terrorist attacks on Israelis are God's "judgment of unbelief" of Jews who haven't embraced Christianity." Palin didn't leave. She didn't condemn the message. She didn't say boo.While the McCain camp argues that Palin wasn't on the national stage yet as a vice presidential running mate, it doesn't matte

This could be the stupidest salvo in the ongoing war on terror to date. LOL. Photo credit: gruntzooki (via Flickr)

The U.S.-Libya terrorism settlement which sailed through the U.S. Congress at the end of July and was signed on August 14 has mixed results for both countries and the victims of Libyan-sponsored terrorism. The deal will enable the U.S. and Libya to complete the process of mutual diplomatic recognition and establish economic relationships benefitting both countries and major American industries. Th

A congressional delegation visiting Ukraine this week met with President Viktor Yuschenko and visited the site of the Holocaust-era massacre at Babi Yar. Go to Source Indonesia News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com, Indonesia News Random Posts Kuping Gajah (Crisp Sweet Striped Cookies) FM to reply to US Congress letter soon Mew Choo must be ready to face any [...]

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I am not a Russia expert and defer to Robert Kagan and others to paint the macro picture of what Russia's incursion into Georgia means. But there are several issues, outside of these, that need to be looked at in terms of Russia in the greater world, and our relationship to Russia, particularly in counter-terrorism and weapons proliferation issues. What is clear is that Russia is set on selling we

The Sri Lankan government is steadfast in eliminating terrorism before having talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake said on Saturday. Addressing an election rally at Medirigiriya in the North Central Province, Wickramanayake said “terrorism must be eliminated before anything. Only after that we could talk of talks.” Wickramanayake said government troops

I have just finished reading the July 2008 article in Texas Monthly entitled “Soldier” by Matt Cook. The article starts on September 11, 2001, the first day of Matt’s basic training one month after he enlisted following college at the University of Texas at Austin. It isn’t until late in the day when the new recruits are introduced to their company’s first sergeant that they lea

President Pratibha Patil, speaking at the 46th convocation ceremony of IIT-Bombay on Friday, called on engineers of premier Indian institutes to develop modern equipment to combat terror. Two Indian cities, Bangalore and Ahmedabad, have been victims of terror in the very recent past and the President’s speech-without mentioning these two cities-referred to the threat India is [...]

link of a day - Used Vintage Cars - The Advantages For Future Collectorsweird factsA flu pandemic poses greater threat to Britain than terrorism, government risk assessment to warnNational Risk Register illustration of the "high consequence risks" facing the UKHundreds of thousands of Britons living abroad would return to the UK if there were a worldwide flu pandemic, the government suggests today

Meanwhile in California (to the south and just a tad left of Oregon) citizens concerned about animal abuse have made a courageous stand; the lives of animals have more value than human life. Over the weekend the home of UC Professor David Feldheim was fire bombed, forcing him to flee with his wife [...]

Eight South Asian countries, most of which are facing violent insurgencies, agreed Thursday to pool efforts to fight terrorism, a Sri Lankan government minister said. The decision came ahead of a weekend summit in the Sri Lankan capital at which India and Afghanistan are expected to put pressure on Pakistan to do more to combat the [...]

Another serial blast in Bangalore and Gujarat, Surat also on list Innocent people killed and Indian leaders as usual condemn the act. Sometimes I wonder at the level of patience and tolerance we as a country have, perhaps we are the most tolerant people in the world.India is struggling with terrorism since a long time but still we do not have a clear policy to encounter terrorism.I see three main

In this amazing Youtube video you will witness Democrats going full circle in their criticisms of the 1st President Bush (attacking him for not doing enough against Saddam) & their criticisms of the 2nd President Bush (attacking him for doing too much against Saddam.

A rumor is circulating through the blogging community that Congress is poised to take up legislation that would effectively eliminate victims of terrorism lawsuits against Libya. The legislation would relieve Libya from any direct responsibility to the victims for its state support of terrorism. Instead, the Secretary of State would designate an entity to serve in the capacity of a “claims c

I discovered this little gem while perusing the news sites today, and my jaw simply dropped. The Rand Corporation - that think-tank of geniuses which provides the US with policy insights - published a report which states that the US has been going about the whole anti-terrorism thing the wrong way. Rather than using overwhelming [...]

The International Herald Tribune today reports on a recent CIA mission to Pakistan to confront leaders of the ISI there about the ties ISI members retain to the Taliban and al Qaeda. The CIA assessment specifically points to links between members of the spy service, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, and the militant network led by Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani, which American o

I hear you ask “Is it already the time for another scathing, poorly written article criticizing the Indian Government?”. Well, it apparently is. After the recent terrorist blasts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Bengaluru [Bangalore], Karnataka I’ve been thinking about India’s attitude towards counter terrorism.Facts: AFAIK India’s one and only CT [Counter Terrorism] force is the National Secu

A new Rand Corporation report on the end of terrorist organizations supports the views that police and law enforcement tools are generally more effective than military force in countering most options. The Associated Pres s version emphasized in its lead that “The United States can defeat al-Qaida if it relies less on force and more on policing and intelligence to root out the terror group's

Many in the West and in other regions of the world were impressed by the issuing of a fatwa (Islamic theological edict) condemning Terrorism by one of the leading religious centers in the Muslim world, the Darool-Uloom Deoband in India. An Islamic seminary said to have 'inspired' the Taliban has, according to the said document denounced "terrorism" as against Islam, calling it an "unpardonable sin

On July 18, the Washington Institute hosted Michael Braun, the Chief of Operations at the Drug Enforcement Administration, and a career DEA Special Agent who has served in a variety of positions both in the US and abroad. According to Special Agent Braun, the nexus between drugs and terror is growing at light speed. In his view, this is not a new trend -- there have been numerous links identified

David Johnston, New York Times July 23, 2008 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Nearly seven years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the war on terror in this city has evolved into a quiet struggle against a phantom foe. Last year, when a sailor slipped over the side of a Turkish merchant ship in the city’s port, a Providence [...]

I'm sorry if this is slightly off-topic, but civil liberties are a particular concern of mine - as I hope they are for most journalists.I catch the train to work each day, and this morning when I reached my local, suburban train station (railway station, if you prefer), I was surprised to see a number of police officers present, searching the bags of some of the people waiting for a train. All of