I have been a little under the weather the last week or so. So as I was trying while away time while recovering, I used StumbleUpon to come up with this article. Man, did I hit paydirt!

I can’t remember reading a more gripping article in a long, long time. In fact, calling this an article seems to make it less than what it is, a great story from the real world, where real people took minute-by-minute decisions to save lives. Incredible skills, incredible decisions, I could go on with endless superlatives. Whoever wrote this article, thank you for this.

On a connected note, this is a week after the terrorist-drive mayhem of killings in Mumbai, India. For a country that was able to execute a flawless mission to send a craft to the moon, I am hoping these great rocket scientists will turn their attentions to helping India come up with a security plan that will help thwart such problems in the future. And shame the politicians who are busy pointing fingers at “neighbouring countries” instead of searching their own souls.