Well if im honest it does sound fairly plausible to me but whether it is actually true or not is a whole different story altogether although it is a perfect conspiracy story i think i would atleast need to see something to turn it away from one mans idea into a horrific picture into how far "they"will go

Originally posted by ngchunter
Why no attacks in china right after their first manned flights, or when their Chang'e-1 probe entered lunar orbit? Why no attacks in Japan right after Selene entered orbit?

Because staged terrorist attacks in Mumbai would not have been executed primarily to defer attention from the moon probe. So with China and Japan, unless there was another very good reason to stage a terror attack (in a plausible way), it wouldn't have been worthwhile.

In short, what I'm proposing is this:
- The terror attacks as a whole were staged in order to plunge India and Pakistan into war and destabilise them.
- The timing of them - as a secondary consideration - may have been set deliberately to kill a second, smaller bird with the same stone, so to speak.

Proof? No, just evidence (by looking at known facts and motivations). This is just a postulation remember. Note the question mark in the thread title. I'm interested to know others' thoughts.

I can say this much: FINDING pictures from the probe has been very hard- Anyone have the site where the official pics are being posted? Google has been far less than helpful.

Kinda odd, wouldn't you say?

Ye i tried that about an hour ago on google and couldnt get any pics either i really hope their isnt a conspiracy here because then we'll know what those people really died for

Originally posted by ngchunter
They've also never shown any interest in detracting from the many peaceful space missions of other nations, so why start now?

I just think of the initial USA Vs Russia 'space race'. It was clearly extremely important to both sides to win that race, which leads me to believe that space exploration is still a coveted, exclusive capability. PR plays a big part and I surmise that Western powers would prefer not to share the cosmos with 'third world' nations.

Originally posted by Cythraul
It was clearly extremely important to both sides to win that race, which leads me to believe that space exploration is still a coveted, exclusive capability.

Foreign Space Agencies, to name a few:
BRAZIL: INPE - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (National Institute for Space Research, Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology)
CANADA: CSA - Canadian Space Agency
FRANCE: CNES - Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
GERMANY: DLR - Deutsche Forschungsanstalt f?t -und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Research Establishment)
GREAT BRITAIN: BNSC - British National Space Centre
INDIA: ISRO
ITALY: ASI - Italian Space Agency
JAPAN: JAXA
NETHERLANDS: SRON - Space Research Organization Netherlands
NORWAY: NSC - Norwegian Space Center (Andxya Rocket Range)
RUSSIA: Russian Academy of Sciences - Space Research Institute
SWEDEN: IRF - Swedish Institute of Space Physics
EUROPE: ESA - European Space Agency
UNITED NATIONS: UNOOS - United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Sorry, it's not really that exclusive anymore. I can't see any reason they'd have a problem with India joining in the fun. The only country we might enter a space race with in the future is China, we only competed with the Soviets because they were an enemy. India has had good relations with the US in recent years, far better than with China.

Well this doesn't make any sense to me. In what way did the attack in Mumbai distract people from India's Lunar probe? The attack in Mumbai has come and gone and India's probe will continue to operate for at least 2 years. The attack hasn't affected it at all in any way shape or form.

So I'd have to say, No, the attack in Mumbai is not a distraction from India's Lunar probe.

[edit on 17-12-2008 by jra]

Hey, it was just food for thought.

I always like to brainstorm and discuss each and every facet of world news so as to not let any NWO misdemeanours slip through the net. We must be vigilant, and try to create enjoyable discussions along the way. Thanks for the replies everyone. Interesting stuff.

Originally posted by Cythraul

Originally posted by ngchunter
Why no attacks in china right after their first manned flights, or when their Chang'e-1 probe entered lunar orbit? Why no attacks in Japan right after Selene entered orbit?

Because staged terrorist attacks in Mumbai would not have been executed primarily to defer attention from the moon probe. So with China and Japan, unless there was another very good reason to stage a terror attack (in a plausible way), it wouldn't have been worthwhile.

In short, what I'm proposing is this:
- The terror attacks as a whole were staged in order to plunge India and Pakistan into war and destabilise them.
- The timing of them - as a secondary consideration - may have been set deliberately to kill a second, smaller bird with the same stone, so to speak.

Proof? No, just evidence (by looking at known facts and motivations). This is just a postulation remember. Note the question mark in the thread title. I'm interested to know others' thoughts.

PROOF NO EVIDENCE NO NO NO just pure conjecture, oh a terrorist event no its not that, its the WEST or NWO trying to control what happens with the Indian space program why not just blow up the satelite with their secrect space weapons ,I tell you, you guys should write movie scripts because some of your ideas are laughable
to say the least!

[edit on 18-12-2008 by wmd_2008]

[edit on 18-12-2008 by wmd_2008]

Originally posted by wmd_2008
I tell you you guys should write movie scripts because some of your ideas are laughable
to say the least!

Interesting, 'cos your grammar is laughable... to say the least.

Did I claim this was anything other than conjecture? Evidence is subjective my friend. To one person, circumstances can signal one thing, and to another, a completely different thing. All I set forth was the suggestion that a connection could exist. Interesting that you seem to take such personal offense to an idea. In hindsight, I should have put this topic in skunk works .

Originally posted by Cythraul

Originally posted by wmd_2008
I tell you you guys should write movie scripts because some of your ideas are laughable
to say the least!

Interesting, 'cos your grammar is laughable... to say the least.

Did I claim this was anything other than conjecture? Evidence is subjective my friend. To one person, circumstances can signal one thing, and to another, a completely different thing. All I set forth was the suggestion that a connection could exist. Interesting that you seem to take such personal offense to an idea. In hindsight, I should have put this topic in skunk works .

Connection, clutching at straws maybe thats all, why not just except the real reason it was a terrorist attack thats all!!!!!

[edit on 18-12-2008 by wmd_2008]

Originally posted by jra
Well this doesn't make any sense to me. In what way did the attack in Mumbai distract people from India's Lunar probe? The attack in Mumbai has come and gone and India's probe will continue to operate for at least 2 years. The attack hasn't affected it at all in any way shape or form.

So I'd have to say, No, the attack in Mumbai is not a distraction from India's Lunar probe.

[edit on 17-12-2008 by jra]

Agree....Terrorists who attacked India intruded via ships...and did all those damage....there is no way its any kind of distraction to India's probe.
I am from India and i know what all happened here since than...this incident really shook the whole nation.
Who would even care about probe or anything else when your own families are in such grave danger n are being killed by these terrorists.

Originally posted by wmd_2008
why not just except the real reason it was a terrorist attack thats all!!!!!

You believe Mumbai was a genuine terror attack?

Do you believe 9/11 was a genuine terror attack?

I think its very valid to ask "Why did this really happen?" and "Who really benefits?", in good conspiracy-theory tradition.

Your ideas on the big why dont impress me...but its important to keep asking nevertheless.

PR plays a big part and I surmise that Western powers would prefer not to share the cosmos with 'third world' nations.

More like: The Western Powers would prefer not to share the cosmos with it's 3rd world Citizens.

Time to knock off the elite club of special people going up. Time for space travel to be open for EVERYONE.

Originally posted by wylekat
Time to knock off the elite club of special people going up. Time for space travel to be open for EVERYONE.

Also time for the truth about extra-terrestrial contact to be known by everyone. Whilst the superpowers have control over who can and cannot propel themselves to the cosmos, it belongs to them. Nice piece of real-estate .