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There they were…all of them wonderful people, the crew and passengers of U.S. airways Flight 1549 that sank into the Hudson river last month after birds hit the airplane soon after takeoff and destroyed its engines. A prominent television network had them expressing thanks to God on live television. There was captain Sullenberger, his co-pilot, the flight attendents and the passengers for the world to see that they were alive and kicking. Sullenberger was grilled to narrate his trauma and experience while using the waters of the Hudson river as an emergency landing runway to pilot the plane and the passengers to safety. There were visible tears in the eyes of the passengers as they narrated what was a life saving achievement on the part of the captain - how he steadied the plane not allowing it to sink, how he managed the brakes without the plane somersaulting, how he assured the passengers to remain calm all throughout the near crash and how quickly they all got out on the wings to be rescued by the ferry boats. One person was horrified when he noticed they could open the emergency doors. All of this happened only because of a man who had the years of aviation experience and nerves of steel. Hats off captain Sullenberger! Trauma? Not captain Sullenberger… He was so cool that he had not even shifted the tie he was wearing all the time he was heading this incredible and heroic feat!

Elsewhere thousands of miles away, Pakistan has finished its so called cooked up enquiry of the 26/11 mumbai terror attacks and quite expected has not found anything conclusive. It is asking for more time. What else does Pakistan want as evidence? It is time for India to call off this farce, recall its High commissioner from Pakistan, cut off diplomatic ties, stop business activity with Pakistan. And the take up the matter with the UN for imposing sanctions against this rogue nation.

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