Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Delta is shutting down its routes from Atlanta to India and China.
That sucks.
How are Americans supposed to schmooze our future Asian overlords if we can’t fly there directly?
(Hat-twip to the always Biz Chronic @Urvaksh)
>>WTF?: Christ Hospital of New Jersey allegedly threw the body of a stillborn baby out with the trash. Apparently, a stillborn is not considered a person under NJ law.
>> Gaza and Israel talk about a ceasefire while the onslaught of death continues.
>> Evidence is mounting that Pakistani organizations were behind the Mumbai attacks. Pakistan state agencies deny all of the above.
>> MCDREAMY: Neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta — an Emory University professor, Grady Hospital surgeon, CNN correspondent and one of People magazine’s “sexiest men alive” — is in the running for Surgeon General. A sexy brain surgeon? This plot line sounds familiar…
>>Some claim Atlanta crime isn’t on the rise, but robberies like this one do seem to be getting more violent. Less purse-snatching crime but more gun-toting robbers? Not really seeing a silver lining here.
>>MCMANSIONS: The desire for compounds — that’s rich-speak for big-ass house — is slowing as uber consumers realize other people need space to live too!
Wait. No, developers are just finally running out of money, like everyone else in the world.
>> Except for movie producers. They are not running out of money.
Lashkar-e-Taiba sounds like the name of a perky, South Asian ice-dancing duo. “Taiba’s triple lutz was the crowd pleaser, but it was Lashkar’s flawless camel spin that really wowed the judges.”
But don’t let the cute moniker fool you. Lashkar-e-Taiba is a terrorist group headquartered in Pakistan. It’s a very, very, (very!) dangerous organization.
Audience shouts: “How dangerous is it?
It’s soooo dangerous, when she steps on a talking scale, the scale says “ouch.”
I’m sorry. That’s how fat your mama is.
Lashkar-e-Taiba is soooo dangerous, it very nearly started a nuclear war.
In December 2001, LeT attacked India’s parliament in New Delhi. The assault left 12 dead and 22 injured. Naturally, India was furious. LeT operated freely and openly in Pakistan. India warned Pakistan: if you don’t crack down on LeT, we will.
To show it was serious, India ordered a massive troop build-up along its border with Pakistan. By mid-2002, India had roughly 700,000 troops — and nuclear weapons — ready to hit Pakistan. In response, Pakistan pointed 300,000 troops — and its own nuclear arsenal — at India.
It’s the closest the world has come to nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. (more…)
