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MUMBAI: The NSG Commandos and the army personnel were closing in on the A rescued hostage comes out of Nariman House in Mumbai.
The three explosions, perhaps caused by the grenade blasts, were heard at around 2:30am(local time) from inside the Nariman House. However, the commando force was fully in control of the situation.
The night was by and large peaceful. The entire operation has been slowed down as the commandos are taking precaution for the safety of the holed-up people in the building. There are still some people believed to be holed-up in the Nariman House.
"The operation to clean up the Nariman House was still going on," Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) J K Dutt said, adding the operations would end soon.
Dutt said the operations at Hotel Taj was by and large over with just one injured terrorist still holed-up in the building. "He has been injured and I think we will be able to mop up the operation there very quickly," he said.
He said the injured terrorist has not yet been captured but "we will be able to do so soon".
Dutt said two terrorists are holed up in the 8th floor of the Oberoi hotel while in the Trident section the combing operation has been completed.
"As far as Trident is concerned, we have been able to completely clean up and we do not have any report of any terrorist being holed up over there." Two people were reportedly killed in Nariman House.
"As far as Oberoi is concerned, yes, we have engaged two terrorists on the 8th floor," he said.
The attacks which began Wednesday night has so far claimed 127 lives, including six foreigners.
Denver – On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech August 28, Barack Obama formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency of the United States.
As people shouted “Yes we can” and waved signs reading “Change,” Obama said, “[W]ith profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.”
In his acceptance speech, Obama said “it is time for us to change America,” and this 2008 election is the election to keep “the American promise alive."
“We meet at one of those defining moments, a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil and the American promise has been threatened,” he said.
OBAMA’S VISION FOR HIS PRESIDENCY
Obama said he would change life in the United States by cutting taxes for 95 percent of working families, providing affordable health care for every American, ensuring equal pay for women and offering affordable college education to every young American who serves his or her community.
In an election year in which high gasoline prices have been a major campaign issue, the Democratic nominee said that as president he would “set a clear goal … in 10 years we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.” Obama said he would do so by safely harnessing nuclear power and investing in renewable sources of energy.
“Just as we keep our promise to the next generation here at home,” Obama said, “so must we keep America’s promise abroad.” The Democratic nominee said he would end the war in Iraq and fight al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Obama said he would “build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century,” which include nuclear proliferation, poverty, genocide and climate change.
Much of Obama’s speech focused on what he viewed as “failed policies” of President Bush and problems with presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s proposed policies.
White girl with arm around black girl (AP Images)
Many of those watching Barack Obama’s acceptance speech felt they were witnessing history.
“We love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight,” Obama said. Throughout his campaign, Obama has said McCain would promote policies similar to those of the Bush administration. Obama said the Republican candidate does not understand the problems middle-class Americans face, and criticized McCain’s positions on tax relief for oil companies, health care and education.
The Democratic candidate also criticized McCain’s positions on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: “We need a president who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.”
Obama, the first African-American presidential nominee of a major party, spoke of King’s famous March on Washington on August 28, 1963.
Speaking about those who participated in the march and listened to King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Obama said “they could’ve heard words of anger and discord. They could’ve been told to succumb to the fear and frustration of so many dreams deferred.”
“But what the people heard instead … is that in America our destiny is inextricably linked,” Obama said. “That together, our dreams can be one.”
Those marchers, Obama said, pledged to march ahead. In this election, “we must pledge once more to march into the future.”
PEOPLE WAIT IN LONG LINES TO SEE HISTORY MADE
Obama’s speech capped off an evening of political speeches, videos and musical performances at Invesco Field, a football stadium that seats about 76,000. Most convention events were open only to delegates and party leaders, but this speech was open to the general public – free tickets were distributed months ahead of the speech. The last candidate to give an acceptance speech outside the convention hall was John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Those who were able to get the tickets waited long hours in the Denver heat to see the Democratic nominee, but few complained. Many said they believed they would be witnessing history. Tom and Patty Ballowe came from New Mexico for the speech.
“It’s exciting to be a part of history,” Tom Ballowe said. The Ballowes, who have worked as volunteers on the Obama campaign for months, saw the event as an important recognition of their hard work.
Dale Fish of Pueblo, Colorado, drove 100 miles to see Obama. The Vietnam veteran says he supports the Democratic candidate because Obama reminds him of the late President Kennedy and his “passion and ability to capture the imagination.”
In 1960 “the whole nation was jaded,” Fish said, but Kennedy and King helped that generation believe in their leaders. Fish believes that “Obama gives us new dreams, new direction, new passion.”
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“I do not believe in an ideal society. I do not need an ideal society, either, as there is no need for me in such a society. If someday I feel the need for an ideal society, I will rent one.” -- Ardeshir Mohassess, in conversation with journalist Amir Teheri, 1971
New York -- A perfect society would provide no subject matter for Iranian-born artist Ardeshir Mohassess, whose satirical drawings and collages are on display at the Asia Society of New York in an exhibit that ends August 3.
Ardeshir Mohassess: Art and Satire in Iran is the first retrospective exhibition of Mohassess’ work to appear in the United States. The show includes nearly 70 pieces completed primarily from 1976 to 2000. The first 39 drawings, created between 1976 and 1979, comprise the exhibition’s Life in Iran section.
These earlier drawings depict Iran during the Qajar dynasty (1833-1925), but the political, social and cultural customs satirized in the drawings reflect life under the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1941-1979). Setting this series of drawings in the more distant past conveys Mohassess’ view that the violence of history is doomed to repeat itself, according to the museum’s introduction to the artwork.
Following the 1979 revolution that led to the overthrow of the shah and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s rise to power, Mohassess shifted the focus of his work to the ways of the new regime. Though his artistic style changed at this time from detailed ink drawings to a mix of simple line drawings and collages, Mohassess’ work maintains its “dark, disturbing, terribly violent and frightening, yet intensely emotional, satirical and arresting” qualities, said the exhibition’s co-curators, artists Shirin Neshat and Nicky Nodjoumi.
Mohassess sometimes communicates a mordant sense of humor in his artwork. A 1977 ink-on-paper drawing, titled The royal court’s greatest painter accomplishing the most important assignment among his artistic activities, depicts a kneeling artist applying decorative motifs to the boot of his king.
While the subjects of his drawings are specific to Iran, “they may also be read more broadly as expressing a universal opposition to injustice and authoritarianism,” said an Asia Society press release.
The royal court’s greatest painter accomplishing the most important assignment among his artistic activities, by A. Mohassess
One exhibition visitor, a New York City schoolteacher, immediately picked up on the satirical and political aspects of Mohassess’ work.
“It seems he saw his job as an artist to call into question whoever was in power,” said the teacher. Indeed, Mohassess once said of his role as an artist, “I am only a reporter.”
The retrospective has drawn a substantial attendance, ranging from foreign nationals visiting the United States to native New Yorkers and others. Erik Hohenstein and his travel companion, on vacation from London, heard about the display of Mohassess’ work from a friend and decided they had to see it.
“We’re interested in Iranian art in general, and in the whole revolution in general,” Hohenstein said.
Circumstances in Mohassess’ life also intrigued Hohenstein. Mohassess was born in Iran in 1938 and displayed an artistic side in childhood. , After earning a degree in law and political science from Tehran University In 1962, he began publishing political drawings in Iranian newspapers. Word of Mohassess’ appeal spread overseas, and in 1973, The New York Times ran one of his drawings. As Mohassess’ notoriety increased, the Iranian government paid closer attention to his commentary on conditions in Iran. Several warnings from Iran’s secret police prompted Mohassess to leave for New York in 1976.
He thought he would stay temporarily in the United States, but after the 1979 revolution in Iran, Mohassess decided not to return to his home country.
“He left because of one regime, and couldn’t go back because of another,” Hohenstein said.
Providing more insight into the artist’s life, the exhibition also incorporates memorabilia from Mohassess’ New York studio. Artifacts include original prints of drawings featured in magazines, newspapers and books, as well as personal photographs and sketchbooks from his years in Iran.
The Asia Society frequently exhibits the work of Persian artists, said Melissa Chiu, the museum’s director and vice president for global art programs. Past displays have highlighted the art of Iran’s Sassanian and Safavid eras.
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