Perhaps before one goes in gun ablazing (like what happened in the Phillippines), better to keep quiet and listen to what the other side wants.
As in the Mumbai case, officials do not even have any idea what happened so force could not be effectively applied. And when some gungho officer lead the charge, they were not prepared and he was killed.
I agree there comes a point where you just have to go in guns ablazing but after you have a chance to hear what the other side wants as well as find out who one is dealing with.
Time is seldom on the side of the hostage taker. With time, they get more tired, resolve weakens, some in the team might have second thoughts about sacrificing themsleves and victims. And hopefully time gives you the opporutnity to form a response.
No idea what happened in this case but since Singapore was not directly involved a simple "no comment" or "ask for peaceful end to the situation" type reply would be best.
As in the Mumbai case, officials do not even have any idea what happened so force could not be effectively applied. And when some gungho officer lead the charge, they were not prepared and he was killed.
I agree there comes a point where you just have to go in guns ablazing but after you have a chance to hear what the other side wants as well as find out who one is dealing with.
Time is seldom on the side of the hostage taker. With time, they get more tired, resolve weakens, some in the team might have second thoughts about sacrificing themsleves and victims. And hopefully time gives you the opporutnity to form a response.
No idea what happened in this case but since Singapore was not directly involved a simple "no comment" or "ask for peaceful end to the situation" type reply would be best.
best approach to deal with terrorists and hostage takers is to accept the risk of collateral damage and be willing to sacrifice hostages by blasting them goddamn mudderfuggers away without negotiation and stalemate after saying "go ahead punk, make my day". unfortunately, many countries are politically inept to do that.