-Caveat Lector- India Launches Kashmir Airstrikes .c The Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- Indian Air force jets launched airstrikes Wednesday in the disputed mountains of Kashmir, where the army has been exchanging mortar and heavy artillery fire with Pakistani forces, a domestic news agency reported. It was not immediately clear which side of the poorly-defined border was under attack. India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir, which is divided between them by a U.N-monitored cease-fire line. More than 15,000 people have been killed in fighting between rebels and security forces in Kashmir in the last 10 years. The use of Indian air force jets was the most serious escalation of the conflict since both countries tested nuclear weapons in May 1998, prompting fears of a nuclear arms race in the subcontinent. India says some 600 Pakistani infiltrators -- it won't say if they are soldiers or guerrillas -- have seized positions in the mountains at Kargil and Drass regions of Kashmir. Both nations claim the entire province. Earlier Tuesday, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said India will take all steps necessary -- including airstrikes -- to flush out the infiltrators. Vajpayee's top aide, Brijesh Mishra, told a television interviewer recently that infiltrators had seized areas along the disputed border, hoping to eventually cut off a key road. Pakistan's armed forces were put on ``high alert'' Tuesday following a meeting of senior government and military officials, said the independent daily newspaper, The News, on Wednesday. Quoting an unidentified participant at Tuesday's meeting, The News said Pakistan was particularly concerned about air incursions by Indian jet fighters. Pakistan's Army Chief Pervaz Musharraf currently is on a visit to China, but before leaving he warned India against provoking Pakistan and against air incursions across the disputed border. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
