I don't know "dilute", but change - yes!!!! If someone has to fear putting in his real locality in an otherwise anonymous letter to a newspaper, it does not speak well of the "revolution" at all!
Imagine what would happen in an independent Assam with these revolutionistas. I doubt this guy would even have the opportunity to write the letter of protest. --- Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Mukul da, > > >-There is nobody of this name in Khalihamari-*a > locality* > > Would that in any way dilute the essence of the > letter? > --Ram > > ** > > > > On 9/1/06, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Somebody told me- > > > > -There is no *Khaliamari* Road in Dib. > > > > -There is nobody of this name in Khalihamari-*a > locality* > > > > *-*Such Journalistic* excellence is beyond any* > Khalihamari denizen's > > > > mm > > > > ** > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > From: *"Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > > To: *AssamNet <[email protected]>* > > Subject: *[Assam] Sentinel Letter* > > Date: *Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:14:16 -0500* > > > > > > > > > > Last updated : > > SATUR > > DAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2006 > > > > *Of Five Jailed ULFA Leaders* > > Why is the ULFA showing such desperation for the > release of its five > > jailed comrades? Is it to enable it to have > full-house discussion on the > > peace process? In other words, do they want us to > believe that having > > terrorized the masses for 27 long years, they are > suddenly in such a tearing > > hurry to give it up? Or have they suddenly > developed love for their homeland > > Asom and hatred for Bangladesh? Has the ULFA > suddenly become tired of > > raising millions of rupees by extortions and > kidnappings, or has it suddenly > > realized the futility of money? Have Paresh Baruah > and Arabinda Rajkhowa > > become saints overnight, realizing that all their > guns and gold will be of > > no use in their last morbid journey on four > shoulders and a yard of white > > cloth? > > > > What has happened that the ULFA is desperately > pressurizing the Centre for > > the release of its five comrades? It cannot be for > reasons of peace, because > > till today extortions in upper Asom are in full > swing. If the outfit is > > actually so keen to set the stage for peace talks, > let it sit for the first > > round of talks without the jailed leaders > participating in the talks. This > > will clearly show that their emphasis is on peace > rather than the release of > > jailed terrorists. > > > > Secondly, in this age of hi-tech gadgets, Paresh > Baruah and Arabinda > > Rajkhowa can talk, see and discuss with all their > jailed comrades through > > video-conferencing. For such discussions, it is > not at all necessary to > > escort their friends from jails to Bangladesh in a > chartered flight. > > > > Thirdly, the ULFA team can land at New Delhi for > peace talks and the > > jailed comrades can be flown there to join their > leaders. After the talks, > > the jailed comrades can be flown back to Guwahati. > > But the ULFA will never agree to any of the above > modalities. It will > > insist on the jailed leaders' flight to > Bangladesh. But why? This is so > > because their release is more important than peace > in Asom. To understand > > this simple logic, one does not have to be a > security analyst or a > > counterinsurgency expert. > > > > Today, the ULFA is a dying organization without > any leadership. They > > desperately need to have their top leaders back. > Their demoralized cadres > > can achieve nothing except throwing a few grenades > here and there, or > > deliver extortion notes to innocent, unarmed > civilians. Moreover, the > > lower-rung cadres are now much wiser, refusing to > risk their lives for > > nothing except ensuring luxurious lifestyle for > their top leaders. They can > > see through the false revolutionary ideology as > the ULFA's, and the theory > > of ''xonar Asom" holds no attraction or > conviction. > > > > The ULFA desperately needs its top leaders not > only to motivate their > > grassroots-level cadres, but also to check their > fading mutiny the > > lower-rung cadres are impatient and ready to > revolt against their top > > leaders. Naturally then, it is only the release of > those five jailed ULFA > > leaders that can control the mutiny and revive the > sagging morale of the > > lower-rung cadres. > > > > What answer do the peace committees have to the > jailed ULFA leaders > > jumping out of parole if released? Are the peace > committee members ready to > > undergo imprisonment and serve the remaining jail > term on behalf of the > > released leaders? > > > > One must never forget that there is also an ISI > angle to the whole > > picture. Both Paresh Baruah and Arabinda Rajkhowa > are fully under the grip > > of ISI bosses in Bangladesh. The entire business > empire of luxury hotels > > owned by them in Bangladesh are under the control > of the ISI. Even their > > families and their children residing in Bangladesh > are under constant ISI > > vigil. Do the ULFA leaders have the permission of > the ISI to sit for direct > > peace talks with India? Or do the peace committees > whether the PCPI or the > > PCG or whatever want us to believe that they > have a bigger hold on Paresh > > Baruah and Arabinda Rajkhowa than the ISI of > Pakistan? Will Paresh Baruah > > and Arabinda Rajkhowa follow the diktats of Rebati > Phukan & Co at the risk > > of losing their own lives, properties and > families? > > > > The unconditional release of those five jailed > terrorists at this time > > will conclusively prove that either some top > Indian bureaucrats are lured by > > the ULFA's money power, or that some top Indian > politicians deliberately > > want to keep the ULFA issue alive for ever. > > > > MP Talukdar, > > Khaliamari Road, > > Dibrugarh. > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >assam mailing list > > >[email protected] > > > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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