*** What exactly is this guy protesting?
*** And how is his protest any different from those others who get to write the same kind of stuff be in the desi-media? *** And how come this very same "free" media would NOT publish letters that do not fit their political bent? If you need any proof of that ask Assam Netters :-). At 9:27 PM -0700 9/2/06, Rajib Das wrote: >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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