You didn't disappoint me Ram . I was waiting for this :-).
Really you don't need to punish yourself on my account. But, it could
be an eye-opener. The despicable role the press and TV channels
played in this sordid
saga is also remarkable. One would not have expected such in this
twenty first century.
At 12:23 PM -0600 2/20/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
Now, C'da..
I am overwhelmed! What can I say?
I have read some of Roy's work, some years ago. And I have tried to
read her with an open mind. Somehow she smacks off as India's very
own Jane Fonda. Fonda sat on an enemy tank, while Roy thought it
prudent to visit
Pakistan, empathised with them, at the height of tensions.
I will read her though - with an open mind (with some trepidation),
as you suggest.
Till then
--Ram
On 2/20/07, Chan Mahanta
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Ram:
You don't have to take my word for it. But if you go do your
homework, I am sure you will see the travesty .
I learned only because I read Arundhati Roy's well researched and
documented article. I think I posted it in Assam Net. She was
challenged by one Chandan Das, a journalist I think, about her
pointing fingers to the need for a trigger
to launch a war against Pakistan. But she had her homework done
thoroughly and proved her point clearly from the published
utterances by both ABV and another big name in the NDA govt. You
will find it all in the archives of Outlook India.
c-da
At 11:44 AM -0600 2/20/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
C'da,
I am sure what you say is correct (about Afzal). From what little I
read about the case in the media, I came out with the impression
that he was deep into it.
>more than likely, were created by Indian spooks at the behest of
the highest echelons of >government in a scheme to provide the
excuse for a war with Pakistan that went awry. They >are either
six-feet under or are safely stowed away by the same keepers of the
Justice
I, obviously, did not realize the extent to which the GOI and its
spooks would go to orchestrate such a sinister plot. :)
But then, I would have to go back and do my home work (and revisit this topic)
--Ram
On 2/20/07, Chan Mahanta
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>Are you saying, Afzal is innocent?
*** That is a misleading question. INNOCENT of WHAT?
A capital crime? Not to anyone who has an ordinary amount of
reasoning ability and is willing to look at the public record of the
trials and the cooked evidence. The world knows he was framed by
Indian justice system. Even the SC's own words sending him to the
gallows are damning. Why do you think they haven't done a Saddam on
him yet? It is not the fear of Kashmiris rising in outrage, but of
world opinion.
Yes, Afzal did play a small role in the conspiracy. But it does not
amount to a capital crime. Circumstantial evidence abounds to
indicate that the real culprits, more than likely, were created by
Indian spooks at the behest of the highest echelons of government in
a scheme to provide the excuse for a war with Pakistan that went
awry. They are either six-feet under or are safely stowed away by
the same keepers of the Justice.
At 9:28 AM -0600 2/20/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
Wasn't Afzal the guy who attacked the Parliament (or masterminded
it) and killed a number of guards?
I have not followed the case closely, but Afzal received the best
justice that Indian conditions allow, and furthemore, had it been
some other (low profile) person, Afzal would have already been hung
- what with the righteous protests and evn Pakistan wanting the GOI
to let Afzak go free.
Are you saying, Afzal is innocent?
--Ram
On 2/20/07, Chan Mahanta
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No, I am overwhelmed by the righteous assurances of delivering JUSTICE.
Just ask Mohammed Afzal, sentenced to hang in the Parliament Shooting case.
At 8:43 AM -0600 2/20/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
I hope we are not confusing the PM (or the GOI) with the LeT (who
supposedly blew up the train).
--Ram
On 2/20/07, Chan Mahanta
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India will ensure punishment of guilty: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured Pakistan that India was
committed to doing everything possible to ensure that perpetrators
of the "heinous" terrorist act on Samjhauta Express were punished,
reports
*** I am overwhelmed!
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