**** The quality of a newspaper is to be judged from the quality of the
articles, opinions and news contained there-in, which are easily discernable by
people with ordinary amount of intelligence.
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Really? And does that point only to such insufferable know-alls such as
yourself?
**** No I did not. And I also did not know that she once cheated on her high
school test, that she drinks alcohol and smokes 'bhang', that she wears western
clothes and does not wear a 'bindi', that she reads books banned in India, that
she has Pakistani friends, that she does not go to temples, that she is a
vegan, that she was paid to speak in a New York conference known to espouse
liberal causes and other such high-crimes and misdemeanors.
----------------
I too have Pakistani friends. But that does not mean I am not a good citizen of
my country. People like AR only have nuisance value and they provide good
entertaintment in the Indian media to such "ordinary" people like us who crave
for a laugh once a while.
Ofcourse, since your objective is specific, your selective pickings from
eccectricities appearing in desi rags doesnt surprise me.
BTW, Arundhati is "Suzzana" Arundhati Roy - Bengali father and Keralite
Christian mother...so I wouldnt be surprised if she chose not to wear a bindi
or go to a temple. Anyway, her personal religious beliefs dont bother me and
dont have any relation to this context....just like the price of Cha in Cha-ina.
**** Uh-huh! I know that. I also know of other similar theories and beliefs
about everything imaginable under the sun that Indians are mired in, including
its world class brain-trust.
But again, what does that have to do with the price of tea in China, or for
that matter with what AR writes in the article in question?
----------------------
I didnt realise the similarity of Dec-13 to Sep-11 and the conspiracy theories
around it would escape someone of extraordinary intellect such as you :-)
----- Original Message ----
From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: SANDIP DUTTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:18:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] From the AT
>Well researched indeed! - Arent they cut pastes from various desi "rags" such
>>as Outlook India.
*** The quality of a newspaper is to be judged from the quality of the
articles, opinions and news contained there-in, which are easily discernable by
people with ordinary amount of intelligence.
How does Outlook India fare on that, compared to say, the English mouthpieces
from Assam or such jewels of the desi media as The Statesman, The Telegraph,
The Indian Express ? I'll let netters decide that for themselves.
>Did you know that Arundhati was once caught peddling drugs in Goa with a
>Firang >boyfriend.
*** No I did not. And I also did not know that she once cheated on her high
school test, that she drinks alcohol and smokes 'bhang', that she wears western
clothes and does not wear a 'bindi', that she reads books banned in India, that
she has Pakistani friends, that she does not go to temples, that she is a
vegan, that she was paid to speak in a New York conference known to espouse
liberal causes and other such high-crimes and misdemeanors.
But what does that have to do with the quality of what she wrote in this
article and the substantiation for the opinions she expressed, the
substantiation being documentation in the public record and thus very easily
verifiable and /or challenged? Have anyone been able to rebut anything she put
forth in this piece?
>Dont trust junkie "activists".
*** Words of the wise no doubt. But it really amounts to bad mouthing someone
when one cannot rebut or refute what gives one heart-burn. Not something a
mature and intelligent person would indulge in.
>Also remember how she melodramatically asked 13 questions on this issue - like
>>as if she would have had 14 questions if the attack was on the 14th of Dec.
*** Is this the coup-de-grace to finally put to rest AR's arguments?
>There is also a video on the net which says that Sep 11 is actually the
>>handiwork of the CIA, FBI etc...another one also on man's first moon landing
>>and it says it was a hoax played on us people :-)
*** Uh-huh! I know that. I also know of other similar theories and beliefs
about everything imaginable under the sun that Indians are mired in, including
its world class brain-trust.
But again, what does that have to do with the price of tea in China, or for
that matter with what AR writes in the article in question?
cm
At 2:15 AM -0800 2/23/07, SANDIP DUTTA wrote:
Well researched indeed! - Arent they cut pastes from various desi "rags" such
as Outlook India.
Did you know that Arundhati was once caught peddling drugs in Goa with a Firang
boyfriend. I remember reading that in Telegraph in a biography on her published
after she won the Booker prize.
Dont trust junkie "activists".
Also remember how she melodramatically asked 13 questions on this issue - like
as if she would have had 14 questions if the attack was on the 14th of Dec.
There is also a video on the net which says that Sep 11 is actually the
handiwork of the CIA, FBI etc...another one also on man's first moon landing
and it says it was a hoax played on us people :-)
Rgds,
Sandip
----- Original Message ----
From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:53:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] From the AT
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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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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