>It is understandable in the US of A ( please do not take it as a >dig... i have no intention of doing that) of >George W Bush,
*** Not at all Uttam. There is truth to it. Bush-Cheney have taken us into a war under false pretenses. But the difference here is that once the American people have figured that out, they are not taking it lying down or turning a blind eye to it, like Indian intelligentsia has been. How Bush/Cheney would love to rule over a population like India's with desi-demokrasy as a foil! At 4:37 PM +0000 3/26/08, uttam borthakur wrote: >Is not it strange Chandan Da that in the lands of Buddha, Ashoka ( >who took up Buddhism to consolidate his empire), Confucius, Lao Tze >et al, there is dearth of dialogues? It is understandable in the US >of A ( please do not take it as a dig... i have no intention of >doing that) of George W Bush, but it is really strange in India and >China. They are supposed to have some traditions to build upon. I >believe they have abandoned their traditions and is now totally >globalised (read americanised). > >Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If there is merit to the >ancient adage that ' Charity begins at >home', then may I suggest we start a similar, but even more vigorous >campaign to force Indian Govt. to start a SINCERE negotiating >process in Assam with the ULFA for example? > >If we can be so caring about Tibetan freedom aspirations, why can't >we for those who are even closer to us,in Nagaland, in Assam , in >Kashmir? > >Somehow Avaaz's zeal seems to be driven less by concerns about human >rights of Tibetans than a thinly veiled need to beat up on the >Chinese on grounds of Indian nationalism, as could be easily surmised >from its similar campaign during the Burmese crackdown on its >protesters while remaining mute witnesses to India's own suppression >, often brutal, in Kashmir and in its NE holdings, unable to utter a >word defending the human rights of those who are far closer to home. > >Had to say it like it is! > >If only our intelligentsia could have risen to it, India's own >problems could have been resolved long ago. Now it holds the world's >record on the longest running low-intensity warfares within its own >holdings, while singing praises of non-violent resolution of such >conflicts thru dialogs. > >cm > >( I am an ethnic Assamese) > > > >PS: I am ALL for Tibetan freedom as well as for Taiwan. Always have >been, always will be. >But I can't stand the hypocrisy that goes around in broad daylight. > > > > > > > >At 5:44 AM -0700 3/26/08, bharat mansata wrote: >>Subject: Tibet - support the Dalai Lama >>Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:21:22 +0530 >> >> >>Hi, >> >>I just signed an urgent petition calling on the Chinese government >>to respect human rights in Tibet and dialogue with the Dalai Lama. >>This is really important, and I thought you might want to take >>action: >> >>http://www.avaaz.org/en/tibet_end_the_violence/98.php/?CLICK_TF_TRACK >> >>After nearly 50 years of Chinese rule, the Tibetans are sending out >>a global cry for change. Violence is spreading across Tibet and >>neighbouring regions, and the Chinese regime is right now making a >>crucial choice between tougher crackdown or dialogue. >> >>President Hu Jintao needs to hear that "Made in China" >>exports and the upcoming Olympics in Beijing will have the support >>of the world's people only if he chooses dialogue. But it will >>take an avalanche of global people power to get his attention. >>Click below to sign the petition - in just 3 days, the campaign is >>almost half way to the goal of 1 million signatures! >> >>http://www.avaaz.org/en/tibet_end_the_violence/98.php/?CLICK_TF_TRACK >> >>Thank you so much for your help - forward this email to friends! >> >> >> >> >>Looking for last minute shopping deals? >>Find >>them fast with Yahoo! 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