>the attack on the biharis must be a first for the ulfa. i believe
A few years ago, some more non-Assamese labor workers near Polaxbari(?) were also shot dead, I remember correctly, by them.
>From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: deepjyoti kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Assam] re: digboi attack - doing something about it ?
>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:29:58 -0500
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>deepjyoti kakati said on AssamNet:
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>+ ULFA has changed its strategy . no longer they go for pitched
>+ gunfights wherein they usually get a good beating. their modus
>+ operandi now is
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>+ - go after bihari settlers.
>+ - lob mortars from a distance and vanish.
>+ - bomb blasts
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>the ulfa has been using bombs. most tellingly, when it blew up the
>agp minister. and before that, on republic and independence days.
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>i think the public announcements that ulfa was getting weak and
>emasculated played a role in these attacks. the ulfa had to prove
>that they could strike. it is probably not a good policy to talk down
>an insurgent group when it still has striking capabilities.
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>the attack on the biharis must be a first for the ulfa. i believe
>they had warned in the past that if the army continued to target
>innocent villagers, they would strike at settlers. while this clearly
>will not get them any friends, it is important for policy makers to
>be careful too, if they are interested in bringing down the body
>count.
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>saurav
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