All these new avenues to get independence and to get rid of the "torture" from the "colonists", will make one think: why did they call Badan Barphukan a 'dexodrohi' when he asked for help from Burma? why did he bring them anyway?
because it back-fired? and these things always do?
>From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: D Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, deepjyoti kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Assam] re: from the Sentinel
>Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:27:52 -0500
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>Maybe we could export a few good Batist preachers from the fine, Godfearing
>land of Texas to Assam and show the ULFA some religion :-)?
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>But seriously, easy as it might be to take pot-shots at the missionaries
>from the Indian/Hindu bunkers, they ALONE were instrumental to Naga
>exposure to the world outside, exposure to modern education and inculcation
>of self-esteem as a people. Certainly the bhodrolwk of Assam, raised in the
>tradition of fine Indian caste-Hindu traditions, were not going to bring it
>to the 'dirty' tribals.
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>In that, can you blame the Nagas, or the missionaries? Indian nationalists,
>to whom 'Okhnod Bharat' is the only thing that matters, could. But what is
>our excuse?
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>Finally, is it too hard to see why the USA might find the land of Nagas to
>be a strategically significant region for its interests? And for that
>matter, Assam and the entire NE? If I were at the helm of the ULFA, I would
>very seriously consider getting the US Senate on my side :-).
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>If I remember correctly, some Assam Netter mused about exactly this, right
>here in this forum, nearly two years back :-)
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>At 9:08 PM -0700 8/6/03, D Deka wrote:
> >If only ULFA had some Baptist patrons! Assam could be sovereign too. :)
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> >deepjyoti kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
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> >worthy of a good laugh. US has screwed up foreign relations with most of
> >humanity and
> >committee thinks they need to piss another 1/6th of humanity off :)
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> >"accountable" - who are they to hold anyone accountable in India?
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> >delusions of being God methinks.
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