I was intrigued by the following sentence in an article by Brig. Ian da Costa in yesterday's HERALD:
"The liberation of Goa was not a war; it was more of a police action ..." I leave it to military historians to decide on the exact nomenclature for what happened 45 years ago. But what strikes me is that the term "police action" seems to capture the essence of what the Navy is doing in Dabolim (in contrast to hair-trigger 'search and destroy' etc) through its operation of the air traffic control system there. Its like a regular security check, not of individual passengers but of individual civilian flights, to ensure that unauthorised ones are denied entry. My question is: (a) why cant a civilian agency do this (as it does practically everywhere else in India, aside from pure military bases), in this peaceful day and age, in laid back Goa? Why? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events scheduled from Dec 16 to 21, 2006 For more details visit http://www.bmxgoa.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------
