Recent news indicates that Russia dwarfs Ukraine in the firepower used in the fighting, but that the Ukrainians are putting up a much more stiff defence than was expected.
Putin, not wanting body bags returning to Mother Russia because the invasion is unpopular back home, has ordered Mobile Crematoriums to accompany his invading forces. That would make their deaths in the words of the Indian Courts “merely circumstantial”. If only the US knew about these Crematoriums during their Afghanistan and Iraq misadventures, they would have used them first and thus kept on occupying those places forever as there would be no pressure of dead American soldiers returning home. Anyway the dying American privates were mostly the poor, the unemployed and illegal aliens who enlisted with the hope of a green card. Meaning not many, mostly rich Americans would miss them. Let us sidetrack to the Goa scene. I promise to show the relevance. Recent reports also indicated that Property Sawant and his henchmen are shadowing those of the opposition MLAs who are expected to win the election, with loads of money to cross over to their party. This is an indication that the BJP does not put much store in the oaths, affidavits and promises they were forced to make in religious places by their Congress party. Here’s where we come back to Putin and our narrative. In the next few days and before the results of the Goa vote count, how effective the Mobile Crematoriums are, will be seen. If all goes well with those vehicles functioning, the Congress if they are wise, will immediately tap Putin for a couple of those modern hearses. Imagine the fear of god they can put into their hoping-to-sin winning MLAs by driving around their houses with these huge vans emblazoned with a neon sign on the top that says “Mobile Crematorium” and with pained sides in bold red saying “No Crossing”. They can be accompanied for added effect with a couple of mean-looking burly men in uniform and white gloves. More effective than the oaths they took in religious places, I bet. This however can give undesirable ideas to others in India. Modi for example will use them to bring the likes of Parkala Prabhakar, Karan Thapar, Asaduddin Oawisi and Uddhav Thackeray in line. Indian Banks will use them against their small borrowers (the large ones scoot off abroad) who are errant, thus saving on the costs of thousands of musclemen they have to employ all over the country for that purpose. After the Ukraine invasion is over, one can be sure Putin will lend them to those he counts as his friends, besides our own Atmanirbhar Mitron. Roland. Toronto.
