Paulo Colaco Dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1: Anyway, it is very interesting to learn the amount of times that Nehru actually lied about the motives for the 1961 action.
2: Prior to the invasion, Nehru stated that Portuguese naval vessels had attacked an Indian fishing boat and an Indian merchant ship (this actually triggered the invasion as it was classified as an unprovoked attack), and that well-armed Portuguese troops were "massing menacingly" along the 180-mile Indo-Goan border. Dear Paulo, There was a third excuse which was (apparently) bandied about - I am quoting from TGF : 'The real reason behind decision to liberate Goa perhaps was the intended move of the Portuguese to convert Goa into a NATO Base.' Now you and I know how these "reasons for invasions" go ...right? Our friend Mario will jump up and down about the "fugetio" [which his amigos no doubt supplied] as the reason for invasion. We know why there presently is disquiet about that "bogosity". That should explain to Eugene why this topic comes back to the front burner every now and again. Not because of any Salazarist nostalgia - but because of the stuff which is going on at the moment in Goa. Stuff which Rajan Parrikar has been documenting. Trust me when I say this but Rajan isn't really being obnoxious or an hypersensitive alarmist when he writes that Goans will only know when the faeces (my translation) are deposited in their own backyard. Please vide the timing of the involvement of Aurora Couto. It is exactly as Rajan had predicted. The fact remains that Goans were (as you right pointed out) NEVER given the option to be totally free i.e. liberated. At the moment - Goans are as free as the guys Mario's amigos have liberated. jc '
