--- On Wed, 12/17/08, Santosh Helekar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Therefore, we have to look at the actual infractions that
> have been found by independent investigation(s) conducted by
> responsible bodies into these things.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Santosh
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Arun Shourie is a joke. Arundhati Roy is a bigger joke. I was appalled to hear
Arun Shourie talk so glibly and irresponsibly to a crowd that cheered without
questioning him. I was even more appalled to read the almost demented writings
of Arundhati Roy. India's intellectuals are polarized at the extremes. Is it
any surprise that her people are too?
Mario only knows that jihad is taught in Pakistani schools because some Fox
presenter must have done his own "research" into the matter and presented it as
a "fair and balanced" view of the world. I bet at the end of the broadcast
there must have been a dire warning, that "we must do something about Pakistan
or else?" There is no evidence that Pakistan wants to take over India and
impose Islamic law in India. Where did this theory suddenly spring from? Why
are we just irresponsibly creating theories out of thin air?
On the other hand, we have to be as vocal in condemning militant Islamist
groups as we are in condemning militant Hindutva groups. The one terrorist
caught alive is a petty thug from the villages of Pakistan. He used to rob
people at knife point. It is rather redundant examining profound motives by
these people. They are nothing more than hoodlums who don't subscribe to any
political ideology, nor are they seeking specific redress. They are
psychologically damaged individuals and the sooner we start treating them as
the criminals they are, the better it is for all of us.
best,
selma
