Dear Ignatius, If you had lived through those tumultuous times, you would have known the answer. The push to get Goa out of Portugal's clutches began centuries ago; Goa has had freedom fighters before India had an army, a navy, and an air force. Portugal's colonial jails housed many of our patriots. There is absolutely no need for you to insult their memory; no need to sneer about hiding behind women's skirts; if you have any doubts, consult the records of PIDE. If you can. Regards, Victor
--- On Mon, 6/22/09, ignatius fernandes <[email protected]> wrote: From: ignatius fernandes <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa,s Freedom Fighters To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 6:02 PM I still don't get it, how could Goa have freedom fighters. When I look at history books and the Indian propaganda it was the Indian Union army, navy, and the air force who ousted the Portuguese out of Goa. An Indian army of 30,000 personnel fully equipped with modern warfare weapons who fought and conquered a Portuguese army of 3,000 personnel who comprised of civilian police men, who I am led to believe were poorly equipped with ancient armaments. So where were these Goa,s freedom fighters when the war for liberation started, were they hiding behind their wife,s or girlfriend,s saris. Ignatius Fernandes. _________________________________________________________________ MSN straight to your mobile - news, entertainment, videos and more. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/147991039/direct/01/
