I am not shifting anything Gilbert. If at all, I was comparing the typical Portuguese oppression pre-1961 with the Indian oppression pre-1961 in Bombay, Calcutta, etc, and post-1961 all over India. Lots of similarities there, except that perhaps you refuse to accept because you or your family/friends experienced the former and never the latter whilst there are lots of other Goan families that experienced the latter but not the former. The trick is to understand what really happened on both sides with both countries and how that had a tremendous effect on the Goan community. You, sadly, are unable to understand that because of simple brainwashing and because Goans are traditionally unable to analyse facts from a neutral point of view. You, my friend, are far from an exception.
What is important to note is that Goans suffered in both countries (Portugal and India). I am pleased because we are finally reaching that conclusion in this forum. This is not about defending the Portuguese or defending the Indians. It is about defending ourselves - GOANS -from this complete mess that we are today. Everyone knows who Agente Monteiro was. We even had his own son contributing in this forum a few years ago. He was used by the Portuguese to spread terror in Goa because he was half Goan and could contribute a lot with inside information. No doubt. There is also no doubt that PIDE used him in Portugal as well to continue the terror. There are even rumours that he was involved in the murder of Portuguese General Humberto Delgado on the 13 Feb 1965 in Olivença (a Portuguese territory under Spanish occupation and in dispute for centuries now). He was a mercenary and he was used as a mercenary by the Portuguese. It was terrible. Completely unacceptable. If you only knew half of what the Indian army did to the Portuguese army post 1961 (3,000 men) in clear violation of Genebra convention, you would be surprised. Best regards Paulo Dias -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gilbert Lawrence Sent: 10 December 2010 04:42 To: [email protected] Subject: [Goanet] I Am Questioned By The Dreaded Agente Monteiro Great way to shift the topic of this thread away from Agente Monteiro and those who shielded him. Great strategy to ignore the victims of Agente Monetiro and the "indigenous" ruling eltie in Goa in the last days of the Portuguese colonial regime. Regards, GL
