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2005-12-26 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2005-12-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The rebels say they are fighting for greater economic and social rights for tribes and landless farmers in rural areas.

Uh huh, and mom and apple pie...

They're f#$%^ Maoists ! In 2005 !
And they go around shotting people.

"greater economic and social rights" my @#$%

Posted by john 2005-12-26 06:53|| 2005-12-26 06:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe shooting policemen somehow raises the economic and social status of their families?
Some sort of Marxist theory?

Posted by john 2005-12-26 06:55|| 2005-12-26 06:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Sheesh, maoist. How far behind the curve can you get, politically? Oh, The Caliphate. Nevermind.

Why do I get the impression this sounds like a fundraising event?

John, can you translate Jesse James into apropos Indian (or whatever you think best) names? I can already hear the tense issues in my head from personal experience, "I am washing the truck for you on Friday." English is really a bitch, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-12-26 11:08|| 2005-12-26 11:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Indian (fictional) equivalent would be "Gabbar Singh".

He is the Dacoit (bandit) who robs trains, molests virgins, murders innocents etc in a very famous Indian movie called Sholay.

There are a few real life dacoits still around (parts of India are like the Wild West with police on horseback chasing bandits) but the more prominent have been "encountered" by the police.

Most famous in recent times would be Verappan.
He was a threat to Man, Animal and Plant life, killing more than a hundred people, slaughtering dozens of Elephants and cutting down endangered sandalwood trees, in addition to his normal dacoit activities.

His widow is now suing the Indian state for compensation...she alleges discrimination...

Posted by john 2005-12-26 11:20|| 2005-12-26 11:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Hindi classic pulls in the crowds
A weekday matinee, but it's a full house nonetheless at Minerva, a leading cinema in India's entertainment capital Bombay (Mumbai).

But the big surprise is what the eager film-goers have gathered to see - a 29-year-old Hindi film called Sholay (Flames).

"After 29 years if tickets are being sold on the black market at Minerva in an age when one has the option of watching many new releases and 50 other films on TV you can imagine the film's lasting appeal,"

Posted by john 2005-12-26 11:28|| 2005-12-26 11:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Damn ask and ye shall receive PD! Good stuff John.

Posted by Leon Clavin 2005-12-26 12:28|| 2005-12-26 12:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Meet the Indian policemen who fancy themselves as modern day Wyatt Earps and Doc Hollidays

Sub Inspector and Encounter specialist Daya Nayak
has killed 83 gangsters in 'encounters'

I have done 83 encounters. I have arrested more than 300 criminals. I have solved many big cases.

I eliminated many top criminals of Mumbai -- Vinod Matkar, Rafik Dabawala, Taufiq Kaliya. In an encounter at Dadar's busy flower market during peak hours I was injured and hospitalised for 17 days. I gunned down three terrorists. They had thrown a bomb at me but luckily I only suffered minor injuries.

Where are the Dirty Harrys?

Senior Police Inspector Pradeep Sharma: Has over a hundred encounters to his name. Is posted at the Kandivali unit of the Crime Branch.

Police Sub-Inspector Daya Nayak (left): Has 80 hits to his credit. Gunned down gangsters from Chhota Shakeel and Chhota Rajan gangs. Currently posted at Charkop station. Accused of having underworld links.

Senior Police Inspector Vijay Salaskar: Has gunned down 80 gangsters. Is with the anti-robbery squad of the Crime Branch.

Senior Police Inspector Praful Bhosale: Hero of 50 encounters. Under suspension after his arrest in the Khwaja Younus case.

Senior Police Inspector Ravindra Angre: Has 80 encounters to his name. Was active in the Thane-Kalyan region. Gunned down gangster Suresh Manchekar. Transferred out of Thane, he is now posted at a training school.

Posted by john 2005-12-26 12:48|| 2005-12-26 12:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Wow, Excellent stuff, john!

Apologies - me and, oh, about half of Las Vegas proved we could successfully read each other's thoughts - and all went to the grocery store this morning. Lol, if this talent was only a tad more predictable, lol.

Encounter specialist - LOLOLOL!

Awesome term! James Butler Hickok is the prototype (See V.) - when he shot Davis Tutt over a woman and a pocket watch, lol, in the only documented no-shit street walkdown I'm aware of, about a hundred legends were born, lol. Now John Wesley Harding was a whole 'nuther story, heh. One thing is true, however, they saved a LOT of lives, those legends, as they skeered many wannabees out of the game.

I hope Nayak & Co do the same!

Again, Thx!

Posted by .com 2005-12-26 14:52|| 2005-12-26 14:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Don't forget Phoolan Devi, mah ideel woman...

Posted by Fred 2005-12-26 15:04|| 2005-12-26 15:04|| Front Page Top

#10 ROFL, Fred. Ah lahks her pluck, too... They didn't make too many like her, I'm guessing, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-12-26 15:43|| 2005-12-26 15:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Encounter specialist... now _I'm_ having Babylon 5 flashbacks along with whoever is doing Londo Mollari.

Posted by Phil 2005-12-26 17:55|| 2005-12-26 17:55|| Front Page Top

#12 Hey look! It's that guy from CHiPs!

Posted by ||7 2005-12-26 18:14|| 2005-12-26 18:14|| Front Page Top

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