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2006-07-12 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2006-07-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 //I'd suggest killing large numbers of turbans, but that doesn't seem to be politically possible for anybody... //

doent say that. sadlee reminz me of em jakass hoo killt that sikh in AZ shortlee after 911.

>:(

Posted by muck4doo 2006-07-12 02:05|| http://evolvedamnyou.blogspot.com/]">[http://evolvedamnyou.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-12 02:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, the prime minister is wearing a turban after all.

Posted by sludge 2006-07-12 08:41|| 2006-07-12 08:41|| Front Page Top

#3 I believe he may be a Sikh. Sikhs wear turbans as a matter of religious observance, but they're not generally "turbans" in the "turbans and automatic weapons" sense.

Posted by Mike 2006-07-12 10:59|| 2006-07-12 10:59|| Front Page Top

#4 I think John sed he was a Muslim. Weird, no?

Posted by 6 2006-07-12 12:26|| 2006-07-12 12:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Singh = Sikh. Also that turban is a Sikh dastar.

Posted by ed 2006-07-12 12:56|| 2006-07-12 12:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Found out that Singh has a PhD in Economics, and the Indian president (Kalam) has a PhD in Nuclear Physics. Talk about qualifications to run a country...

Posted by sludge 2006-07-12 13:51|| 2006-07-12 13:51|| Front Page Top

#7 I think John sed he was a Muslim. Weird, no?

The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (head of government) is a Sikh - PhD in economics
(note the turban - Sikhs must not cut their hair, hence the need to wrap it).

The Army chief - General JJ Singh is also a Sikh

The Indian President Abdul Kalam (the head of state) is a muslim

He is NOT a nuclear scientist, as is sometimes written in the press. He is a rocket scientist - the designer of India's first satellite launch vehicles and ballistic missiles. He is good at project management and was in overall charge of the 1998 nuclear tests at Pokran.

The real power in Delhi is actually a woman - the head of the congress party - Sonia Gandhi - a christian

Posted by john 2006-07-12 15:32|| 2006-07-12 15:32|| Front Page Top

#8 Though Kalam is referred to as "Dr", these are honorary doctorates (he was chancellor of a university).
He has just a first degree in aeronautical engineering.
He never bothered to obtain a PhD - too busy building rockets and overseeing military projects.
Werner Von Braun visited him in India, complimenting him on the SLV rocket. That speaks for itself.

Posted by john 2006-07-12 15:44|| 2006-07-12 15:44|| Front Page Top

#9 thanks for setting me straight john... i was misinformed on Kalam's education.

Posted by Crolunter Phique5007 2006-07-12 15:51|| 2006-07-12 15:51|| Front Page Top

#10 For a "steely eyed missile man" like Kalam, a few words of praise from Werner Von Braun must be worth ten doctorates.

Posted by john 2006-07-12 15:55|| 2006-07-12 15:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Ah! Ed was right. Head of state is a muslim. Thanks John.

Posted by 6 2006-07-12 16:15|| 2006-07-12 16:15|| Front Page Top

#12 I think I saw JJ in a Bond film...

Octopussy, I think.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-07-12 17:30|| 2006-07-12 17:30|| Front Page Top

#13 That was Kabir Bedi

Kabir Bedi is an Indian international film actor, most famous for his roles of Sandokan in the TV series Sandokan, Prince Omar Rashid in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and Gobinda in the James Bond film Octopussy.

Posted by john 2006-07-12 18:14|| 2006-07-12 18:14|| Front Page Top

#14 On the topic of turbans: in India turban wearers are actually less likely to be muzzies. The muzzies usually wear caps like this:

In the village where I lived in India, almost all of the local Hindu farmers wore turbans - none of the local muzzies did.

/pedantic mode off

Posted by xbalanke 2006-07-12 19:18|| 2006-07-12 19:18|| Front Page Top

#15 That BTW (for those who may not know) is Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Here is a fascinating article from a 1947 interview of Jinnah by Margaret Bourke-White, correspondent and photographer for LIFE magazine during the WW II years...

The Messiah and The Promised Land

Posted by john 2006-07-12 19:44|| 2006-07-12 19:44|| Front Page Top

#16 The Army chief - General JJ Singh, is one cool looking, spiffy dude. At least from his looks, he looks like an a$$-kicking guy. Only thing that worries me is those rose-colored shades he's wearing. Anyway, that's my take on the pic. My photo interpretation, heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-07-12 21:32|| 2006-07-12 21:32|| Front Page Top

#17 Hey john you'r overinformed, if you ever want to join a pub quiz team just let us know.

Posted by pihkalbadger 2006-07-12 21:39|| 2006-07-12 21:39|| Front Page Top

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