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2003-03-19 India-Pakistan

If Ethnic Cleansing Works Once, Why Not Try Again?

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Posted by Kathy 2003-03-19 08:45 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hmmm...I'm going out on a limb here...and saying that "Assist" news is not an objective source...

Posted by mjh 2003-03-19 07:48:04|| 2003-03-19 07:48:04|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm skeptical of any Gujarat anti-Muslim conspiracy. The Gujarat Muslims are as militant as any and I'm sure they deserved whatever they got. That said, if India start rounding up Christians I'll certainly be outraged. But I doubt it'll happen.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2003-03-19 09:03:33|| 2003-03-19 09:03:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I won't be surprised if it does happen. The hinduvta bully boyz are just as bad as the Islamic bully boyz. They just prefer to fight it out among themselves, and they regard the Christians as poaching on their territory.

Posted by Fred 2003-03-19 09:40:24|| 2003-03-19 09:40:24|| Front Page Top

#4 The Christians don't fight, which is the reason why both sides detest them: they drain away valuable manpower and resources, as well as show up the inadequacies of the religions from which the converted departed.

Yeah, it'll probably happen. And, as usual, nothing will be done except huffing and puffing and the occasional "they deserved it!" from the bigots of the religion of secularism.

Posted by Ptah 2003-03-19 09:51:41|| 2003-03-19 09:51:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Fred, I feel I have to contest your assertion that "the hinduvta bully boyz are just as bad as the Islamic bully boyz."

The Hindu extremists don't have the support of multiple foreign powers and limit their activities to Indian soil. Plus they have a legitimate bone to pick with the Islamists. That puts them up a notch or two in my book.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2003-03-19 11:09:45|| 2003-03-19 11:09:45|| Front Page Top

#6 The enemy of my enemy is my... Who would we rather align with, long run, Pakistan in it's current political configuration or India under the NDA-BJP-RSS Government?

Posted by Brian 2003-03-19 13:10:46|| 2003-03-19 13:10:46|| Front Page Top

#7 mjh, you're right of course that Assist is not an objective news source. I'm not sure there's an objective news source reporting on local Indian issues, but if someone knows of one please pass that info along. I should have noted that in the post but was in a bit of a hurry this morning. That said, Gujarat doesn't have a stellar track record in supporting religious freedom, so although I can't say if this is true it certainly isn't entirely out of character.

Posted by Kathy 2003-03-19 13:50:01|| 2003-03-19 13:50:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Point taken Kathy. When it comes down to it, is there really ANY objective news source? As consumers of info, I guess its partly our job to ascertain the truth or fiction out there.

Either way, thanks for the post.

Posted by mjh 2003-03-19 14:16:44|| 2003-03-19 14:16:44|| Front Page Top

#9 In fact, the Gujarat riots were a mob reaction to a murderous attack on a civilian train - Sabarmati Express - by Muslim terrorists. According to eye-witnesses, 6 or 7 attackers carried 20 liter fuel containers toward the train and deliberately doused Hindu women and children, and then set it alight. Muslims covered up the identities of their accused co-religists. As justice through civil means was being obstructed, Hindus took cause to exact mob retaliation.

Keep this in mind: the percentage of Muslims in India has increased from 8% at Partition, to 13% now. During the same period, GW Bush's Pakistani friends and beneficiaries have ethnically cleansed Hindus from 18% to 1%.

Posted by Anonon 2003-03-19 19:24:45|| 2003-03-19 19:24:45|| Front Page Top

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