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2006-02-07 India-Pakistan

Stone Age Indian tribe kills two fishermen

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Posted by Steve White 2006-02-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 wow quite interesting that, kinda like a mini North Korea.

Posted by ShepUK 2006-02-07 06:49|| 2006-02-07 06:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Fascinating place and people, for my money the most interesting on the planet. And totally hostile to outsiders. You step ashore, the arrows zip out of the foliage.

Posted by Grunter 2006-02-07 09:56|| 2006-02-07 09:56|| Front Page Top

#3 One day they may be the only people left.

I like the idea there are still lost worlds untouched by civilisation.

They found one this week in the mountains of West Papua.

Thousands of new species, and rare species of mammals totally unafraid of humans. Scientists just picked them up to study them. A paradise. Hope nobody goes there and wrecks it.

Posted by anon1 2006-02-07 10:32|| 2006-02-07 10:32|| Front Page Top

#4 "Hope nobody goes there and wrecks it."

#3 anon1 - you're so cute when you're naive.

I have no doubt that as soon as the word gets out where this paradise is, the "environmentalists" will descend en masse to "protect" the place and its fauna - right out of existence. :-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-02-07 13:58|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-02-07 13:58|| Front Page Top

#5 India does not permit access to most of these islands.

The tribals are quite vulnerable and the position of the Indian government and the Courts is that they must be left alone.

Any enviros will end up in a Navy brig.

A few of the islands are quite strategic. They hold listening posts. One has an airbase with long range Su-30 MKI fighters armed with cruise missiles. It holds the only tri-service command (army-navy-air force).
It has been suggested that a portion of the air force's second strike nuclear capability be based there (which may explain the Sukhoi squadron being moved there recently).

Posted by john 2006-02-07 16:07|| 2006-02-07 16:07|| Front Page Top

#6 After the Tsunami, an Indian Coast Guard helicopter arrived to search for survivors and drop aid.

The Sentinalese had survived. They had gone to the high ground before the wave struck and were unaffected.

One naked warrior fired arrows at the chopper.

Posted by john 2006-02-07 16:17|| 2006-02-07 16:17|| Front Page Top

#7 The Sentinalese had survived. They had gone to the high ground before the wave struck and were unaffected.

One naked warrior fired arrows at the chopper.

:> Never, never, never, never ever give up.

Posted by HalfEmpty 2006-02-07 18:35|| 2006-02-07 18:35|| Front Page Top

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