What are the newspapers in Pakistan saying, while Indian politicians, well before any serious investigations have even begun, have started blaming “Pakistan” – as thought all the people, all the traders, all the farmers, and the Army, the ISI and the PPP and other “political parties” are ONE?
In one word: The Pakistani newspapers are all calling for “an end to the blame game.”
Read this report, evocatively titled “India gives Pakistan a dirty look.”
An extract:
It is ironical that the attacks came after the two-day talks between the Home secretaries of Pakistan and India where cooperation in fighting terrorism came under discussion, the paper [The Dawn] said, adding it is only logical to challenge the militancy through a joint endeavour. The daily advocated that the two countries should not indulge in a blame-game. “It helps no one except the terrorists and it is time everyone realized this simple fact of life.”
I therefore find the fuss about summoning the ISI chief to India total humbug. This is an age of telecom, video-conferencing and all that. Both nations have a vibrant media. Why call the ISI chief (or his representative) for closed-door discussions in South Block? Why not conduct an open video conference – open, that is, to the media and, thereby, to all the people? If our boys have hard evidence, let them show it; and then let us wait for the response. The totally secret Spy Vs. Spy stuff must end. Recall my earlier post on stumbling upon an LTTE camp in Tamil Nadu, under the patronage of our spies.
In our press, I found the Express edit on the “deadly confusion” in our military-security establishment extremely pertinent. It therefore stands to reason that we must all be armed to defend ourselves.
Note: Another ship has been taken over by Somali pirates, with 25 Indians in the crew. The news report says:
“So far this year, 97 ships have been attacked and 40 hijacked, including the seizure of a Saudi supertanker loaded with USD 100 million worth of crude oil earlier this month.
Pirates demanding multimillion-dollar ransoms are currently holding 15 ships, with nearly 300 crew, Choong said.
Warships from Denmark, India, Malaysia, Russia, the US and NATO have started patrolling the vast maritime corridor, escorting some merchant ships and responding to distress calls.”
Merchants ships are not allowed to carry weapons by law today, Would piracy not be better checked if each merchant vessel carried weapons? All these navies could not protect this particular ship.
So be brave. Bear arms. And be safe and secure.
I always thought bearing arms in the modern world is impractical for the majority of us. I reckon that the chance of having a gun handy at a life-threatening moment would be negligible. On the other hand, having an accident because of it would be, in my life, at least, a greater risk.
ReplyDeleteIn the current scenario, how can individuals protect themselves against terrorists armed with Kalashnikovs, grenades and RDX? It is the State's job to do so. Even the State is such a flop show!
i can already hear angry voices saying we should hit back at our neighbours. i can actually sense fury in the people this time. I hope the fury does not subside, but gets channelized correctly instead. at our own incompetent leaders, scavenging politicians.
ReplyDeletewe vote these asses into power ourselves.
One question though. if we vote the current lot out, who do we vote in? They all seem equally shallow.
whats the lesser of the evils?
i heard the media say the NSG are the new heroes of the country.
i laughed. new? the armed forces and guards of the nation have always been the heroes. their due glory has usually been snatched by the politicians. and they have often been relegated to sundry duties such as escort services for visiting MPs.
The bloody politicians need a much overdue kick on their butts.
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