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[1] From: Regi P George <george_regi@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Jan 4, 2006 Subject: Re: [Mahajanapada] Re: Death Penalty Your argument itself is wrong. Abu Salem is a play boy of political mafia and fundamentalists. Recently in kerala O Rajagopal the senior most BJP/RSS leader said in open stage Kerala Pranthak Pracharak P.P. Mukundan ie the cheif of RSS in Kerala have connection with Dawood Ibrahim. in this situation kindly advise us Who will be eligible for death penality Dawood or Abu Salem or the Mafia leaders who behind them. What about Balthakre hate to muslim was his politics and his best friends include Dawood Ibrahim and Adnan Kashogi both are muslims by religion regi. kalyan_panda <kalyan_panda@...> wrote: I would say it as pre-reformative like pre-maintenance. An example:- Abu Salem goes to Portugal and got immuned. Others will take same kind of recourse. Why to spend so much tax payers money for filthy criminals. Death sentence as an detterent -------------------- [2] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Jan 4, 2006 Subject: Orissa Situation ORISSA MAYHEM-Brutal killing of tribals opposed to mindless industrialisation Though the government of Orissa has ordered a judicial inquiry by a sitting Judge of Orissa High Court under the commission of Inquiry Act, 1957 to the Monday??™s police firing incident at Kalinga Nagar industrial complex in Jajpur District where 15 tribal people including a police man killed sent a shock wave all over the state and the country. Panic stricken tribals belonging to three grampanchayats namely Baragadia, Gobarghatia and Chandia who lost 14 of their comrades nearer and dears who met with police bullet have choked the approaching road to Duburi and Kalinga Nagar by felling trees. Agitated tribals armed with lathis, arrows and bows are scrutinizing every body including press reporters fearing further police assault and another unprecedented firing. Trbals who have been the victim to state Govt??™s ill faceted R&R policy and proposed Displacement mechanism which bargained people since mega steel plants came to the area forcing them to accept the lower ever compensation packages, says a protester, guarding the NH-200,run through Paradeep and Duburi. When a team consisting of seven persons including two journalists visited Kalinga Nagar on the day following the brutal killing of more than 15 innocent tribals by police, the team witnessed calm and tensions every where; tribals are in up in arms to face any further eventuality. Though hordes of politicians and media persons rushed to the spot in a hurry locals were in no mode to talk to the visiting guests rather visiting jounos and politicians had to face the wrath of tribals which were against police and state government and ruling BJD-BJP alliance parties. Fear, shock, anger, tension prevailed every where, especially after Monday??™s incident and tribals seems to have organized more are in a mode to avenge the killings of their fellow villagers. During the last two days they have kept the dead bodies in the National Highway near the place of occurrence and are waiting more dead bodies to come after post mortem, ??? then only they will go for mass burial??? said, Titusen Mohanta. Rumors making every where and tribals are suspecting that Police has dumped more lasses and has kept some of the injured tribals. ???Still more than 30 tribals are reportedly missing??? said, a villager of Kalamatia. However, the Chief Minister has described the police firing as an unfortunate incident and has ordered to pay compensation of Rs. 1 lakh each for relatives of those killed but tribals seems to be in no mode to receive these compensation money, stoutly denying this a tribal of chandia said ???at one hand govt is killing innocent tribal in other way they are announcing the compensation package much to the dismay of us???. Monday??™s firing followed the policemen??™s revenge to the November siege of Kaling Nagar Police Station by tribals protesting against the arrest of one Rabindra Jaraka, says, Subash Chandra Mohanta(25) a resident of Kalamatia village. A seventh class student who was returning to his home after procuring books and notebooks from the district headquarter town met with police bullets at Madhuban village nearest to the spot of incident. Police who fired indiscriminately to the protesters of proposed Tata steel project on 2nd January killed more than 15 and injured 50 at Kalinga Nagar Mega Industrial estate proposed by Govt of Orissa. The Tribals mainly Santhals and Kudumis have been in war path with Govt and Steel Plants since May last were protesting on Monday against the construction of boundary wall of 15,400- crore six million MTPA Steel plant of Tatas??™ near Dholapathar village. Tisco, Jindal, Maharastra Seamless are among many more who are setting steel plants in 12,000 acre Kalinga Nagar industrial complex, although the government has acquired the plot in 1992 the land is still to be vacated and the tribals are agitating against poor compensation package and employment opportunity in the proposed projects. Opposition parties have announced to observe 7th of this month as state wide protest day called as Orissa Bandha describing the Monday??™s incident as another Jallianabag. Sudarshan Chhotoray BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA PMI ----------------------- [3] From: Regi P George <george_regi@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Jan 4, 2006 Subject: PEACE MARCH TO THE BORDER george_regi Offline Send Message Edit Membership Dawn January 3, 2005 PEACE MARCH TO THE BORDER By Anis Haroon THE distance from Jalo-de-Chonro to Khokrapar is approximately 24 kilometres and onwards to Zero-point another 10 km. In the 21st century one is expected to travel that distance in half an hour, but for us it was a day-long trip. Thirty-four kilometres is a rough four-wheel drive through the Thar desert which takes a couple of hours, but half the day was lost in convincing the administration of our peaceful intentions. The occasion was a peace mission by the Pakistan- India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy to the Sindh-Rajasthan border of Khokrapar and Monabao ??” a terrain not traversed by civilians for the last forty year, except those few who live in that area. People living on both side of the Rajasthan-Thar border share common cultural, tribal and ethnic bonds. In pre-partition days these tribes used to move freely from one part to another. In 1965, when the Indian army marched into the bordering areas of Sindh, all the links were severed and following the withdrawal of the Indian army the borders were sealed off. Since the opening of the Wagha-Attari border in Punjab the people in Sindh, especially those inhabiting border areas, were demanding the restoration of communication links. During this period they have suffered a great deal. I remember a man who came up to me in one of our (PIPFPD) public meetings and wept like a child, narrating his ordeal. His sister was ill in Bar-meer and he lived in Mirpurkhas. They had not been able to meet for the last 20 years. It is not easy to get a visa. Somehow he managed it, but a de-tour through Wagha took him five days to get to Bar-meer, and he could only offer fateha at her sister's grave. There are a thousand and one stories like these. It has always affected the trade and employment opportunities negatively. The opening of rail and road links promises a better financial prospect for the deprived people of Thar and Umerkot districts. These areas have a large minority population and its problems have been compounded by time. They need to be trusted and treated as equal citizens of Pakistan. Their exploitation is directly linked to the underdevelopment of Thar. On the Rajasthan side, Monabao sits on a network of well-built roads connecting it to cities like Jodhpur. Their border is well-lit with searchlights, while our side relies on generators. It is hard to get drinking water and food, as the only means of communication are four-wheel drive jeeps and double cabins used by the Rangers manning the border and a lorry-cum-bus which is known as Kekra (crab) to people who live in small settlements. We were told that in 1965 20,000 to 25,000 people lived in Khokrapar, but now only 5,000 are there. People lost their jobs when the train service was halted and minorities out of fears migrated to the other side. According to our programme, the peace activist from different parts of Sindh left Mirpurkhas on the morning of Dec 22 to meet their Indian counterparts at point zero. Hundreds of activists from Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Nausharo, Khairpur and Sukkur had joined us. It was a cool breezy morning when our caravan of cars, jeeps and buses left for Umerkot. By 11 a.m. we were in Umerkot hoping to be at our destination at 2 pm. But little did we know about the designs of the administration. As soon as we reached Umerkot we were asked to meet the nazim in his office, only to be informed that we could not proceed further as they had not received any written instructions from Islamabad. It took us a lot of efforts before we could the administrations clearance. From Umerkot onwards this whole area falls under the purview of Rangers. They followed us when we left for Khokrapar, leaving a large number of participants behind for Kekras, which were ordered back. Our next stop was Khokrapar. The journey was harsh, rough but beautiful. The sand dunes, bushes with white flowers, and a vast span of wilderness make this desert magical and awesome. We were wading through a sea of sand and could not take our eyes off when we passed a settlement right in the middle of sand dunes. There was a flat ground with some round-shaped huts, with a camel and other cattle roaming around, kids playing, men sitting around and women busy in their chores in traditional colourful dresses of Thar. It was like a painting, which remains in one's memory for ever. Khokrapar was our next stop. As usual we were stopped, but after negotiations were allowed to proceed with a number of instructions. We had to go another 10 miles and time was running out. We wanted to make it before sunset. Our fellow travellers (Indian peace activists) had arrived on the other side and were asking for us. Finally, we hit the borders. "Here is the Zero point for us because our borders end here", Major Amir declared. The Indian activist of PIPFPD were about 500 yards away and they were simply exhilarated to see us. The slogans of Hind-Sindh friendship were raised with great enthusiasm . People were waving, dancing and singing songs with joy. We could hear the Indian side clearly as they were well-equipped with loudspeakers and were also allowed to set up camp there. After an hour the sun started setting and the Indian peace activists lighted candles. It looked so beautiful and someone said 'Jangle me mangle kar diya aap logon ne.' The Rangers posted on the demarcated line seemed to be enjoying the overwhelming response the people. On our side we had to burn some bushes as our candles were with our friends who were still on their way. When they reached the spot, the sun had already set and a few flickering lights were on in the Rangers' office where Col. Basharat was offering us tea. We thanked them for their hospitality and returned with a hope to go back again on the path travelled so less. The night journey was adventurous but scary. We had to struggle an hour to find our way back to Jalo-de-Chonro, where we had left our cars. All of us were happy to make a landmark statement of friendship between the peoples of Sindh and Rajastan. (Ms. Anis Haroon is Secretary general, PIPFPD Pakistan Chapter) Regards, Vijayan MJ Executive Secretary PIPFPD Secretariat A-1/125, FF, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi - 110 029 # (011) 51652451/452 Email: pipfpd@... Website: www.pipfpd.org ------------------------- [4] From: rkurian@bgl.vsnl.net.in Date: Wed Jan 4, 2006 Subject: Nuclear Clouds Gather Over Asia..Praful Bidwai Nuclear Clouds Gather Over Asia Analysis by Praful Bidwai Inter Press Service News Agency http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=31567 NEW DELHI , Dec 26 (IPS) - The Asia-Pacific region has not only emerged as one of the main engines of the world economy but it has also taken the global centre-stage in developments pertaining to nuclear weapons and efforts to acquire a capability to make them. From Iran and Israel in West Asia, through India and Pakistan in South Asia, to North Korea and Japan in the East, the region exhibited, in 2005, unprecedented activity in the nuclear field that can only intensify in the coming years. In each of these countries, the United States plays a major role. Its policies of selectively favouring or opposing their nuclear activities will alter the strategic balance in some of the world??™s most volatile regions. "This is a marked shift from the cold war period, where the global nuclear centre of gravity lay in the all-out confrontation between the eastern and western blocs, which was most intense in Europe," says Achin Vanaik, professor of international relations and global politics at Delhi University. He is also a member of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace and an independent nuclear expert. "Regrettably, Asia??™s nuclear developments are dominated by a superpower that has set its face firmly against nuclear disarmament." 2005 witnessed two landmark nuclear developments-- an attempt by the U.S. and its allies to censure Iran and prevent it from enriching uranium, either for military or civilian purposes, and an Indo-U.S. agreement to "normalise" India??™s nuclear weapons status and resume civilian nuclear commerce with it. Talks continued in 2005 between North Korea and other nations led by the U.S., which included China, Russia, Japan, South Korea and the European Union, to dissuade Pyongyang from pursuing its nuclear weapons programme. These did not resolve the issue. Meanwhile, Japan moved closer towards revising its post-World War II commitment not to make or acquire nuclear weapons and not to build a large scale standing army. This acquires great significance in the context of what has been called a "new cold war" between Japan and China. In September, the U.S. brought a motion in the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) holding Iran "non-compliant" with its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and paving the way for referring it to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions. The resolution could be passed because India broke ranks with the non-aligned movement at the IAEA and voted with Washington. Iran rejected the resolution and reiterated its right under the NPT to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes. Russia has since proposed a compromise, under which Iran can convert yellowcake (oxides of uranium) into hexafluoride gas to be sent to Russia for enrichment. Under the compromise, Iran can burn the enriched uranium in a power reactor, being built with Russian help, but would send back the spent fuel to Russia. Iran will thus, forswear reprocessing to extract plutonium, which too, like highly enriched uranium, is used to make nuclear bombs. Iran has not formally rejected the proposal, but its talks with the European Union-3 (Germany, France and Britain) have not yielded results. Tehran??™s nuclear posture and activities have drawn a hostile response from Israel and the U.S. President George W. Bush again returned to his "Axis of Evil" characterisation. The U.S. reportedly has drawn up plans for an armed attack on Iran. A war of words meanwhile broke out between Iran and Israel. In October, Iran??™s newly elected president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for Israel to be "wiped off the world??™s map." Israeli leaders have vowed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Dec. 1 that Israel would not allow Iran to do so. "Israel, and not only Israel, cannot accept a situation in which Iran would be in possession of nuclear weapons," Sharon said. Former prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu has held out a scarcely veiled threat to destroy Iran??™s nuclear installations, approvingly citing Israel??™s 1981 bombing of Iraq??™s "Osirak" research reactor, then under construction. On Dec. 16, Iran warned Israel that its response to an Israeli attack would be "swift, firm and destructive." "What all this highlights is the potential for a dangerous conflict in the Middle East," says Vanaik. "The region has already become explosively volatile because of the occupation of Iraq, coming on top of the Palestinian crisis. If the U.S. and Israel persist with a hardline approach to Iran, they could create havoc. U.S. double standards -- hostility to Iran, coupled with its support to Israel??™s nuclear weapons programme -- are a source of great popular discontent in the region." Washington??™s double standards are evident in South Asia too. It agreed to make a one-time exception in the international nuclear non-proliferation regime for India by accepting that India is a "responsible" nuclear weapons state, although it has not signed the NPT. The Bush administration offered to persuade the U.S. congress to amend non-proliferation laws and to plead for a similar exception for India in the Nuclear Suppliers??™ Group. India and the U.S. are developing a "strategic partnership", including extensive military cooperation. In March, Washington offered to help India become a great world power in the 21st century. This has rankled Pakistan, which sees the Indo-U.S. "partnership" as introducing regional strategic asymmetry. Pakistan is likely to demand similar treatment for itself in respect of nuclear technology and equipment, and is drawing up plans for new nuclear power stations. The U.S. is doing little to defuse the Indo-Pakistan nuclear rivalry. It is embarrassed by disclosures about the clandestine activities of the Abdul Qadeer Khan network which sold uranium enrichment technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya. But Washington needs Pakistan as an ally in the "war against terrorism", in particular, the Taliban and al-Qaeda. It has resisted applying pressure on Pakistan to subject Khan to thorough interrogation to detail his nuclear transactions. The hardline approach of the U.S. to Iran??™s nuclear activities contrasts with its soft approach to North Korea, despite Pyongyang??™s claim that it already has a nuclear weapon. It is offering inducements to North Korea, including a civilian nuclear reactor, and economic aid, although it rejects the demand that the reactor??™s construction should precede the dismantling of Pyongyang??™s nuclear weapons programme. "Washington??™s non-proliferation criteria are selective, discriminatory and inconsistent," says Vanaik. "It uses non proliferation as a weapon when that suits its short-term interests. When it doesn??™t, it allows nuclear weapons technologies to proliferate." A worrisome example of this may be Japan. The country??™s constitution, dictated by the U.S. during its post-war occupation, forbids the acquisition, manufacture or "bringing in" of nuclear weapons. Many conservative politicians in Japan want the statute amended. Japan has stockpiled huge amounts of plutonium, reprocessed in western Europe, ostensibly to feed its fast breeder reactors but with the potential for quick diversion to military uses. Should Japan acquire nuclear weapons and continue its military build up, China will react. Already, China feels threatened by Washington??™s ballistic missile defence programme and by growing Indo-U.S. military collaboration. If present trends continue, Asia could witness two new arms races -- one between Japan and China, and the other between China and India. These rivalries will not be driven entirely by regional factors but will have a strong extra-regional influence, that of the U.S. As the Asia-Pacific region transits into 2006, it seems headed for turmoil and instability. ------------ |
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