terrorism

Is AlQaeda closing in on America through Mexico?
Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao ( Retired)

... that makes you feel humble and, in an almost unfathomable way, proud.

From The New York Times: Afghan Schoolgirls Undeterred by Attack:

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — One morning two months ago, Shamsia Husseini and her sister were walking through the muddy streets to the local girls school when a man pulled alongside them on a motorcycle and posed what seemed like an ordinary question.

“Are you going to school?”

Then the man pulled Shamsia’s burqa from her head and sprayed her face with burning acid. Scars, jagged and discolored, now spread across Shamsia’s eyelids and most of her left cheek. These days, her vision goes blurry, making it hard for her to read.

But if the acid attack against Shamsia and 14 others — students and teachers — was meant to terrorize the girls into staying home, it appears to have completely failed.

Today, nearly all of the wounded girls are back at the Mirwais School for Girls, including even Shamsia, whose face was so badly burned that she had to be sent abroad for treatment. Perhaps even more remarkable, nearly every other female student in this deeply conservative community has returned as well — about 1,300 in all.

“My parents told me to keep coming to school even if I am killed,” said Shamsia, 17, in a moment after class. Shamsia’s mother, like nearly all of the adult women in the area, is unable to read or write. “The people who did this to me don’twant women to be educated. They want us to be stupid things.”

Hot damn. Women will be the ones to pull our faith into the modern world.

Into the past with pain...XVI
Scene XVI

(Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru are seen at the pass port verification counter at Delhi international air port. They are enroute to New York. Gandhi is dressed in his normal dress while Jawaharlal is in full suit with a Hollywood hat )

Gandhi. Hey .Jawahar. You look Angrez ( English) completely. What a change after so many years?

Jawahar. Bapu, I was dressed in full suit with Hollywood hat when I visited USA first time after independence. You know I was looking very handsome out of all

Gandhi. That is good. Why not? You were always handsome. But after that visit you switched over to Sherwani ( Achkan) and Chudidar with a flower at button

India appears to have reconciled to Pak terrorism

Prof Dr Colonel ( Retired) K Prabhakar Rao

From CNN

A day after a Muslim family was removed from a flight at Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials of AirTran Airways and the family stood their ground Friday, each accusing the other of misconduct.
Kashif Irfan, left, and his brother Atif Irfan were among family members removed from the flight Thursday.

The families of Atif Irfan, a tax attorney, and his brother Kashif Irfan, an anesthesiologist, were removed from a flight before takeoff Thursday after a passenger reported hearing Atif Irfan's wife say something the passenger thought was suspicious.

The airline declined to say what comment was overheard. But Atif Irfan say the couple was discussing the safest place to sit on a plane and speculates that someone misconstrued their intent.

Family members Friday said they are particularly concerned about AirTran's actions after they were removed from the flight. AirTran refused to rebook the family on a subsequent flight, even after FBI agents cleared them of wrongdoing and intervened on their behalf, the Irfans said.

This is nuts! When the FBI clears someone of wrongdoing, that ought to be it. If you've got any sense of decency, then you apologize profusely and book the family on the next set of first-class tickets to wherever they want to go.

UPDATE: From MSNBC:

WASHINGTON - AirTran Airways apologized Friday to nine Muslims kicked off a New Year's Day flight to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark about airplane security.

Orlando, Fla.-based AirTran said in a statement that it refunded the passengers' air fare and planned to reimburse them for replacement tickets they bought on US Airways. AirTran also offered to take the passengers back to Washington free of charge.

Pakistan cornered on Bombay terror attacks.

Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao ( Retired)

Into the past with pain.. XIII

Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao ( Retired)

( Mohandas Karam chand Gandhi is seen singing Ramdhun sitting under a tree at the outshirts of City of Sanjose in California State. The scene is serene, with calm wind blowing. The sun has already set and light is very dull .Large trees are swaying.)

Gandhi… Ram…... Ram… .Raghupathi Raaghava Raaja raam… Pateetha pawana Seetha ram…..Seetharam jai seethe ramm.. Sab kp sanmathi de Bhagwaan… Jai Raghunandana…Jai sia raam..

( salutations to Lord Rama. The liberator of sins.. Oh Ram. Give some wisdom to all…)

( Gandhi is engrossed in the song and closes eyes while clapping.. In the mean time a lean and vey thin famished Muslim Gentleman is seen walking on the road and he sees Gandhi and goes to him. He is putting on a long Shewani ( Long Muslim coat) and sports a fez cap. He looks as if suffering from TB)

Pak army showing its teeth and true colours
Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao (Retired)

Gandhi and Terror in Bombay

Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao ( Retired)

(The scene is Bombay. The streets are littered with damaged cars, glass and twisted steel. Gun fire is heard frequently. At many places houses are burning. Many cars are burning too. People are running hither and thither. Police men in uniform are running from one corner to the other corner. A bald man is seen strolling on the street with a long stick.. He confronts a police man on the road)

Police man, Hey old man who are you. Where are you going?

Gandhi. My son , I am Gandhi, The Bapu .Your Bapu, Your father of nation

Police man ( Looks puzzled). I am unable to understand. But why are you roaming around? You know terrorists are at war with us. They have spread in entire Bombay. There is no place around where these thugs are not there.

Anyone who has read my entries on this site can quite easily summarize my broad position on most issues: I'm anti-terrorism, anti-violence against innocent people, pro-American, pro-West, anti-fundamentalist, etc.

In keeping with those views, which some might even go so far as to say form the foundation of a true, honest American Patriotism, I have to say that I will be utterly disappointed if we do not hold accountable those officials responsible for staining this nation's history with their lewd and dishonorable actions.

I suggest we start with Mr. Richard Cheney.