Behind India's War Hysteria: Domestic Scandal (my title)

Christianity Today ^ | March 19, 2001 | Anto Akkara

[Justin Raimondo]

Familiarize yourself with the details of the Clintonian corruption that characterizes the Indian government, and you'll see why they want to divert everyone's attention in a different direction. Instead of bombing an aspirin factory, like Clinton did, they're threatening to nuke an entire country.

[ChicagoRepublican]

What is your major malfunction? The Parliament of India was attacked by a terrorist group which India believes was backed by the Pakistani government or elements of it.

[weikel]

You just love Muslims dontcha Justinah Raimohamed.

[Justin Raimondo]

Yeah, right: like the Pakistanis would do this after 9/11. The two groups that claim responsibility are radical factions not backed by Islamabad, which does support the Hizb group. But the peace proposal put forward by this group to settle the Kashmir question was sidelined by the attacks. But certainly you will agree that a nuclear war in the region just might impair the ability of our troops in Pakistan to carry out their mission.

[mikeIII]

"Christians Call for India's Prime Minister and Government to Resign in Wake of Scandal"

This should you up about all the "persecuted Christians" you've been digging up, Raimohammad! They seem to have the voice to call for the Prime Minister's resignation.

[ChicagoRepublican]

Of course I admit nuclear war is bad. Conventional war is bad too since it can potentially destabilize the entire region. I've been vocal in saying that war won't break out because Indian leadership is afraid of starting it.

I'm not a pro-Pakistani like you though. All Arab regimes are the same though in their basic anti-western existence. There is no such thing as an arab country that will support us, and we can only trust democracies. Elements of the Pakistani government might not care about consequences and could've launched the terrorist attack. Frankly I think Musharaff is losing desperately holding on to control over there.

[Justin Raimondo]

I am pro-Musharraf, who has integrity and is a patriot, rather than pro-Pakistan.

Go check out Drudge, by the way. His headline is not reassuring: "India, Pakistan prepare nukes, troops for war"! I hope the radioactive cloud passes right over the houses of all those pro-Indian propagandists who have been posting so much nonsense about India's "war on terrorism." These guys are terrorists -- with nukes!

[RippleFire]

Published: March 19, 2001

[sinkspur]

A Muslim state with nukes is a Raimondo amusement park with roller coaster AND water slides.

You don't like Indians, Jews, or Americans.

Castro would welcome your loathsome as* in a minute!

[sinkspur]

A Muslim state with nukes is a Raimondo amusement park with roller coaster AND water slides.

You don't like Indians, Jews, or Americans.

Castro would welcome your loathsome as* in a minute!

[garbanzo]

I am pro-Musharraf, who has integrity and is a patriot, rather than pro-Pakistan.

He's an unelected military dictator who ousted the elected government. While you can debate whether or not he's a better alternative than anything else, I'd find myself hard pressed to call myself "pro-Musharraf".

[xm177e2]

Yeah, right: like the Pakistanis would do this after 9/11.

So you admit the Paki government is despicable enough to pull something like this before 9/11?

If they are that despicable, why wouldn't they be willing to carry out an attack after 9/11? 9/11 didn't make them better people.

Anyway, nobody's accusing Pakistan of supporting that specific attack, but of supporting the group which carried it out, and others like it.

[No Truce With Kings]

I am pro-Musharraf, who has integrity and is a patriot, rather than pro-Pakistan.

This seems to be a trend. Support the nation with the unelected thug. Oppose the nation with the representative government. Lessee -- U.S. vs. Taliban/Al Qaeda -- U.S bad. U.S vs. Iraq -- U.S. bad. U.S. vs. Serbia -- U.S. bad(not that you were wrong there, but even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then). India vs. Pakistan -- India bad. Did I miss any?

I guess to a libertarian, if you cannot have a libertarian government, a man on a white horse is better than a republican form of government. Strange. Very strange.

[Justin Raimondo]

Castro? What's he got to do with it, slink? I think you're losing it, dude. No, I don't like the Indian government, which persecutes Christians, and I don't like the Israeli government, which persecutes everyone: I do admire General Pervez Musharraf, who is actually doing something (at considerable risk to himself) to eliminate Al Qaeda -- unlike the Brahmins of New Delhi, who are using the world crisis to advance their own revanchist agenda. You might also check out Amnesty International's report on India's gross violations of basic human rights in Kashmir. It ain't pretty.....

[Justin Raimondo]

"No Truce," you have no clue. Your rendition of my record is wrong. I supported a police action against Al Qaeda (see my article "Kill 'Em -- and get out!", posted on FR). You also don't seem to understand the difference between opposing a war on Iraq and supporting its government. I don't support the present government of, say, Andorra, but does that mean I should also support a US invasion of said country? I don't think so. You are also wrong about Serbia: Milosevic was elected. But, then again, so was Clinton. So was Hitler. Elections do not a free country make. Like George W. Bush, I admire Musharraf because he is taking risks in order to rid the region of its many problems -- and because of his expressed view that the Afghan war should be "short and sweet." My view exactly. Go, Musharraf, go!

[Justin Raimondo]

Please supply us with evidence that the Pakistani government was behind the attack on the Indian parliament -- and check out Eric Margolis on the subject (posted on FR). Margolis, who wrote at least one book on the region, has excellent contacts.

[sinkspur]

You might also check out Amnesty International's report on India's gross violations of basic human rights in Kashmir. It ain't pretty.....

Amnesty International thinks Texans are bloodthirsty because we support executing cop-killers.

You don't like Indians because they, like Israel, elect their leaders.

That also explains your antipathy to America.

You DO seem to like the dictators.

[xm177e2]

The Pak government was not directly behind the attack.

But at best it has allowed the terrorists who carried the attack out to operate uninhibited, and at worst, it finances them through the ISI.

[dennisw]

Your excuse making for Islamic terrorism is something else. Osama Bin Laden would love your posts to FreeRepublic.