Of Errant Politicians And The Kashmir Cause

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Can you actually help being a jerk off or is this something out of your control completely?

Journalists unhappy with Time magazine article on PM

Shahid K Abbas in New Delhi

Taking strong exception to the report, Vinod Sharma, chief of the political bureau at the Hindustan Times, said, ``It is an insult to the people of India. Healthy or unhealthy, Vajpayee is our prime minister. If the magazine cannot substantiate the questions it has raised, it should tender an unqualified apology and in future refrain from dabbling in such kind of speculative articles.``


However, Rahul Bedi of the UK-based Daily Telegraph said, ``It is not saying anything that is untrue. Most of it was common knowledge and Time magazine only published it.``

Meanwhile, Perry is unapologetic and attributes his sources to `somebody very close to the prime minister`.

``The report speaks for itself and there is no need for me to make any further comment,`` he said.

``I stand by my report,`` he told rediff.com

http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/jun/18pm.htm

Asleep at The Wheel?

As India and neighbor Pakistan put up their nukes, is an ailing and frail Vajpayee the right man to have his finger on the button?

BY ALEX PERRY NEW DELHI

http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501020617-260747,00.html

and

TIME talks with Krishna Lal Advani, India`s Home Minister and the man tipped by many as the hardline hand behind Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee:


Nearly 200 policemen died, so I do not think there was any complicity from them. And as for [hardline Hindu nationalist Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra] Modi, if there was any evidence of his complicity or being inactive, he would have been punished. He himself offered to resign, and we all said: Why?

http://www.time.com/time/asia/news/interview/0,9754,260779,00.html

This writing certainly has its high points.

``so Mr. Musharraf what are you waiting for?``

Orders my dear chap. Orders!

Ras

So this feudal brat has the gall to talk about ``errant politicians``. Shahnawaz, can you say ``Ghulam Mustafa Khar``??

Dude, go back to your fiefdom and enjoy life there. (Your kammi women are waiting for chota Malik to return, with their legs wide open). Quit worrying about Pakistan, its none of your business.

Thanks Shahnawaz for a beautifully written, truthful and entertaining essay. Hope to see more of your writings. You are the second impressive Khar, the author of Girl Friday column on TFT, Aamina Haq is the other one.

mailk:

[...A Sadat/Gorbachev type figure is needed...]

---also, you might as well have added, one well un-read;)...

[...the costly Kashmir Tamasha has gone on for too long; it doesn’t need promotion or demotion but a complete retirement...]

---ouch!...such precision...

[...Musharaff is a well intentioned chap (so was BB)...]

---leaving the merits of the statement aside for a moment...CHAP?...you know something the world doesn`t;)...

rgds,

t

The real purpose of sending emmisaries rto the four points was not to explain Pakistani policy or high light the ``Kashmir cause`` - The purpose was to elict feedback, to gauge rewards/punishment, of elements of a restructuring, reorientation, of both Pakistan policy towards Kashmir and India and to gauge the level of support Pakistan can expect for initiating a process of dialogue wih India.

Two penny politicians? They did not steal as much as BB and NS? they did not make of Pakistan their property, their booty, which they disburse to their supporters? They all did, they all would - that`s what works in Pakistan - that`s what works in all places where exists neither Iman nor omeed. May Allah keep Mr. Musharraf safe, may He deliver him from the enemies of Pakistan, May He allow Mr. Musharraf to complete the restructuring of the Pakistani State and Economy.

Speaking of politicians with some bold intiatives, the only one I can think of would be of the following scenario:

A leader in Pakistan/India has terminal illness.

It means neither one gives a rats-a$s for opinion.

Both India/Pakistan need a common enemy. Perhaps it could be Al-Queida or Al-anything. We need

al-compassion.

Lately, I noticed Jang reporting casualties in Kashmir as `civilians and ``rebels```. Dawn is reporting `civilians and ``freedom-fighters`` `;

Only nation is reporting `civilians and ``mujaheed``

Anyway, all of them were at one time reporting

them as ``mujaheed``. So, it is getting better.