06-14-2006, 09:10 PM
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The Pioneer Edit Desk
Terrorism is back with a bang ---- The sudden spurt in terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir cannot be wished away as the annual spike that occurs with the onset of summer. Nor can the UPA Government pretend surprise at the renewed slaughter of innocent men, women and children - be it in the upper reaches of Doda, in the heart of Jammu or in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Valley. There were enough indications over the past few months that the ISI has been priming terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizb-ul Mujahideen to strike with renewed vigour in Jammu & Kashmir. And, as in the past, the ISI's nefarious gameplan has the approval of Pakistan's President and Army chief Pervez Musharraf. By returning to his policy of promoting cross-border terrorism, Gen Musharraf hopes to achieve the twin objectives of keeping Jammu & Kashmir on the boil so that the Government of India cannot claim any success in beating back the jihadis, and deflecting increasing attention on Pakistan's role in trying to resurrect the Taliban in Afghanistan. Like the proverbial leopard who never changes his spots, Gen Musharraf has demonstrated, though not for the first time, that he cannot be expected to give up terrorism as state policy. So much for America's "trusted ally" in the war against terrorism in whom Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has naively chosen to repose extraordinary faith. The Government's critics would be harsher in their comment and suggest that Mr Manmohan Singh has ignored intelligence reports and information provided by security agencies while reaching out to Gen Musharraf. Instead of calling the bluff of the ISI's patron, the Prime Minister has conveyed the impression that his Government is more than happy to toe the line of least resistance. The result of such an effete approach is there for all to see: Hindus are being massacred in Jammu region, tourists are being targeted in Srinagar, and immigrant labourers are being killed in cold blood.
Monday's bloodletting that saw Nepali immigrant workers being shot in cold blood and buses being bombed - the sight of blood being washed from the bus stand in Jammu flies in the face of Government's claim that the "situation has improved" - is part of the larger plan to unleash widespread terror in Jammu & Kashmir<b>. The massacre of Hindus in Doda signalled the onset of a bloody summer; subsequent violence and relentless attempts by terrorists to sneak across the Line of Control from their ISI-sponsored camps confirm that the Prime Minister's assessment of the situation in Jammu & Kashmir is horribly wrong. It is on the basis of his flawed assessment that Mr Manmohan Singh wants to scale back the deployment of security forces in Jammu & Kashmir and pull out troops from Siachen. It is this assessment that has been used to provide a veneer of justification and legitimacy to his so-called 'Round Table Conference' initiative. Instead of being incandescent with rage, the Prime Minister and his advisers have chosen to turn a blind eye to Pakistan's brazen promotion of cross-border terrorism. There is time still to prevent the situation from spinning out of control. But is anybody listening? .</b>
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On ground there is no change. Mushy is still doing same act, Indian fools are doing same. It will end when either of them come out to be best fool. My take, if spineless stays in power, we may see end soon.
The Pioneer Edit Desk
Terrorism is back with a bang ---- The sudden spurt in terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir cannot be wished away as the annual spike that occurs with the onset of summer. Nor can the UPA Government pretend surprise at the renewed slaughter of innocent men, women and children - be it in the upper reaches of Doda, in the heart of Jammu or in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Valley. There were enough indications over the past few months that the ISI has been priming terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizb-ul Mujahideen to strike with renewed vigour in Jammu & Kashmir. And, as in the past, the ISI's nefarious gameplan has the approval of Pakistan's President and Army chief Pervez Musharraf. By returning to his policy of promoting cross-border terrorism, Gen Musharraf hopes to achieve the twin objectives of keeping Jammu & Kashmir on the boil so that the Government of India cannot claim any success in beating back the jihadis, and deflecting increasing attention on Pakistan's role in trying to resurrect the Taliban in Afghanistan. Like the proverbial leopard who never changes his spots, Gen Musharraf has demonstrated, though not for the first time, that he cannot be expected to give up terrorism as state policy. So much for America's "trusted ally" in the war against terrorism in whom Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has naively chosen to repose extraordinary faith. The Government's critics would be harsher in their comment and suggest that Mr Manmohan Singh has ignored intelligence reports and information provided by security agencies while reaching out to Gen Musharraf. Instead of calling the bluff of the ISI's patron, the Prime Minister has conveyed the impression that his Government is more than happy to toe the line of least resistance. The result of such an effete approach is there for all to see: Hindus are being massacred in Jammu region, tourists are being targeted in Srinagar, and immigrant labourers are being killed in cold blood.
Monday's bloodletting that saw Nepali immigrant workers being shot in cold blood and buses being bombed - the sight of blood being washed from the bus stand in Jammu flies in the face of Government's claim that the "situation has improved" - is part of the larger plan to unleash widespread terror in Jammu & Kashmir<b>. The massacre of Hindus in Doda signalled the onset of a bloody summer; subsequent violence and relentless attempts by terrorists to sneak across the Line of Control from their ISI-sponsored camps confirm that the Prime Minister's assessment of the situation in Jammu & Kashmir is horribly wrong. It is on the basis of his flawed assessment that Mr Manmohan Singh wants to scale back the deployment of security forces in Jammu & Kashmir and pull out troops from Siachen. It is this assessment that has been used to provide a veneer of justification and legitimacy to his so-called 'Round Table Conference' initiative. Instead of being incandescent with rage, the Prime Minister and his advisers have chosen to turn a blind eye to Pakistan's brazen promotion of cross-border terrorism. There is time still to prevent the situation from spinning out of control. But is anybody listening? .</b>
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On ground there is no change. Mushy is still doing same act, Indian fools are doing same. It will end when either of them come out to be best fool. My take, if spineless stays in power, we may see end soon.