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| Sinha says "covert activities" in Afghanistan should end |
| 2003-04-02 |
| Assailing continued foreign interference in Afghanistan, India's External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha Tuesday evening said "covert activities" in the country should end to bring back the war-ravaged country on the path of stability. "We are aware of presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan. There is a lot of covert activities. Such interference in affairs of that country should end," Sinha said, releasing a book "Afghanistan in Transition" by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). He couldn't possibly be referring to Pakland funding and running the operations of Hek and the Talibs in their continuing version of The Great Game, could he? He said stability would return to Afghanistan only if "outsiders" ceased interfering and left its future to the people of the country. "We hope forces of darkness, extremism and obscurantism will not be allowed to cast their shadows on the people of Afghanistan," he said. Yep. I think that's them... Pointing out that elections would be held there next year, he expressed the hope that a stable government will be formed to provide people a better life and preserve the country's territorial integrity to which India remained committed. "We want to see the people live in peace, prosperity and their sufferings end," he said, adding India would continue to extend humanitarian and other assistance for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Sinha regretted the "world did not stir" when the Bamiyan Buddha were destroyed or when women of Afghanistan suffered and said "the moral of the story is clear — the world reacts when it is selectively touched. This has to change". Yeah. We agree. And thanks for your support on Iraq, by the way... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 Good points both. Biggest problem: Pakistan is nuclear, which complicates matters tremendously... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-04-02 19:21:03 |
| #2 I have a better question. Where was the US when American citizens were being killed? Beirut Marine Barracks - Response: a few bombing raids. Declare victory, go home. Berlin Disco Bombing - Response: a few bombing raids. Declare victory, go home. Khobar Towers - Response: a few Tomahawks. Declare victory, go home. American Embassies, Kenya/Tanzania - Response: a few Tomahawks. Declare victory, go home. USS Cole, Aden - Response: a few Tomahawks. Declare victory, go home. You get the picture, so don't give us this Americans are racist because they didn't involve themselves in the bloodletting of Kashmir. We did a piss-poor job of defending our own, so how could we be expected to unilaterally involve ourselves in a conflict that even the locals probably couldn't even explain. India has a big army. Use it. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2003-04-02 13:59:34 |
| #1 Last year when elections were held in Indian Kashmir, between the time that the elections were announced and held, almost a thousand people were killed by Pakistani, ISI, Jihadi Terrorist. I'd just like to ask where the hell was the US-UK when Pakland was busy killing Indians. I getting really pissed off when people on Rantburg keep going on about how India is not supporting US. The US frankly hasn't given a damn when it comes to Pak terrorism in India. It just a bunch of dark skinned savages killing each other to them. |
| Posted by: rg117 2003-04-02 13:28:23 |