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| "Indians are bastards anyway" |
| 2005-06-22 |
| Indians are "a slippery, treacherous people", said president Richard Nixon. "The Indians are bastards anyway. They are the most aggressive goddamn people around," echoed his assistant for national security affairs, Henry Kissinger. The setting: a White House meeting on July 16, 1971, during the run-up to the India-Pakistan war which ultimately led to the birth of Bangladesh, erstwhile East Pakistan. more at link .... |
| Posted by:john |
| #7 ZF, India backed the Soviets in Afghanistan - sure. But it was a move against Islamist Fundamentalists a takeover. In retrospect, it's pretty easy to see what a huge mistake our support of the Islamists was!!! I think we would be well served to look on the Indians as natural allies in the fight agains Islamic nutbags. |
| Posted by: Sheik Abu Bin Ali Al-Yahood 2005-06-22 22:12 |
| #6 Gotta use the preview button more. Just when I got the hang of using the HTML in the title... |
| Posted by: john 2005-06-22 18:02 |
| #5 Link is corrected. |
| Posted by: rkb 2005-06-22 17:58 |
| #4 And John has put the link in the title, so that clicking on it goes directly to the Asia Times article, and not this post. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2005-06-22 17:56 |
| #3 Well, the Indians haven't exactly covered themselves in glory with respect to trying to court Uncle Sam. They stayed out of Korean War fighting. *Ethiopians* showed up for that one. During the Cold War, India aligned itself with the Soviets while claiming to be non-aligned. It supported the Soviets over its invasion of Afghanistan. It was pretty much understood that in any confrontation with the Soviet Union, the Indian Ocean would constitute hostile waters, thanks to the Indian Navy. The Indians aren't bastards, they're a nest of vipers. Notice how forthcoming they've been with respect to Iraq. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-06-22 17:18 |
| #2 Article is by an Indian communist. Attempt to sabotage visit by Indian PM to Washington. The Indian commies serve their chinese masters well. |
| Posted by: john 2005-06-22 17:12 |
| #1 WTF does this have to do with anything current? 2005 - 1971 = 34 years ago! Slandering an impeached resigned and dead president to further anti-american hate. Pretty vile. Note the total complete lack of context in this story too. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-06-22 17:08 |