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2003-05-26 India-Pakistan

Indian army conducts "shock and awe" strikes in Kashmir

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Posted by rg117 2003-05-26 08:59 am|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Excuse my impulse to relate every story back to the Middle East, but why is it that every militant that Israel kills is debated incessantly in the media, the UN, and by the priests of Human Rights, but India can take out SIXTY TWO in a month with barely any mention? Not, mind you, that I begrudge India its security imperatives. Its simply the peculiar dichotomy that rankles. When are the self righteous little shits of the ISM, for example, going to plant their asses in Kashmir? When the next PM of India is called Atal Bahari Sharon, thats when.

Posted by af 2003-05-26 10:11:02|| 2003-05-26 10:11:02|| Front Page Top

#2 af - there are three reasons why Israel is held to higher standards.
1) they are Jews, and anti-semitism is real and growing in Europe and their elites. It never left the Arab countries
2) Israel is indelibly associated with the U.S. - Clinton tried to suck up to Arafat and look where it got him? Arafat gets the Peace prize (LOL)
3) Israel is a democracy in a sea of repressive arab dictatorships, and the only place where public pressure via debate can actually change the government's inclinations

Posted by Frank G 2003-05-26 10:20:14|| 2003-05-26 10:20:14|| Front Page Top

#3 On a slight tangent to af's comments. Excuse my impulse to connect everything back to the U.S. - Pak relationship, but think how many more Jehadi scum the Indians can finish offâreducing Uncle Sam's workload, if the U.S. stopped kiddygloving Perv and co.

Posted by Rajit 2003-05-26 10:57:43|| 2003-05-26 10:57:43|| Front Page Top

#4 How about a "land for peace" deal.

Posted by Lucky 2003-05-26 10:58:57|| 2003-05-26 10:58:57|| Front Page Top

"...80 percent of the "terrorists" killed were Pakistanis..."

And how many of the remaining 20 percent were Arabs?

Posted by Old Grouch 2003-05-26 17:10:47|| 2003-05-26 17:10:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Rajit- i agree, the fact that india is not condemned by the world, the way israel is, for her efforts to defend herself means that she must take full advantage of the opportunity to root out jehadis.
after perv falls to islamist pressure, as he will sooner or later, we (the u.s.) can drop the farce that pakistan is our ally and finally cultivate the alliance with india we should have had all along.

Posted by pro-hindu jew 2003-05-26 23:46:16|| 2003-05-26 23:46:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Make that pro-Indian jew, my friend..The routine Hindu v Muslim bloodfest notwithstanding, the secular Indian republicâwith a Muslim population larger than Pakistan'sâis 50 years and 1 billion people's worth of proof that theocrats have their heads up their asses.

Posted by Rajit 2003-05-27 01:44:09|| 2003-05-27 01:44:09|| Front Page Top

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