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2003-08-27 India-Pakistan

Hindu Pilgrims Stampede in India; at Least 29 Dead

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Posted by .com 2003-08-27 8:50:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oops, broken EMphasis close tag - so sorry.

Posted by .com 2003-8-27 8:54:27 AM|| 2003-8-27 8:54:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hindu's have a special veneration for cattle, and now the writer says the Hindu's stampede. I don't know if this is a clever turn of phrase of blasphemy.

Good thing he's not talking about the religions of peace or there would certainly be a fatawa written up by tomorrow.

Posted by Yank 2003-8-27 10:52:31 AM|| 2003-8-27 10:52:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I heard a while ago, can't remember where, that according to standard journalistic patois you only ever seem to find groups of non-whites who "stampede". Presumably this is "herd" behaviour. Could Reuters be exhibiting a (presumably subconscious) shade of racism?

That aside, is Rantburg currently enduring a stampede of Steves?

Posted by Bulldog 2003-8-27 11:43:28 AM|| 2003-8-27 11:43:28 AM|| Front Page Top

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