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2006-12-17 India-Pakistan

December 16, 1971: a flashback: A day when Lahore was thunderstruck

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Posted by john 2006-12-17 07:13|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There were rapes in Dhaka and tears in the eyes of Lahori women because they thought that whoever raped women was someones son, father, brother or husband,

One Pak writer remembered a party at which the cream of Lahore society was present. The women tut-tutted the mass rapes, one commenting that "at least the babies will be fair skinned now"

Posted by john 2006-12-17 07:19|| 2006-12-17 07:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Genocide in Bangladesh, 1971

"Kill three million of them, and the rest will eat out of our hands." - General Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan, 1971.

Posted by john 2006-12-17 07:27|| 2006-12-17 07:27|| Front Page Top

Posted by john 2006-12-17 10:24|| 2006-12-17 10:24|| Front Page Top

Posted by RD 2006-12-17 12:57|| 2006-12-17 12:57|| Front Page Top

#5 John, the creation of India/Pak/Bangla is something I'm woefully ignorant about - your posts are really welcome

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-12-17 13:19|| 2006-12-17 13:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Without being able to see any topological features, that map makes Bangladesh look like one giant riverine delta flood zone.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-17 14:51|| 2006-12-17 14:51|| Front Page Top

#7 from the news stories in typhoon season, it's approximately 98% under water

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-12-17 14:55|| 2006-12-17 14:55|| Front Page Top

#8 That's what it is, Zenster. The crotch of the Bay of Bengal that takes it in the shorts when a typhoon churns in. And it is underladen with lots 'o arsenic in the groundwater. Charming study in geography.

Second the appreciation from john on our education on that area.

Posted by Alaska Paul ">Alaska Paul 2006-12-17 15:09|| 2006-12-17 15:09|| Front Page Top

#9 The main river in that delta comes from Tibet. China has plans to redirect that river to provide water to the northern parts of China. One plan called for using a nuke (just like Project Plowshare wanted to do engineering) to remove a mountain and do the redirection.

Then the delta would dry up and sink.. leaving India with lots of refugees.

Posted by 3dc 2006-12-17 16:22|| 2006-12-17 16:22|| Front Page Top

#10 A geologist friend tells me the Indians have dammed the Ganges just on their side of the border, so when the heavy rains come they release an even biggerflood into Bangla Desh. And in the dry season, they keep all the water.
Is this true/ accurate? He does go on about the "water wars" but knows his stuff... lately I double check everything.
Echo the appreciation for John & his contribution.

Posted by Grunter 2006-12-17 16:58|| 2006-12-17 16:58|| Front Page Top

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