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2008-05-13 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 The evidence the Police presented was enough to convince the Indian Supreme Court to deny him bail.

No matter, Noam Chomsky has asked for his release...

And he is still receiving awards ...

The Award was given at a function chaired by Dr. B N Mungekar, Member, Planning Commission, and Chairperson of the Indian Academy of Social Sciences, and received by his wife, Dr. Ilina Sen, on his behalf who also made the acceptance speech.
According to the citation, "His work offers fresh and radical interpretation of Gandhiji's core concerns, and his present personal predicament is a poser to all who profess and practice similar ideals."

Posted by john frum 2008-05-13 07:05|| 2008-05-13 07:05|| Front Page Top

#2 being a doctor does not mean he has no terrorists leanings. I think a number of top guys in Al Queda were Drs. Seems that educated or not makes little difference in the Jihadi ranks.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-05-13 14:09|| 2008-05-13 14:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Screw the Barefoot Doctor, say Drunken Hillbillies.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-05-13 17:21|| 2008-05-13 17:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Last year the Indian IB (Intelligence Bureau) arrested a husband and wife, both PhDs, who worked at the BARC facility in Mumbai. They were both Naxals (Maoists).
BARC is where Indian nuclear weapons are designed.

Posted by john frum 2008-05-13 17:44|| 2008-05-13 17:44|| Front Page Top

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