[Assam] B;ast in Guwahati - TOI

[Ram Sarangapani]

C'da,
>*** What else is new Ram? So WHO do you think are in control?

As, always, I am up for the bait. Let me try.

I think those in control are the insurgents (or any factions within them),
some politicians, some businesses, and some political parties.

A live, thriving insurgency and an unsettled situation, benefits a lot of
these people. But the problem is, most will draw the line on killing at
random and with intent. I don't know if the insurgent groups have ever drawn
that line.

--Ram

On 6/10/06, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>   >C'da, sadly, this whole thing has become like a puppet show, and the
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> At 10:38 AM -0500 6/10/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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> My assumptions, if any, are based on various newspaper reports )BBC, AP,
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> It is entirely possible this blast could well have been someone who wants
> to blame the ULFA and stall the peace process, it is also quite possible
> that it could have been the ULFA (or some within it)
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> who could have done this and blame someone else. Its not as if the ULFA
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> few who actually benefit from an ongoing insurgency situation. To keep it a
> burning issue, means power, money etc for these people.
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> That the PCG underplays ULFA's actions while overplaying those of the
> GOI/GOA is well-known.
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> C'da, sadly, this whole thing has become like a puppet show, and the
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> On 6/10/06,* Chan Mahanta* <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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> I saw your exchanges with m-da on this.
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> Have you considered why ULFA might have wanted to jeopardize the peace
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> explosion at Machkhowa ( a Muslim neighborhood at that!), or create public
> animosity by targeting civilians? Or for that matter with the attacks at
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> At 12:06 PM -0500 6/9/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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> *Five people including a 10-year-old boy were killed and 16 seriously
> injured when a powerful bomb planted by the ULFA exploded in a busy market
> here on Friday evening - TOI*
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> Again? I thought that talks were scheduled for the 22nd, and all those
> arrested are about to be released by the GOI and GOA (including the one
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> killed or hurt, some ulfa arrested, the ulfa retaliates, and the PCG will
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> This sordid tale keeps going on and on, like the energizer bunny. One
> could well suspect that there must be people who actually benefit (money,
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> GUWAHATI: Five people including a 10-year-old boy were killed and 16
> seriously injured when a powerful bomb planted by the ULFA exploded in a
> busy market here on Friday evening.
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> The bomb went off at 4.20 pm at the wholesale vegetable market at Machkowa
> when it was at its busiest, killing four and wounding both vegetable vendors
> and buyers, Senior Superintendent of Police Nitul Gogoi said.
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> One of those injured, which included a woman, later died at the Gauhati
> Medical College Hospital.
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> The bomb was suspected to have been planted in a vegetable basket as no
> crater was formed when it exploded with a thundering blast, Gogoi said.
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> The area was cordoned off and nearby shops and markets immediately shut
> down with panic spreading in the area.
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> Last night, the ULFA, mainly targeting the police, carried out
> simultaneous attacks in four places injuring 32 persons.
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> Twenty-two people were injured in a grenade attack at Mangaldoi town in
> Darrang district, while an IED exploded near Purani police station of
> Golakganj area in Dhubri district, injuring four people including a
> constable.
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> In the same district a hand grenade was hurled inside a shop injuring one
> person, while in Nagaon district five people including a policeman were
> injured when the militants targeted the Haibargaon police station.
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