[Assam] DRAFT STATEMENT

[Chan Mahanta]

>  by sensible economic and political policies that work for people 
>rather than corporate interests.


Very well said Sudhir.


**** Allow me to  add another thought:

There is a very good likelihood of Pakistan entering a period of deep 
turmoil, which will affect India, Afghanistan, Iran and the world.

The fact of Pakistan and India's enmity, based largely on the 
contention over Kashmir has  been a contributing factor to what is 
playing out today. Will there be a temptation on the part of certain 
segments of India to exploit Pakistan's instability?  Should it ?

The political policies that  Sudhir alludes to that have been 
instrumental to the emergence of Islamic extremism ( it was not 
ALWAYS there, as contemporary history will amply bear witness to)  is 
NOT limited to Palestine.  Are there causes far closer to home? And 
how should that be dealt with and by whom? As informed individuals, 
we cannot and should not turn a blind eye to that, like we point out 
why those others in those shoes ought not to.



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At 1:07 AM +0000 12/28/07, Sudhir Vombatkere wrote:
>The Statement below (Draft to be amended) may kindly be considered 
>for immediate issue under any suitable forum, perhaps NAPM.
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>Sudhir Vombatkere
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>28.12.2007
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>DRAFT or PARTIAL DRAFT STATEMENT
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>ASSASSINATION OF BENAZIR BHUTTO
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>The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi on 27 Dec 2007 
>cannot be condemned severely enough. This is a blow against 
>democracy not only in Pakistan but in the rapidly destabilizing 
>sub-continent that includes Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
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>We demand the immediate restoration of democracy in Pakistan 
>starting with the return of the USA-supported Pakistan Armed Forces 
>to its barracks and its total withdrawal from public life. The 
>people of Pakistan need space and time to work out and devise their 
>own style of democracy. At this extremely critical juncture in the 
>future of South Asia and the world, there must be no external 
>political or military interference in the affairs of Pakistan. 
>Rather, its democratic processes must be strengthened by 
>international insistence on the permanent exit of the Pakistan Armed 
>Forces from the political life of the country.
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>Terrorism is merely the symptom of a deeper and socially terminal 
>malaise and it cannot be eradicated unless the cause is understood 
>and addressed. Let the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto be the 
>starting point for substituting the "war against terror" by sensible 
>economic and political policies that work for people rather than 
>corporate interests.
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>Maj Gen S.G.Vombatkere (Retd)
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