'America Zindabad'

Thu Sep 12 23:46:11 2002
Name:reet
Email: reeti81@rediffmail.com
Your Views:everybody is criticising america coz of its policies .. but i dont find anything henious in its policies .. of course every nation wants its prosperity n well being and so does america and why should he think about terrorism in indian kashmir when its not his business...they are vanishing there enemies.. and if india wants peace she should vanish her.. why we look at america for help n all that...america has very clear cut policies and that is to safeguard its citizens and look for their welfare and i dont find it strange or wrong .... i m pretty much impressed by the way their people are patriotic and emerged as a unit in crisis and I'm not amused to see people of india always so corrupt n wicked and just argue for things rather than actions ... if there is terrorism in india for the last 2 decades then india should blame for herself .. remember "100 reasons but no excuses"...if u cant sympathize innocent killings then just sit back and dont criticize a great nation which gives employment to so many people of almost every nation of world when its own unemployement rate is touching to 5.1 %.....the people in america have great patriotism and love their country and i dont see anything like that in our country where leaders just know to make money and are even involved in scams concerning corpse of our brave soldiers .... america zindabad

Thu Sep 12 22:29:08 2002
Name:Clement
Email: clement_williams@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Has the world changed after september 11, I dont think so because every day thousands of people are killed around the world and no one gives a damn least of all america which would have sold the weapons at some time for these murders. The story of Frankenstein comes to ones mind everytime america discusses global polity, half the problems of terrorism has been crested by America down the years and know the very same people have returned to haunt America. It is said that the man who weilds a sword dies by one and why do you try to remove the speck of dust in your brothers eye when you have a log in your own? O foolish men remove the logs from your eyes that you may see clearly to remove the speck from your own. Do i feel sorry for the victims of Sep 11, of course i do, that it is the blood of innocents that is shed for the personal well being of a select few.

Thu Sep 12 22:29:52 2002
Name:rchiru
Email: rchiru@rediffmail.com
Your Views:america had learnt nothing from 9/11 attacks. in the past it had made many mistakes, as a result of that it had suffered 9/11 attacks....but still it is commiting some more mistakes by interfering in other nations issues.and inducing war on many other states like iraq.due to this in future US is very vulnerable to further attacks. USA is unnecessarily involving in Indias internal issues.US should stop doing this .so i think 9/11 is not unjust.and also India sould attack pakisthan for sponsering terrorism.till america stops involving in other nations issues some or other will attack US.

Thu Sep 12 22:32:24 2002
Name:Basker Mathrubootham
Email: baskerm@hotmail.com
Your Views:It has to be noted that the centre of terrorism "Afghanistan" has been taken away from Taliban. We have a friendly dispensation in Afghanistan. Among the thousands killed in the war, many were also involved in terrorism in Kashmir. It is good that America has destroyed them. India would have never done that at any stage in my life. Remember the 35 Harkat Ul Mujahideen people killed in Kabul and many such incidents. Well, Osama will never ever show his face in public again (if alive). If you thought J&K terror problem will be solved by US help, we still haven't learnt from history. Wake up guys, we are a country of 1 billion, we need to show some strength in fighting our enemies. Internationalization of Ksahmir would have been done by Pak at any cost. India's smartness lies in turning it towards its favour. Does anyone remember Salman Rushdie's statement "Pakistanis are roaming around like suicide bombers with a nuke tied to their waist". This statement shut up even guys like Munir Akram and Mush who are retracting the statement. Be smart. After all, aren't we.

Thu Sep 12 22:32:25 2002
Name:Tom J
Email: a@b.com
Your Views:Well, lets not blame on other when we have enough and unable to handle it. As a soverign, so called democratic nation, we should show the self decipline to ourself to restrict the cross border terrorism sponsered by idoitic Pakistan. We should decide our own to defend our nation without leaning on Washington DC, but wisely, because a conflict between the Nuclear powers end up an unpredictable calamity. If America, decides to take on Iraq, there is a potential valid reason for the same, one should understand that US is agianst the Saddam regime, but not to the innocent people of Iraq. Conteprorily, US should control Saudi , if not Saudi arabs will be the biggest challenge of Modern world, who sponser the dreaded terrorism, which effectively supports terrorism in Kashmir, Palastine and other part of the world.

Thu Sep 12 22:36:07 2002
Name:devraj dayanand
Email: dev79@fastermail.com
Your Views: i don't think it was necessary for our PM to visit the US to give his condolences. he could have just sent a message. we also lose a lot of people every other day. who comes to visit them? about the fight against terrorism, wasn't bombing afghanisthan an act of terrorism? if the US is really fighting against terrorism then they have to stop supporting pakisthan. as far as india is concerned, i think we should stop consulting the US about our problems with pakistan. we have to take our own stand and face the consequences by ourselves. we shouldn't be depending on others to help us out.

Thu Sep 12 22:37:17 2002
Name:Manish
Email: amanish@konzoo.com
Your Views:I am surprised by this topic itself. How can you justify "Terrorism"? Sorry everyone but I have a totally different opinion. Even if it is Pakistan which is the perpetrator of terrorism in India. I would not support a terrorist movement against it. Does anyone realise who gets killed with terrorist activity, its not any politician. It is the common man on the street working hard to give a decent life to his family, who gets killed. The whole approach of the world towards handling the terrorist act was totally wrong but donot justify this by WTC attack or attack in Afganistan/Iraq. Further India rather than running to US/UN/UK to show that it has been the victim of terrorist act should deal with Iron hand. For that we should have the will and not let someone like Masood Azhar or the kidnappers of Rubiya Saeed released.

Thu Sep 12 22:38:25 2002
Name:Shad
Email: shad@rediffmail.com
Your Views:The world is obsessed with America. America is only looking for self interest. So whats wrong about it. Who is going to help if you cannot help yourself. At the end everyone should fight their own battle. India should also. Criticizing America won't help. Find the root cause and battle it out. Don't give in don't give up. God bless India.

Thu Sep 12 22:39:05 2002
Name:Deepak
Email: deepak@rediff.com
Your Views:Killing/Bombing is unjust under any circumstance. In India we do not have the guts to face it head on and run to the US not for action but hopeful words. This is a waste of time. India must defend itself and become a great country. 9/11 is a symptom of an underlying disease. The whole world is threatened by it.

Thu Sep 12 22:41:57 2002
Name:C.V.Giri
Email: c_v_giri@rediffmail.com
Your Views:India may not be as powerful as USA, but we need to ask the same blunt question to them "Are you with us or against us??". We have become sick of the American attitude of pleasing the Indians and Pakistanis on alternate days.

Thu Sep 12 22:42:00 2002
Name:Pankaj Sharma
Email: pankaj@cox.net
Your Views:Shocking it is to read the message by Mr.B.V.Rao. However hard I try to analyze and view his thoughts on "9/11 is not unjust", I can hardly agree with him on any point. Here is a classic example of distortion in one's mind of understanding anything - be it an event, a person and most eminently as seen by us today - a religion. How can one explain the lives of 3000 people lost - does Mr.Rao believe that was just? Its sickening and nauseating piece of message posted by him. Why try to dethrone Saddam? Well - read your history Mr.Rao : 8 years of inaction against Hitler caused the world great grief and misery. Fight against terrorism must be proactive. One can never win the war against terrorism by reacting and that's where India is suffering. Just take the case of Punjab and what KPS Gill could achieve by being proactive. How can then we just sit and wait for terrorism to strike our face again, and if USA is taking the proactive approach why in the world would we want to stop them. There are times when reasoning with the likes of Hitler/Terrorists/Mr.Rao is fruitless. Things should be at these times seen in black and white. That should be the approach to wipe out terrorism...

Thu Sep 12 22:44:13 2002
Name:Agni
Email: agni@yahoo.com
Your Views:India is in deep trouble. It needs younger and more dynamic leaders to get its people out of the mess they are in. Communal riots, scams and linguistic riots are our many versions of 9/11. Why do we need to be bombed when we fight so much amongst ourselves. First let us unite and then develop. Why should we go to superpowers for help in our country. can't we silence pakistan. What our leaders call patience is actually lack of determination, guts, ideas and will power. Our leaders are busy figthing for power and our people are busy aping the US. what a shame. If we keep this up, in 25 years we will have split up and become a war zone.

Thu Sep 12 22:44:23 2002
Name:Kaushik Dey
Email: dey_kaushik@rediffmail.com
Your Views:All the time Americans are imposing their concept to the world. Now a days we are living in such a world where If America think then a country became a terrorist country if America don't think then it is not. America has no foreign policy; everything depends on their own interest. After 9/11 American declare so called war against terrorism. What was their policy regarding the war against terrorism! They appoint Mr. Purvaz Musarrf as their General to fight against Terrorism. If this theory worked then, it will become a new management concept. Just make the top Mafia in your city as Police Commissioner and all law and order situation will be under control. What they have done actually, after spending millions of dollars, destroying hundred thousands mud houses, and killing thousands of men and women who are simply the poorest of the poor in the world! Osaka and his trusted collogues are lives happily. It is true today that American's are most unsafe in their own country. To protect Indian interest India has to develop its own guts. India should not depend or believe America in any way.

Thu Sep 12 22:49:25 2002
Name:me
Email: avi2u4u@yahoo.com
Your Views:Well to start with all this bickering is not going to do any good. Second considering the media is weak kneed and reluctant to bring the truth to light.. what can the common man do? Sit in tea stalls and complain about what the world has come to? As regards 9/11, those people didnt deserve to die. They were human beings.. As regards America its high time they stopped playing hypocritical big brother. To talk of fighting terrorism and giving arms to pakistan can be done only by america. High time the other countries in the world do something? Just spend some time to think.

Thu Sep 12 22:59:48 2002
Name:aditi
Email: aditi_2u@indiatimes.com
Your Views:America is a hypocritical country, a symbol of capitalism and broken down social values.They talk of liberty,and the same time espouse racism.They talk of democracy and work hand in hand with dictators when it suits them. India has never really mattered to the US except when they were scared about y2k. And a old civilisation like India doesnt need the crutches of a 100 year old country to make its way in the world.That would be the lesson for our politicians,who should learn to cope with our problems at home without any external interference or aid.Let the handicapped pakistanis keep feeding off the arrogant americans.9/11 is a sad way to come to terms with the reality that represents the hatred for america today.Innocents always lose their lives because of the mistakes of others. But is the US really listening?To the inner voice?To the voice of those thousands who died in a heap of rubble? India wake-up.You dont need these kind of partners.Not now.Not ever.

Thu Sep 12 23:00:24 2002
Name:Gaurab Sengupta
Email: gaurab@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Instead of constantly criticizing the USA, we should look at the human side of this great tragedy and sympathize. Indians should realize that at this critical juncture it is in our interest to support whole heartedly the US in every step it takes simply because of the large number of common enemies we share. If today Osama Bin is targeting the US, tommorow he will target India for the cause of Kashmir. And we should try to understand that it is only natural that the US does not alienate Pakistan completely....for the simple reason that if Osama is in Pak (which he probably is) it would be easier to catch him if the 'host' nation is a friend. Therefore instead of finding fault with the US which is doing the normal thing (trying to protect its interests which coincidentally are our interests too) we should realise and acknowledge that in the long run if Saddam Hussain is allowed to remain, nothing will prevent him from giving support to the enemies of India and we should support the US whole - heartedly.

Thu Sep 12 23:01:33 2002
Name:kk
Email: kk300575@yahoo.co.in
Your Views: It is very clear that India will have to fight it's own war against terrorism. It cannot and should not trust US for it's problems.US has always tried to see it's interest and not of anyone. Is it not shameful that we are not able to protect our borders even after 50 years of independence.Is it not awkward of us to complain to the world community at large that infiltration is going on from accross the border ( why are we not able to protect our border).To put it straight there is no political will on our side to solve the Kashmir problem and there is no politician of class who can take an initiative to solve it.

Thu Sep 12 23:05:06 2002
Name:Nikhil Arora
Email: arora_nikhil@indiatimes.com
Your Views:Why did it take the US a 9/11 to realise all that it had been doing in the last 50 years was silently building up hatred and anger against it which would one day finally come out?? Kevin Spacey said in "Se7en" that "People don't listen to you if you call out softly to them, you have to hit them with a hammer on their head to make them listen". This was exactly the case with the US who had grown so ignorant of the consequences of what they had been doing the world over. The Nam war, Korea, Iraq and so many other places where they have been working on the sly and covertly supporting such operations which takes the lives of millions of people. What goes out comes back. America had been long due for such an attack and deserved it, though you might say that what about the 3044 people who lost their lives but that is nothing as compared to the millions who have died because of the havoc that US has wreaked. I feel distressed for the people who died last year but then someone has to pay for your mistakes, if not you, then your son.

Thu Sep 12 23:05:58 2002
Name:arun
Email: arun_canc@hotmail.com
Your Views:i don't really want to say that 9/11 is just since all those people who lost their lives that day were innocent. rather one other issue that keeps nagging me always is "does the value of an american's life higher in any way compared to an indian's?". terrorism was and is plaguing our country for so many years. One thing that is really unjust is the amount of importance that people associate with this attack. this inculdes us also. i frankly think even we never feel that bad for an attack on our people in kashmir. maybe we are getting used to it..but this shouldn't happen!

Thu Sep 12 23:08:53 2002
Name:jossy
Email: jossy_v@rediffmail.com
Your Views:This type of terrist attack is because of lack of love towards fellow men. Only when a man come to know about the living and loving God he can love others. But what america has done againt Afganistan in retaliation is not justifiable. We all have to come togather to fight agaist terrorissm. we have to love the human being and respect him as an individual. May the loving almighty God help the nations to love each other.

Thu Sep 12 23:09:25 2002
Name:sameer umralkar
Email: kamikaze@rediffmail.com
Your Views:i agree with you folks. i was chatting the other day with an american. he called me a terrorist just coz i was from india. when these people club india alongwith the rogue nations aka pakistan,al-qaeda etc, then there is no use of showing sympathy towards the USA. tho' the attack on WTC that was carried out by Osama and gang was not justified, it was time that America knew that it is not the superpower. the real power centre is the middle east. dawood, chota shakeel, tiger memon, osama, mullah omar and the rest of them are in the hiding somewhere in the arab belt stretching till pakistan. tho' i m not justifying the mode of attack on 9/11, i know that majority of the world was pretty pleased that the inability of a country that cites itself as a supreme nation, helpers of the poor etc... to defend itself. i wont be surprised if they face attacks again.this time round it could really lead to a big war. the reason why US has been unable to do anything but put AlQaeda out of Afghan area is that the terrorism HQ these days is decentralised. and there is no defined area that they could attack.they are after Iraq now. after iraq where? what will the US do then? that begs to be anwered.

Thu Sep 12 23:09:28 2002
Name:Ashutosh Balwaria
Email: ashutoshbalwaria@rediffmail.com
Your Views:What India should do is to bang the Pakistanis once & for all. If US can destroy the whole of Afghanistan for a single attack on the WTC towers, why can't India retaliate too which has been seeing this Paki shit for over 5 decades. Its enough now. The whole of the world thinks that India does not have the balls to do it. Come on!! Pakistan is a mosquito that is biting you each and every day for the last 50 years. Its time to get this job done. And tell America to mind their own business. So what if they are the most powerful nation of the world. This doesn't mean we have to obey them. This is a free world. And one has a right to protect himself, no matter what he has to do.

Thu Sep 12 23:09:53 2002
Name:Vaibhav
Email: vvj28@hotmail.com
Your Views:Hi, US should realize, that the root cause of all terror is Pakistan.They should raid all terrorist locations in POK as well as in Pakistan. By supporting Pakistan and Pampering Pakistan, US is actually going to learn a lesson in much harder way. Its diplomacy kills US. Get rid of radical Islamics from Pakistan, and they would have Won 3/4 of their war on terror. Till then its just a Phoney war, they are engaged into and its not going to do them any good.

Thu Sep 12 23:10:20 2002
Name:Anshuman Sakle
Email: anshuman_sakle@hotmail.com
Your Views:I agree with Mr. B.V. Rao. He is right in saying what right does U.S. have to dethrone Saddam Hussien. They could have done that many a years ago. They could have done that in the Iraq war. whenever its to their convinience they will do whatever they want. That is not correct. If they really want to support peace, why are they turning a blind eye towards Pakistan. Today in the General Assembly, Gen. Musharraf said that he is proclaiming elections so that there is democracy in Pakistan. But in my opinion that is not democracy in its true sense. He is still going to govern the country. He hasn't even allowed Nawaz Sharief and Benazir Bhutto to contest elections (forget about winning them). What kind of democracy is this. If U.S. is serious in its war against terrorism, then why don't they question Pakistan and why they always have to talk about Iraq. I am not saying that Iraq is right in what it is diong, but I am saying that U.S. is wrong. They cannot have everything of their chioce. When India masses its troops on the border, they talk about restraint, where is their restraint. In Afghanistan the people in rural areas still dont have access to claen drinking water and sanitation.

Thu Sep 12 23:17:35 2002
Name:Gopinath
Email: gopionline@yahoo.co.in
Your Views:we have been learning many things since last 4 decades, nothing new to us. but USA is yet to learn. it is just playing with terrorism instead of fighting. politics & fight against terrorism are two different things. USA may realise this when there will be an anoter 9/11 event... for India there is nothing to learn, it is the right time to take action against the root of terrorism & teach a lesson, to remember for ever...

Thu Sep 12 23:22:15 2002
Name:venkata chaganti
Email: fny@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Why is there so much of hatered against America. I think that instead of concentrating on what america can and cannot do, Indians should better concentrate on the internal problems like Population growth, Poverty and lack of basic infrastructure. Kashmir is just one problem and one part of India. The rest of India is suffering from a whole host of problems like unemloyment. I think that we should ask ourself these questions with the same fervor. Let us root out the correption that plagues our country. Let us try to elect well educated and meaningful politicians to out parliment. I feel that these should be the issues and not US and its policy. Let us concentrate on our policies rather than criticizing US policies. Please get to the bigger issues.

Thu Sep 12 23:29:59 2002
Name:Jalan
Email: jalan@softhome.net
Your Views:Well it is the way one takes it, for US may be it is unfair because this time the attack was on them and then they made it a global issue. Quiet clever are the people of US who think that what they think the world has to think the same, but may be just due to some formal reasons the high authority of the country has to agree with teh US, but when it happens with someone else where do they go, they make the entire world think about them. Now when they think all this terrorist chapter is closed they are bothering Isarel and they keep doing that to some or the other nation. Whats that they really want to prove. Some super power. What i feel is this not US who is suppose to be held responsible for this. Its is we the people who encourage them by discouraging the people of our contry and the people who just for money go to serve the other nations of the world forgetting their home land. My request to the readers is to undersatnd that we the people of india are going to loose the economic war which may not hurt us physically but one day or the other it will be the same as it was 50 years back. I hope you people can listen to me and try to love your country, as the people of US do.

Thu Sep 12 23:41:13 2002
Name:Amitesh Sinha
Email: amitesh_s@hotmail.com
Your Views:Explain one single point to me: What Right Did USA have in coming into Vietnam, Sudan, Kuwait and Iraq? Who asked them to provide their military expertise. Not India, not any country. Who are they to say that they have to dethrone Saddam. I dont believe in Saddam myself, but US does not have the mandate to make such decisions. Let the UN decide what needs to be done with Iraq. Events of 9/11 is a fallout of the Foreign and Middle East Policies of USA. US has failed to see what they lack in combating this crisis. They literally crash gate into any country's internal matters and starts to make unilateral decisions. It is not required to be done. India does not need their advice nobody does. They dont want to finish terrorism, they only want to show their arrogance and military power. Vietnam and now Afganistan, these two small countries has taught the US a lesson in warfare, high time they decided to cool their heels in their own country. What happnd in India in Dec, is same what happnd in US on 9/11. Why dont we go with guns blazing and raze the other country to the ground, why dont we stick our military in Pakistan's gut and exterminate that country from the face of this earth.

Thu Sep 12 23:50:54 2002
Name:Agatha
Email: agathachristie22@hotmail.com
Your Views:America deserved what it got from the terrorists. Americans and British jaise kamine aur haraami log aur is duniya mein nahi. Better we dont have nething to do with them. We should fight our own battle against Pakistan. If anyone wants to join fine else also it is fine. The principles of Americans has always been "mera khoon, khoon aur tumhara khoon, paani" hence they deserve bin laden, their current war on 'terrorism' is based on the same principle. We should just go ahead and finish off Pakistan and neone else who wants to harm us. America doesnt have guts to call Pakistan a terrorist state hence it is misguiding people into thinking about Saddam...what a joke..everyone can see that the execution of 9/11 in the underhand and dirty manner can be a outcome only of a Paki mind...if Saddam wanted to attack I am sure he would have done it openly like he did in Kuwait...such underhand, cunning and lousy acts like 9/11 are similar to the terrorist attacks in J&K in India...and all the logistics dicovered are connected in everyway with Pakisatan...so the culprit is Pakistan and not Saddam...and if America doesnt want to acknowledge this then they are Spineless.

Fri Sep 13 00:00:02 2002
Name:Rashmi
Email: a_rashmi_us@yahoo.com
Your Views:"We will never forget" is the spirit which needs to be developed in the minds of every Indian. Indian media needs to learn a lot from western media. Instead of crying 'secularism', 'fundamentalism' and wasting time in religion disputes, media can play a very important role in the Kashmir issue. We even don't feel for the people dying at our borders and also in the Kashmir. Government is doing everything possible in it's hand regarding the Kashmir issue. From 9/11 we need to learn (1) How media can develop the feelings at the time of crisis. (2) Indians need to give up there inferiority complex. I can bet on it that we are the best in the world.

Fri Sep 13 00:00:16 2002
Name:Nagaraj
Email: pavanhans@hotmail.com
Your Views:there is no point in cursing US for not paying attention. US interests starts and ends with its own people. Period. our politicians have no nerve against pakistan. we have such great soldiers . yet... all our politicians are happy with a pat from US on the back. we should have taught pakistan a lesson long back. it is with great regret that we have to say that our politicians no concern for life, for people. for instance George Fernandes rushed when last week a minister was killed. how many times has he gone to Kashmir to see how people are. We have weakness and no point in running around for help and arguing for our weakness. 9/11 taught america that it is no longer safe as it thought it was and it is fighting its part. why are we running behind. hope these sleezy fit-for-nothing hajpayee community understands this.

Fri Sep 13 00:02:09 2002
Name:praveen
Email: praveenray@hotmail.com
Your Views:Our great Nation has been brought to it's knees and let's not go around blaming the English, the West and the Americans - we are to be blame ourselves. Ever since so called 'Independence', India has been ruled by spineless, gutless thugs and jokers who have made sure that we as a nation become not the third but 'fourth' world. No one in the world ever gives a damn to us. Pauper and defunct neighbours of ours kick our ass on a daily basis. They have been doing so for 30 years. We should have been teaching Americans and the world by now on how to tackle terrorism - but look where we are? Begging the West for interference in our matters - fight our battle - stop our lously neighbours from misbehaving! What a shame! Even now, no one in the government has any policy on Kashmir, national poverty, corruption,infrastructure!! We have a PM who can barely walk! Let alone decide a policy! His no 2 has been a grand failure as home minister - and we have an opposition which is even worse! Gosh, I am beginning to believe in God since only he can save us from these jokers.

Fri Sep 13 00:04:55 2002
Name:lakscommansense
Email: kdjhbc@shjdbf.com
Your Views:First of all, lemme tell u guys that killing of innocent people anywhere in the world is unjust. so,i do find 9/11 UNJUST. if u wanna blame somebody then, blame the politicians. it's them who r playing the game. now talking about our home front,yes v do need to tackle this cross border terrorism on our own. we r not a weak country, come on we can handle this on our own. we could have done better if not for our corrupt leaders. f*** those pakistani people. they teach hatred towards Hindus in their schools! they r the scum of modern civilization. as long as their religious fanaticism continues, there is no permanant solution to our problems. they r using religion as an excuse to wipe off the human civilization from the face of earth. what do they want? evrybody should follow islam? they must be out of their minds. i dont blame them. if u dont have a decent education, that's what u'll end up with. thank God, we Indians r smart enough to grasp this. anyways, i think we should fight to death if they try to disintegrate our faith and beliefs. and i think we should not do the same mistake we did centuries ago by allowing Babar to invade our precious land. God bless India.

Fri Sep 13 00:09:34 2002
Name:Amit
Email: acg1@hotmail.com
Your Views:Does anybody think our babus understand whats going on in their neighbourhood. This includes our 'honorable' PM and his band of idiots. How do the americans make them dance to their tunes so well? Americans are not to blame they'r only serving their own countries interests, our leaders are weak and gutless and have sold our country's honor. Somebody needs to teach them for once to be selfish for their country but sadly unless their own sons or daughters are killed in action in kashmir these bastards wont do anything.

Fri Sep 13 00:13:28 2002
Name:prince
Email: pinnug@rediffmail.com
Your Views:America being America has a fundamental flaw in its foreign policy. It has always considered that whatever it does is correct. If it kills 1 lakh people in a single blow at Hiroshima, it justifies its action and has never kept a vigil for the deceased.Or for that matter , I read a news that there was a peace vigil in Bombay(some place) for the 9/11 tragedy..have we ever done the same for Hiroshima or for that matter the lakhs of children dieing in Iraq. We are such a lousy people and such big hypocrites.. Our PM runs to the anniversary of 9/11 and has not even the decency of putting a memorial for the soldiers fighting with the same problem(terrorism) for 50 yrs.. It makes me feel that 1 American life is equivalent to 1000 non-American lives, that only justifies not grieving at 1,00,000 people of Hiroshima and 2000 odd people for America (sic).It can't justify its attack on one dictator and give a helping hand to the other bcoz the other licks what America spits and the first one is not willing to... Isn't the present incumbent of Israel also a dictator and he too possesses weapons of mass destruction? isn't the world justified in attacking Israel? Or is it ....

Fri Sep 13 00:16:13 2002
Name:Zachariah
Email: zachariahvarghese@indiatimes.com
Your Views:Well attack on WTC was totally unforgiveable. Though there was an intention only to disrupt the economy of US it ended up taking 3000 lives. As far as India stance on Kashmir we can win only when we win the support of our people. With Hurriyat insisting on tri-lateral talks I think we didn't do our diplomatic ground work for our people,because Kashmir is partly insurgency too. Once we win our people support Pakistani's will have to flush itself out. All I would state as an example is how we gained support of the people from the state of Punjab. At one point of time they were in the same attitude as the Kashmir insurgents and they had Pakistan support. But now we find most of our elite Defence men from the state of Punjab. Jaihind.

Fri Sep 13 00:16:43 2002
Name:aalok chokshi
Email: aalokchoksi@rediffmail.com
Your Views:As far as the war on terrorism is concerned the only word concerning the americans are that they are cowards and despotic bastards who r using their superiority to bully the world. And is a bigger coward than america as it has tolerated the rabidpakis for all these years.we r an elephant which r being dictated by a mere mouse. we have to put the foot down on this bastard mouse and squash the life out of it. that is the only way of getting some pride and justice to ourselves and especially the kasmiri pandits.

Fri Sep 13 00:19:31 2002
Name:Yamini
Email: ykrishnan81@yahoo.com
Your Views:what is wrong with all you people? What about all the innocent indians who lost their lives in the WTC attack? What if Sadam sells his biological weapons to more of these terrorists? What if they attack US again..and remember when they attack US, they attack a whole diversity of people from white to yellow to brown to red to black. How can you just watch people doing injustice and say we have our own issues at our house to take care of? Wouldnt you guys be upset if your family was in the WTC at the time of attack. I bet you guys would have a complete different opinion if this happened in India. How can you ask the only nation that questions such attrocities to mind their own business? Maybe they do have other economic intensions, but atleast they dont take life. I am not saying India has lost innocent people but dont you think it shouldnt anymore? If it takes the US to fight it why not fight with them. We should set a good example for our next generation and erase the notion of hate in them. Learn to love each other.

Fri Sep 13 00:21:54 2002
Name:Arjun
Email: arjun@hotmail.com
Your Views:What is going with this govt. ?. A 77 year old man(PM) crying infront 50 year arrognat man(US president) that this man(Mush) on one limb is kicking my butt left & right. Please for heaven's sake do we have any self-respect left. Are we going to sell our mother & Sister for a few $ more ?. Answer to the question What should New Delhi do next? . All the Indian men should castrate themselves and were bangles. Because thats what we really are?. I bet this view will not be posted.

Fri Sep 13 00:22:26 2002
Name:Aliasger Badshah
Email: ali_badshah100@hotmail.com
Your Views:First my condolences to families who lost thier loved ones in the Sep'11 attack at WTC. There is more oil and gas in the Caspian Sea area than in Saudi Arabia, but you need a pipeline through Afghanistan to get the oil out.An American oil company(UNOCAL) invited Taliban officials in 1998 to discuss building pipeline across Afghanistan.At that time the same talibans were dear freedom fighters for U.SGovt.Since for some reason the Taliban did not go through with the deal the UNOCAL V.President testified to the Congress that we need a favourable govt. in Afghanistan to go through with the pipeline project;Hence the Taliban suddenly became the U.S govt. worst enemy since 99-2000.Then the WTC tragedy occured;though not a single Afghani was in the list of suspects the U.S govt still chose to bomb Afghanistan in the pretext of nabing Osama.The Taliban offered to hand Osama if they gave proof of his involvemant ;the US govt refused to give any proof!(strange). Now the major twist; the Bush family is into big time Oil bussiness (explains why SR. Bush started the first Gulf war).The new President the U.S chose (Karzai)was a former employee of UNOCAL in Afghanistan.(Its all a OIL GAME man!)

Fri Sep 13 00:28:12 2002
Name:Indian American
Email: youarean@something.com
Your Views:I think it is time for india to invade and destroy pakistan for good. Don't follow the red white and blue. Because they will bomb and kill anybody anywhere as long as it benefits them. India should do what is good for india. Be a man stand up and fight, it is better to die in a battle than to die in your bed. Death is horrible we all face it one day let it go for a good, Let the war rip pakistan in pieces nobody can count. If you are brave stand up and fight forget the west they are bunch of hypocrites, I know them because I live with them.

Fri Sep 13 00:28:52 2002
Name:Virendra Pratap Singh
Email: vpsn_99@yahoo.com
Your Views:I find it amazing that Indian media is giving so much importance to one attack in New York , thousands of miles away from us , when there are several such and much more tragic issues here in India which need to be discussed very soon . What USA suffered one year back is what it reaped. USA has been superpower of the world since secon world war but instead of using this power in a constructive manner they resorted to very mean self interest. Their CIA and FBI has been arranging coups in all over Americas. Even in far away areas like Phillipines and Middle East their role had been of a villain . Osama infact was their frankenstien monster. But what to say if at our home , our own governement is behaving not much better. Indian governement has been so much dependent on USA for "fight against terrorism" that I feel we can shift our foriegn office to Pentagon now. I expect Indian leadership will soon gain its senses. If India doesnot protest against unjust attack on Iraq , we will lose our credibility as a non aligned country . And I also expect USA will gain its senses very soon. They may be very powerful presently , but so were the Roman , Egyptian and other empires once.

Fri Sep 13 00:28:56 2002
Name:Vishwas Thoke
Email: vishwasthoke@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Just or Unjust......9/11 attacks were inevitable. If you have are dealing with an adversary capable of killing, you should be prepared for murder....whether just or unjust, you know the attack has to take place sometime. If you are not prepared, you are dead....as the USA eventually learnt. Same is true with India and Pakistan. Both are capable of killing. Whoever strikes first, kills the other. There's no point in waiting for the attack to happen and then yell about the unjustness of the cause. The enemy is out there waiting to attack if we don't. Just or Unjust....USA or no USA....UN or no UN....we should just do it before they do.

Fri Sep 13 00:29:09 2002
Name:Anil V
Email: anilvas@hotmail.com
Your Views:America Created the gulf crisis in 1990, read the following article. Trying to play the role of "world policeman", and satisfying its own arms and oil industries, america is thrusting war for ridiculous reasons. The Gulf war resulted in killing of coutless innocent people, the frustration and humiliation caused to the people in the gulf region led to the sep 11 attacks. India never attacked any country for any reason, but to defend our country from any kind of aggression, including cross-border terrorism, its time we stop looking at superpowers. Its high time we resolve our own problems whatever it takes to do so, and we have everything we need to do so.

Fri Sep 13 00:29:35 2002
Name:Vishwas Thoke
Email: vishwasthoke@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Just or Unjust......9/11 attacks were inevitable. If you have are dealing with an adversary capable of killing, you should be prepared for murder....whether just or unjust, you know the attack has to take place sometime. If you are not prepared, you are dead....as the USA eventually learnt. Same is true with India and Pakistan. Both are capable of killing. Whoever strikes first, kills the other. There's no point in waiting for the attack to happen and then yell about the unjustness of the cause. The enemy is out there waiting to attack if we don't. Just or Unjust....USA or no USA....UN or no UN....we should just do it before they do.

Fri Sep 13 00:31:05 2002
Name:Bitya
Email: rahulsoni100@hotmail.com
Your Views:No Place is Safe on earth , US came to know abount this truth 1 year back . The Problem with US is " Its at the top and alone " , with UK dancing to its tune !! They started the Gulf War only to save a nickel per gallon of gas but didnt thought about the rest of the world ! where gas prices are real high ... Just imagine what would have happen if the taliban would had the same sophisticated weapons as US have !! ...Its very easy to win a war over a weaker enemy with ordinary weapons .US says its fighting a war against terrorism and wants to eradicate where ever it exists , but what @ India ??? they have always neglected India and gave pakistan a upper hand ..only bcoz they wanna sell there arms to the pakis..and pakis will suplly these arms to the muslim extremist ..and most of these US arms will be used againts US only !! ... what @ the palestine ?? US supports israel whatever is the issue ..only bcoz its a jewish state ...this is something called as " Racism " unless and untill USA doesnt change its foreign policy ..its gonna create a lot of enemies worlwide and will create Trouble for the US .So its still not late ..US policy shud change .

Fri Sep 13 00:31:08 2002
Name:Hari
Email: hari_kata@yahoo.com
Your Views:Why should we feel sad for collapse of WTC and the deaths of americans. We should only feel sorry of death Indian in this tragic event. Americans are getting their fruits back for what they have invested in middle east. India should stop looking for american help and should fight its own war against pakistan and terrorism. India should build up good intelligence network to identify the strengths of pak army and come up with the strategy to detroy their strong points including bombing president nivas and national assembly in islamabad.

Fri Sep 13 00:32:20 2002
Name:Bitya
Email: rahulsoni100@hotmail.com
Your Views:No Place is Safe on earth , US came to know abount this truth 1 year back . The Problem with US is " Its at the top and alone " , with UK dancing to its tune !! They started the Gulf War only to save a nickel per gallon of gas but didnt thought about the rest of the world ! where gas prices are real high ... Just imagine what would have happen if the taliban would had the same sophisticated weapons as US have !! ... Its very easy to win a war over a weaker enemy with ordinary weapons .. US says its fighting a war against terrorism and wants to eradicate where ever it exists , but what @ India ??? they have always neglected India and gave pakistan a upper hand ..only bcoz they wanna sell there arms to the pakis..and pakis will suplly these arms to the muslim extremist ..and most of these US arms will be used againts US only !! ... what @ the palestine ?? US supports israel whatever is the issue ..only bcoz its a jewish state ...this is something called as " Racism " unless and untill USA doesnt change its foreign policy ..its gonna create a lot of enemies worlwide and will create Trouble for the US .So its still not late ..US policy shud change .

Fri Sep 13 00:37:10 2002
Name:vikky
Email: onlyvikky@hotmail.com
Your Views:9/11 was sad..need to symapthise.....but we need to clear this so called muslim fundmentalist and destroy them asap...pakistan is bloddy hell..we shld run through there forces....

Fri Sep 13 00:37:44 2002
Name:S. Sankaran
Email: ponandy@vsnl.com
Your Views:I am plainly amazed at the consistent number of sensible minds and voices say the same thing of America's blighted approach to world affairs and to thier disgusting double standards. They needed a kick in their pants for a long time and they got one. May be this september they should get one a little stronger. A congenital bully never learns from minor pinpricks. A sure and unmistakable knock on the head is the only thing that works and let us hope this happens fairly soon.

Fri Sep 13 00:38:05 2002
Name:vikky
Email: onlyvikky@hotmail.com
Your Views:9/11 was sad..need to symapthise.....but we need to clear this so called muslim fundmentalist and destroy them asap...pakistan is bloddy hell..we shld run through there forces....

Fri Sep 13 00:39:18 2002
Name:Sankar
Email: spalamadai@yahoo.com
Your Views:I think it is grossly unfair to be heaping such criticism on America. There may have been errant policies in the past and even at present, but the read on Saddam is pretty accurate. There is no reason for people of Islamic origin to back a dictator that has many injustices to his name. The world is full of good people of Islamic origin and Saddam is not their posture boy. The time is right for a moderate Islamic view that exists but is barely heard because of the media. The US , being the sole superpower has the duty to curtail hostile and errant behavior. I am sure most people in Iraq feel the same way. The US does need to build a concensus for an action. Some of the views on this board are badly skewed and people tend to forget that the US is still he greatest democracy !

Fri Sep 13 00:40:55 2002
Name:praveen gupta
Email: praveen_gupta@yahoo.com
Your Views:If you are still shaken by the horrifying scenes of september 11, please observe a moment of silence for the 5,000 civilian lives lost in the New York,Washington, DC and Pennsylvania attacks. While we're at it, let's have 13 minutes of silence for the 130,000 Iraqi civilians killed in 1991 by order of President Bush Sr. Take another moment to remember how Americans celebrated and cheered in the streets. Now another 20 minutes of silence for the 200,000 Iranians killed by Iraqi soldiers using weapons and money provided to young Saddam Hussein by the American government before the great eagle turned all its power against Iraq. Another 15 minutes of silence for the Russians and 150,000 Afghans killed by troupes supported and trained by the CIA. Plus 10 minutes of silence for 300,000 Japanese killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Atomic bombs dropped by the USA.We've just kept quiet for one hour: one minute for the Americans killed in NY, DC, and Pennsylvania, 59 minutes for their victims throughout the world. If you are still in awe, let's have another hour of silence for all those killed in Vietnam, which is not something americans liked.

Fri Sep 13 00:41:01 2002
Name:Hari
Email: yamanoor@rediff.com
Your Views:Have you ever put up a page that says Kashmir 11/4 or Kashmir 12/6 or anything that asks Indians what they learnt? What has rediff learnt? Has rediff learnt anything at all? Everyone talks of American double standards...what about the Indian double standards? I don't think 9/11 has affected us anymore than 1993 bombings in Bombay or the 1998 bombs in Coimbatore or the 1991 Ayodhya issue or Gujarat or the 10 year "War against Terrorism" in Kashmir. The US believes with every war, its economy will improve, and hence Iraq. Why bother when we have ministers killed before elections? I think unless Indians get going, and mind their own business, a lot of which is still being left undealt with, India is never going to look forward. To me the height of hypocrisy is Vajpayee going to New York, rather than Srinagar....and any hypocrisy of any other nation gets overshadowed by what he is doing....

Fri Sep 13 00:46:16 2002
Name:Sunil Kumar
Email: sun7kumar@rediffmail.com
Your Views:On one side we should mourn the innocent people who died on the 11/9 incident but on the other side we should not forget what US has been doing to the people around the world,the mean policies of us have never been applied for the growth of any developing nation,i think the 11/9 incident was justification to hiroshima nagasaki tragedy,us never respected that incident then why should other countries share its tears.Countries like India have always been the victim of terrorism for several decades,none of the US policies have ever supported it.Even today the United States is just the union of 50 States but what we expect Mr.Bush is United World,which can only be achieved when it works for the benefit of every individual in this world.The Talibaan rule had been over thrown at Afghanistan but did anyone ever think of the remaining Talibaan soldiers???these soldiers will be the next extremist and militants,they will always be a threat to india.so i would like our pm vajpayeeji not to end the war against terrorism with the tears at the ground zero but to make brave effort by respecting the line of control which was designed in 1947 and end the so called kashmiri(pakistani) militants.

Fri Sep 13 00:49:14 2002
Name:Sankar
Email: spalamadai@yahoo.com
Your Views:There can be no excuse of targetting innocent civilians (whosoever the culprit maybe). Put aside politics for a moment and think about those families that have been changed forever. Let us not make excuses citing bad policies and unanimously condemn what happened. Place yourself in the shoes of those families and all your doubts will vanish !

Fri Sep 13 00:49:29 2002
Name:Manas
Email: manas@hotmail.com
Your Views:If America has a case against Iraq, India has a case against Pakistan. If America can think of attacking Iraq for self interset, India can attack Paksitan for natioanl security. Lets not get approvals from UR. Act on your own following the truth. Just neglect America as they have neglected India. Concentrate on your own problems rather than sympathasize with 9/11. yes 9/11 should be condemned but before that always first condemn terrorists attack against India and let 9/11 be just one of such cases.

Fri Sep 13 00:49:57 2002
Name:Sanjay
Email: Sanjay_samson@yahoo.com
Your Views:Every country is selfish, including India, Pakistan and US. Why then when US looks for it's own interest, why people do not like it? Because they envy US power. It is not only the best in military, Economy and social justice for its citizens. If India does not need US then tell that to your leaders they know that India would be poorer than it already is where its citizens do not have all the rights. India does not like Pakistan hence it is trying to bully and Pakistan does not like India hence it is using US for protection. Russia likes Iraq cause it does bussiness with it. All the countries are selfish and there is nothing wrong in US to be selfish. Any person who says that attack on twin towers is just, then I say that he is a terrorist himself or herself. Anywhere an innocent person is killed for religeous reason then it is terrorism. Some people need to think straight before they write.

Fri Sep 13 00:54:58 2002
Name:Bindu
Email: hdevulapalli@rediffmail.com
Your Views:America has brought its own calamity on 9/11 by the works of its past. America is no saint. Once it supported terrorism for its own selfish needs. Now its bearing the consequnces. Why does America have to interefere all the time in other countries' problems. It just wants to show off its super power scene to the world and in its own self-interest either to establish its own military base in other countries. They never cared to think of the innocent who're dead in Afhghanistan and other countries when they took to warfare. And here they do prayers for victims of 9/11. It uses statements like 'Should USA deal with saddam ?' in its news telecast. Warfare and Terrorism is no Amswer to Terrorism. No religion supports that may it be Islam or Christianity or hinduism. Even the families of victims of 9/11 said that they dont agree with America in killing the innocent in Afghanistan in the War against Terrorism by AMerica. If America thinks they are working for the peace of the World by interfering in problems of other Countries and trying to solve them by war then they are fooling none but themselves.

Fri Sep 13 00:58:19 2002
Name:Jay Pragasam
Email: jay_l_kumar@yahoo.com
Your Views:I see lot of anger againt how the US projects terrorism when it is attacked and how the whole world reacts to it and how they have been blind towards the same menace happening in many "less powerful" nations. I don't want to argue whether it is right or wrong. But it is a reality that when a minister gets cancer the whole country knows about it and the media is all over it when the same cancer is killing millions of common people and not many to care about it. From the US's perspective, it is not a guarding parent for the whole world as if all the countries are its children. It cares for its own interest and acts what would be beneficial to it. It is us India, the common man, that should chalk out our own strategy of dealing with this disease than relying heavily on the minister, the US. There were references to Israel's attitude towards Palestine. But for God's sake we are dealing with a country that is nuclear armed and it is not improbable that those weapons will fall into some sorry hands during a confrontation. That does not mean that we have to be petrified, but we should not adopt a policy where we would be happy to lose an eye to get both the eyes of the enemy. - Jay

Fri Sep 13 01:02:18 2002
Name:Magibond
Email: magibond007@rediffmail.com
Your Views:I seriously feel that the tragedy of 9/11 is unjust to the tonnes of innocent children who have lost a parent. Terrorism in any form is unwarranted and it is the same with the US. Terrorism has only one objective and that is to vicitimize the common man. I agree terrorism sponsored by Pakistan has been plauging our country for ages and I subscribe to the fact that the world needs to come to the aid of India to ensure that this does'nt happen forever. But I feel India needs to open up the problem to the world instead of dealing with Kashmir and its terrorism on its own we should involve the world in helping us come to a solution. Loss of human life is more painful for the people who live with the loss than the ones who are dead. Any kind of human loss due to acts of terrorism is never justified.

Fri Sep 13 01:03:42 2002
Name:srini
Email: guyfromus@rediffmail.com
Your Views:9/11 has been happening every where around the globe. America has just seen the first eposide last year. To me, the argument of "Just" or "Unjust" of 9/11 is meaningless, because any loss of life is terrible. What is surprising me though is the fact that America is aligning itself with the perpetrators of 9/11 to fight terrorism. Worse, it is also funding them to come out of their financial crisis. Now you know what is going to happen next. These things said, India on its part, should not rely upon "assurances" from US or any other country that they are stressing pakistan to stop cross border terrorism. It is high time that a fitting response to pakistan is given now or it would be too late to do anything in the future.

Fri Sep 13 01:14:23 2002
Name:Naveen
Email: Naveen_shipra1@yahoo.com
Your Views:I think that we should teach Pakistan a lesson that they will never forget, We should invade now and make the whole place a SHAMSHAN so that the whole world will remember the true might of India

Fri Sep 13 01:28:10 2002
Name:Dinesh C M
Email: dineshmanj@yahoo.com
Your Views:Well, in my opinion US has every right to attack Iraq just like the way they took on the terrorist organizations in Afghanistan. It is obvious that the people of Afghanistan were living in medieval times and the US effort to launch a democratic government there must be commended, this is the only way people get to rule and a country get's to prosper. So, is the case against Iraq (the fact that US is poised to attach Iraq might seem little premature and far fetched and without concrete evidence but so would have been Clinton's action 1 year ago if he had attacked Al-Qaeda all-out, he did not and so we had 9/11. we can't afford to wait till the worst happens, it's called a preventive war). US, I believe should attack Iraq and put in a procedure so the Iraqi people can elect their government. In fact this should happen in several other Muslim countries too.

Fri Sep 13 01:31:59 2002
Name:Shanthan Reddy
Email: Shanthan_reddy@hotmail.com
Your Views:The attack on the WTC has only shown the world the gravity of this menace called religious terrorism. The reaction of the US is apt, they had no choice but to attack Afganistan and dismantle the terrorist network there which was bound to harm America. Agreed that the US has far neglected the mischief of Pakistan in promoting terrorism in India and its open support to Taliban, but that doesnt mean that India should cry foul and complain. It is our problem and we should solve it. We must learn from the US in handling situations like this. India has exercised more patience in dealing with the pakistani menace than any other nation would have. It is time that we stop complaining and act tough with pakistan and put an end to their terrorism or our future generations will never forgive us.

Fri Sep 13 01:36:01 2002
Name:vivek
Email: v_nayak64@rediffmail.com
Your Views:" It is the US which should be called a terrorist state" US is the only country in history to use nuclear bombs (on Japan with a horrendous count of `collateral damage'). And it has the audacity to say that India has brought the world to the brink of Nuclear War by testing a nuclear device. US is the first country to use horrific chemical weapons (agent orange etc) in Vietnam, and yet declares Iraq as a threat to world peace because it allegedly produces chemical weapons. The US (and its allies) have killed more innocent civilians through its `precise' air strikes in East Eurpoe and Afghanistan than the Serbs have done in their civilian war. And who is up on trial at the International Court for war crimes ...Milosevic and not a single NATO soldier." The term Collateral Damage is a US invention. How do you explain to an utterly helpless & desolate 8 year old Afghan / Croatian / Serb/ Palestinian child that its parents' death was actually a mistake in America's great war for peace and justice. And America believes that it is ok for people to lose lives to achieve this. as long as it is not american lives that are lost. Therefore, it is sickening to see the media covera

Fri Sep 13 01:37:02 2002
Name:rajvir sharma
Email: azad_ryan@hotmail.com
Your Views:i don't understand the hype created around the wtc bombings...agreed that it was a sad incident but isn't US trying to prove their world dominance by this incident. Everyday loads of people are getting killed by terrorists in kashmir and many other places but no one did(or is doing)anything abt that but when something happens in the US, they are ready even to exterminate an entire country. the interesting reaction wud be to see US reacting if we had a war with Pakistan citing millitancy in KAshmir..:-)

Fri Sep 13 01:49:52 2002
Name:Suresh
Email: sureshnaiduy@rediffmail.com
Your Views:America has no right to say to India not to go for a war with pakisthan, when they are ready and eager to go for a war with Iraq. Are not Kashmiris humans. India should initiate sudden and lightening action on PoK terrorist camps and recapture PoK. It is India's problem. No other party is interested or will be interested to solve this.

Fri Sep 13 01:54:24 2002
Name:Indian
Email: indiankashmiri@rediffmail.com
Your Views:The double standard America is never ever going to genuinely address our problems against terrorism and they are only interested in playing double games for their own selfish interests. I know one of the reasons for Indian compulsions to shut-up has been economic reasons ... but how long will this work ... aren't we loosing outside investments because there is uncertainties ... its better to finish the matter once for all ... we might suffer for short term but will have a solution for ever. Will the Indian politicians ever stop being a stupid baby and act like a brave man !!! I totally agree with one of the views that we should attack Pakistan around the time when US starts it's attack on Iraq ... for the first time let our politicians use their brains ... are u listening to us ... Mr. politicians??? And an advice to Pakistan ... shut you ass for good or we Indians will kick your butt off for ever!!!!! jai hind !

Fri Sep 13 01:59:38 2002
Name:Ketan
Email: kkarkhan@yahoo.com
Your Views:Nothing... We havent learnt anything. The world(America) is making the same mistakes all over again. America declared a War against Terror, and bombed the hell out of that country. The result nothing-More than 80% Al Qaeda members are still in the "pink of their health". Now they are hiring mercinaries/warlords/dictators and drug lords to fight their battle. They are commiting the same mistake which they commited when they gave birth to Osam Inc. When the Soviets tookover Afghanistan, it was America which funded/trained/supported the Mujahideen of which Osama Inc was an integral part. They created this monster and operated it using their remote control (Pakistan, ISI et al). Unfortunately the monster grew its own brain(in mid 80's). The rest is history. In their hurry to declare vistory, they have concieved new monsters. 9/11 was just a trailer. More will follow, there will be immense socio-political implications. Central Asia is the new statdium where the New Great Game will be played once again. The lessons that should be learnt are, Never forget history, as histroy influnces the future-Never strike a deal with the devil, cause the devil is a DEVIL

Fri Sep 13 02:10:23 2002
Name:bapu
Email: bapu_basu@yahoo.com
Your Views:just or unjust is very subjective...most of the people utside US will agree that America had it coming. But, I would like to discuss the response that America presented...this is what we call 'eye for an eye'. And our politician should learn from this whole incident. We have lost thousands of lives to terrorism, but what have we done about it..nothing. Our elected officials do not have balls to attack PAK, for that reason even cross the LOC. Our elected officials are a bunch of coward thugs who are more interested in their image in the world than substance and that is what pakistan and USA has been exploiting for years. Can you tell me any instance in our history when we attacked anyone. And, do not call ourself a 'peace loving' nation, because if you can not protect your motherland you life is worthless. One life of an Indian is worth more than 100 lifes of our enemies. I do want the terrorists to attack the parliament once again because our politicians are in need of a fire lit under them. When it hits close to home, then they wake up. Also, do not blame USA for our problems, these are our problems and we have to solve it. We should not be begging the world.

Fri Sep 13 02:10:48 2002 Fri Sep 13 02:17:47 2002
Name:Prashanth
Email: prash_onthego@rediffmail.com
Your Views:The whole thing seems ridiculous and childish.Who is George Bush to decide on who has to rule Iraq?he went ahead with gusto and bombed afghanistan but has he showed them a way out of it?it will be no surprise if afghanistan becomes the haven for terrorists again.And similarly in Iraq.Why can't he focus on the scandals and the economy which is taking a beating each day? If we chosse to view the 9/11 episode without taking the killing of innocent people..America very well deserves a lesson to be taught for the way it has been meddling around with world affairs, and we as Indians should be ashamed to feel so grieved for 9/11 when our own countrymen and soldiers die an unaccounted and unreasonable death even as we breath here each moment. Let us not make our soldiers realise that they are fighting a lone battle.

Fri Sep 13 02:26:10 2002
Name:sm
Email: labiahs@rediff.com
Your Views:Great show Mr. Prime Minister! You look good; Americans say that. Stop being a farce for heaven's sake. It's so obvious...or are you so dumb that you don't realize ?

Fri Sep 13 02:27:57 2002
Name:sushanth
Email: sushanth262@yahoo.com
Your Views:I find 9/11 very unjust. Many people have pointed out the US policy of maintaining double standards as an exuse to justify 9/11.During the gulf war no doubt there were many civilian casualities but if 9/11 was a response to one of these US policies then all they have achieved was nothing but a loss of innocent lives in US as well as a response in afghanistan which also involved civilian casualities.As far as Saddam's issue is concerned,he is a tyrant who has to be toppled but that shouldn't happen at the expense of the people of Iraq.Its not the question of US having the right to topple Sadaam.The point is in today's scary network of terrorism how much difference can a sadam make.I would say he is still as dangerous as ever.Its not new that US claims about saddam aquiring nuclear weapons.He has been after them since the seventies.If one might remember the famous air strikes by Isreal on Saddam's french built nuclear plants.If it weren't for those strikes may be Iraq would have been a majour nuclear power which would have caused further instability.Its difficult to ascertain whether an attack on Iraq is a problem or a solution,but it has a regime that has sponsored terrorism undercover since decades.Such regimes tend to become the source of terrorist networks. Look at the Taliban for example.Who would have thought that this regime which was to fight for the people's right would not only bring terror to its very own people but would become a Hub for terror around the world.We don't have to court favours from US but we can still try to exploit the little support we have from them instead of they exploiting us indians.It after all comes down to a game of diplomacy.

Fri Sep 13 02:32:04 2002
Name: M.SAIYED
Email: msaiyed@atcadventure.com
Your Views:Oh my gullible fellow Indians. If the west was so thoughtful of us than WHY did they created Pakistan out of India. This was all well planned to keep us Indians and Pakistanis at each others neck so that they can progress and become Super powers themselves and 50 years later us dumb ones will knock on their doors for solutions. How much more truth and facts one need. So please my fellow brothers and sisters stop acting foolishly and think contructively for a beutiful India where all communities can be respectful of each other faith, religion and culture. Dream this and see how beautiful the World will be around you. Neither India nor Pakistan can afford a war. I rather spend that money for education and hunger problems of our country. A word to politicians- Please stop misleading the people and feeding them religious fanatism. I beg you all educated ones (Hindus or Muslims) to fight the corrupt politicians out and face the truth and educate the uneducated ones. after that we can truly say mera bharat mahan hai.....

Fri Sep 13 02:33:55 2002
Name:Madhusudhan
Email: dmadhusudhan123@rediffmail.com
Your Views:If we think that USA has realized by 9/11 attack, we are mistaken. The proclamation of war against terrorism by US is not justified too. What about thousands of innocent people being killed in Kashmir everyday? USA never supported India in this matter even before 9/11 or afterwards. If Washington had realized that it was the same humanity which had been killed either due to 9/11 attack or due to attacks by militants in Kashmir, it would have admonished Pak. But always India find itself alone in this regard. So this is the right time for India to put an end to its patience, and teach a lesson to Pak. Otherwise India will be treated as a weak country. Apart from this India can also stop bringing pressure on US regarding this as already such vain attempts were made earlier, but it turned to be blowing conch in dumb ear. India has the potential to prove itself, and no support from either US or any other country is required.

Fri Sep 13 02:37:25 2002
Name:Shamik Tiwari
Email: jivesham@rediffmail.com
Your Views:We as Indians should be ashamed , our own house is burning and we are licking America's wound's .First of all the whole Fasad about America being the victim of terrorism has been created by USA itself , right from creating the unrest in south America to assisting IRAQ in fighting IRAN ,from it's ambition's of acquiring crude oil and becoming a super power.It helped in the rise of Taliban by assisting the ISI ,so basically it's reaping the fruits of the seeds it has sown .What America is doing right now is trying to force itself on others and there will be more problems .The Americans should try and ponder within themselves and ask the question why the world hates them so much . Our leaders should have some self esteem and try and solve it's own Godhra and and feed the people in Orissa and other states where our own people are dying of hunger and poverty.American's deserved it let them realize that they are not the only one's in this world .Welcome to REALITY

Fri Sep 13 02:45:11 2002
Name:srikanth
Email: sdavu2@hotmail.com
Your Views:The things we learnt after 9/11 ... Either you support the US in whatever they do or be prepared to be called a Terrorist and threat to all human kind. It doesn't matter if you run terrorist camps, protect terrorists, with a military commander as the head of your state...you can be called a stauch ally in War against terror as long as you support the US. Indian leaders are the biggest losers on this planet when it comes to PR on international level(this is something most of us knew earlier as well). We are the only country inspite of being powerful and not benefitting from any of the US policies, not only seek their advice we act on it religiously inspite of being undermined at every opportunity. 3000 American lives are more precious than 500,000 Iraqi children, 80,000 Indian lives, countless lives in the middle east and rest of the world. America can go to war against anyone as a pre-emptive measure, but no one else can go to war even if they have proof, and have been attacked once. Restraint, Negotiations, Tolerance and Proof apply to all countries except US and Israel. We learnt much more but I'm out of space.

Fri Sep 13 02:49:00 2002
Name:bliss
Email: bliss22@mail.com
Your Views:9/11 cannot be justifiwd just as Pak brand of terror killng innocent people in Kashmir cannot be called freedom struggle.India must pay back and bleed Pakistan the sponsorer of world terrorism without caring for Us reaction.Unfortunately our leaders are nincompoops.They have no strategy or guts to face the reality.I suggest one solution-Let India shell heavily the Pak army positions intensely for a number of days our people are killed.Pak will respond but they will have to spend on ammunition and sustain economic loss.Moreover Pak must be kept on suspense and short forays in Pak territory should be carried out by the Indian armed forces.Skirmishes on the border will make Pakistan spend more on defence and its economy will collapse earlier than Indian. A word about the so-called Kashmiri leaders.They should be kept in prisons tightly and not allowed the luxuries of life.All jail rules should be applied.Freedom stuggle myfoot?When was Kashmir free from the sub-continent.Only for a few weeks after British withdrew in 1947 Its Maharaja was free.When Pak tribes attacked Kashmir he had to request India to save Kashmir.that is the history if Bush wants to know it.That is all.

Fri Sep 13 02:54:16 2002
Name:Jagpreet
Email: just_joking@rediffmail.com
Your Views:It is amazing to see that everybody in the world is dying of jealousy of United Sates. I do not think that anyone has even a slightest idea of how hard working Americans are. Infact Americans are defined best a conglomerate of best and all ambitiuos people of world. Some are Eurpeans, some are Chinese and some are Indians. I feel that Taliban's view is that " If I cannot work hard and be the best and get world attention then I will kill the best and try to get to his slot". Whatever, but Muslim or Hindu fundamentalists are still living is an age which is thousand years old and they do not even understand what God means. Some of my points are not very relevant to topic but I wanted to write them...because people often do not think about them. saluting the hard working people of world. Jagpreet

Fri Sep 13 02:56:24 2002
Name:DieHardIndian
Email: indian@indian.com
Your Views:huh.. it's time for our prime minister to ask for regime change in pakistan then! Let's help Ms.butto to get back!! Let's hope for a speech like this from Vajpayee! "...We need a regime change In pakistan. Pakistan continues to commit extremely grave violations of human rights and that the regime's repression is all-pervasive. In violation of Security Council Resolutions, Pakistan continues to shelter and support terrorist organizations that direct violence against India and Western governments. Pakistan has broken every aspect of this fundamental pledge. If the Pakistani regime wishes peace, it will immediately and unconditionally forswear, disclose and remove or destroy all terrorist camps. India has no quarrel with the pakistani people. They've suffered too long in silent captivity. Liberty for the pakistani people is a great moral cause and a great strategic goal. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced, the just demands of peace and security will be met or action will be unavoidable and a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power....."

Fri Sep 13 03:01:12 2002
Name:Mary Patricia Denniz
Email: marydenniz@hotmail.com
Your Views:What happened on 9/11 is a fall out of the U.S.'s own foreign policies. The Americans think that because the talk big they are big. There can be no differences made in the heartache felt by that of a family that looses a loved one over Kashmir or the one that had to leap to his death from the WTC. Where ever it might be 'Death is death and terror is terror' and the U.S.A is no angel of peace. If the U.S. does not have a good hard look at itself.. then in my opinion this is just the begining.. and for starters it might re consider their position with Pakistan vis a vis Kashmir. Good luck to the U.S.!! cause what goes round comes around.

Fri Sep 13 03:01:15 2002
Name:SK
Email: trix_us24@yahoo.com
Your Views:What had happened on 9/11 is tragic, and unforgettable event. It is an attack against an establishment and cold blooded murder of innocent civilians. War and conflicts never answer or settle any issue. It just escalates it. Why talk about islamic/pakistani terrorists when we have, among us, people who massacred innocent hindus and muslims in our own country. Rowdy politicians, corrupt officials and indifferent people - all contributed to india being more or less the same india for past 50 years. It is not only terrorism. Popoulation control, education and helath are the primary areas we need to look at and develop and I am sure with these basic amenities other things would definitely fall. I have not seen pride in indians and respect for fellow indians. We take great pride if some X, Y Z country makes a good remark about us but cannot appreciate our own capabilities. Did we ever reach a consensus on Cauvery issue - No. What about the ever North-South divide or disparity. Unless and otherwise we bridge these unnoticeable but important gaps and have a common goal as a country with youth playing a active role in the nation's future, I don't think India will move ahead.

Fri Sep 13 03:09:33 2002
Name:esha
Email: esha6@hotmail.com
Your Views:After a year, Bush's tone has changed from :"Go..get bin laden to "Nevermind..lets get Saddam now" an any idea why india is playin to the tunes ?? Both indian n stupid pakistani trying to get its sympathy. N vajpayee of all the people.... go, Attack the pakistanis and then say no to US for support for iraq. Its high time, the country stood up instead of wagging its tail behind Bush ggggggggrrrrrrrrr

Fri Sep 13 03:16:06 2002
Name:INDIAN
Email: sunder78@yahoo.com
Your Views: Yeah , Most of the people say and know that American foreign Policy has costed them dearly. We talk about Pakistan terrorists to be our core enemies. Well that is quite clear ! But what about our current government and the previous one (and most of the politicians) which is ruling on the basis of divide and rule...are they not our core enemies. A factual eg is Mr .Vajpayee , the so called good man among bad people..he showed sympathy in Gujrat and blamed the muslims victims in Goa. Is this not open hypocricy. Such people should be eliminated first and We the common people should work on unity and the terrorism will reduce automatically. So come indians work on unity which got our independence 50 yrs ago.

Fri Sep 13 03:23:49 2002
Name:sameer
Email: itsme@indiatimes.com
Your Views:Well for america its like when things happen to them its a terriorist attact & when they bomb hiroshima its a patriotic feeling...all these f****rs are just selfish abt what they want ,they dont care how others live or suffer. Im sure attacking iraq would be the biggest mistake ,america can make right now,& bush is just the biggest america ever did,he is bringing more enemies to america then friends........

Fri Sep 13 03:38:59 2002
Name:Prathibha
Email: pratcp@rediffmail.com
Your Views:If 9/11 is not unjust, it is like saying it does not matter if 1000s are killed and I do Not care. Yes, India has been eaten by the same terrorism. There have been so many innocents who have died over the past 50 years. The same is happening to all innocents across the world. Whilst we should take our time to blame the politicians who are manipulating the terrorism issue to suit themselves best, it would be utterly inhumane to encourage the death of so many civilians wherever it happens.

Fri Sep 13 03:42:29 2002
Name:Mehul Shah
Email: mehulsub@hotmail.com
Your Views:I guess, US is playing its luck. It has not learnt from its past mistakes. It has armed Afghanistan to fight against Russia and have paid the price of that in 9/11. They have armed Israel to fight Palestian and have never wanted peace in that region. They armed Iraq to fight Iran and are now scared of Iraq. If you dont learn from your mistakes you are a fool!! The future is pretty clear, they are now helping Pakistan who would turn on them in the future. 9/11 was really bad, but it was because of their own mistakes in the past. They should be bold to take the responsibility and learn from it. Their egoistic attitude an lack of foresight will make them pay again in the future. The only thing they had to brag was economy and strength. They both have been jeopadized by Mr Laden...Uncle Bush and all previous presidents have been poor history students and worst learners for sure. Only one who can help them is god, and so they keep on saying God Bless America...as they can't do anything good for their country...They are pushing their country into the bad times...God Really Bless Them...

Fri Sep 13 03:46:20 2002
Name:vinom
Email: vino@vsnl.in
Your Views:America thinks they are the world and therefore every one should think like them .They show no respect for others view .Bush and republicans are typical Yankees.It is moraly defunct country .If they had taken the world opinion over the years the twin towers would still have been there .What they have lost is only 3000 lives .It is a very small price to pay to learn that USA is a part of this world and they are a part of this world and world opinion matters.Unfortunately they have still not learnt their lesson.

Fri Sep 13 03:51:12 2002
Name:Phani
Email: chanakyathvam@yahoo.com
Your Views:The Comment " I don't Find 9/11 unjust" is totally distasteful. In my view, you may have idealogical, political and religious differences but your differences cannot supersede the basid humanity that binds us. How can the reader who made this comment justify his statement if I add that " It would be justifying for me if he were thrown from the 103rd floor of a high rise builing." Would it be just for his family? Would it be just for India? Or, Would it be just thing for humanity?

Fri Sep 13 03:57:27 2002
Name:Mohit Chaturvedi
Email: mohit_chat1945@yahoo.com
Your Views:Obviously the death of 3000 people on 9/11 is not a matter of celebration, but definitely it is well deserved may be not by those people that died but by the nation as a whole. We always get what we deserve as the saying goes. Americans are all very happy about how secure they are, how cheap their oil is, how easily they can fill up their SUV's and drive around to pick up their dates for the proms!! well, with all that freedom comes a price. the common American citizen just cannot afford to be ignorant of what their government and their affluent lifestyle has done to the rest of the world. They cannot just vote once in 4 years and then go back to their selfish, arrogant narrow minded ideas of the world. they do not live in isolation and 9/11 was a reminder that if you can suck up the resources of the rest of the world for making your own life more affluent you must also be ready to take the wrath of the world, no matter what form it comes in. American history is full of terrorist acts committed on any nation that did not allow coke or macdonalds in their country in the name of "free market" whether it is assasination of their leader or sanctions. americans definitely deserved 9/11.

Fri Sep 13 03:58:09 2002
Name:subbarao
Email: phani_pasupuleti@yahoo.com
Your Views:i am studying in an american university. most of the people here (indian) talk against american policies. people say why america should take the help of mushraff as he was also a dictator, why they don't here about our problems. there is proverb we have to take are our burden what ever others say.instead of handling our problems ourselves , we blame someone. american needs someone unconditional help who don't talk about soverignity like stuff. so they are taking help of pakistan. if we attack pakistan for our self interest no one come in our way, because no one has moral right to stop us. but we need support (formal)from others to take any action against pakistan. which no one would do it. act like israel without consulting anyone if you want to resolve our problems.

Fri Sep 13 04:12:25 2002
Name:SHALIN SHAH
Email: shalin46@rediffmail.com
Your Views:The story is pretty simple, the moment Washington attacks Iraq, New Delhi should attack Islamabad, because if the "super-cop" has the right to punish a dectator, who is the thorne in their ass, its so called "ally" is automatically granted a right to ovetthrow a dictator who is a thorn in their ass, because after we will be fighting not against any "country" or "US ally" but against "global-terrorism" for the peace of the "world".

Fri Sep 13 04:12:42 2002
Name:MiamikaMaal
Email: clock11@rediffmail.com
Your Views:According to me, America really didn't deserve 9/11 but they deserved something more disastrous. The principle cause is Israel-Palestine. First of all, the Jews were placed there without the consent of the Palestinians after WW2. Why should they suffer for what the Nazis did? Besides, the Alies were very intelligent too. Why put them in Palestine? If you love the Jews so much, why don't you place them in Canada, they have 90% of their country uninhabited. Why keep them in the middle of the arab world? Secondly, Israel invaded and took over the whole of Palestine. That is the same thing which England did to us. The Palestinians are living as refugees in their own country for no fault of theirs. If you look closely, Israel is not acting in retaliation, they started the whole mess by invading Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine. Palestinians are fighting for their freedom, it is just through terrorism. what is bad about it? They have a just cause, their country. We also did the same against the British. Gandhi was part of the end. Before that, it was terrorism. They are fighting for their freedom, and what does USA do? Nothing. They are supposed to protect freedom. They deserved it.

Fri Sep 13 04:13:41 2002
Name:Ramesh Ramakrishnan
Email: r_ramesh108@yahoo.com
Your Views:Lets not see US politically but 9/11 was a deliberate attempt by the terrorists to show that they can get away with anything agianst the only remaining superpower... If it can be done to the US then it can be done anywhere... guys lets look at the loss of innocent lives lost and the manner in which it was lost... Be it Kasmir/Afghanistan or in Nyork these are lives of people like you and me. It has affected their families.. so lets spend a minute of silence for those souls that have had to leave their bodies to probably take another one in all the anguish and pain lets send them a positive thought that they lead better lives in their next birth...

Fri Sep 13 04:15:18 2002
Name:Balaji
Email: bvk#!re@yahoo.com
Your Views:India needs to wake up from its docile stance against pakistan and be more assertive. It does not need to prove to the world or US time and again that pakistan breeds cross border terrorism, everyone knows it by now. It needs to stop whining and have a road map laid out for handling terrorism in all forms and shape be in external or internal. Wonder if these stupid politicians even have a strategy to handle terrorism?!

Fri Sep 13 04:52:44 2002
Name:Vinay
Email: vc@hotmail.com
Your Views:I DO find 911 unjust. The Islamic terrorists have woken up a sleeping giant. Now they will be wiped out. nobody has challenged the US & won. nobody. the stinking islamic fudamentalists will be bombed out of existence. US always wins. get it ?

Fri Sep 13 04:52:47 2002
Name:veerappan
Email: wishmaker@from-outerspace.com
Your Views:Vajpayee! stop begging for help from the cowboy. Get back here, attack Pakistan and blow away all those jehadi camps. Enough is enough! PS dont forget the jehadi camps in India.

Fri Sep 13 05:00:25 2002
Name:Sam Santhan
Email: sam_s_67@hotmail.com
Your Views:I'm shocked to read the messages; not so much the content but the fact that the anger with the political class is clouding the basic element of compassion and understanding. I find 9/11 unjust. Those who died did not deserve to... in fact some were not even American, they just died there. And, the American people mourned their deaths and glorified their courage. They stood firm in the resolve to take revenge (at any cost). The might of the establishment was backed by the steely resolve of the people. What do we do? Just posture again and again? Feel happy when our government puts the armed forces at the border even when we know that there will be no action? Accept half baked solutions to tough problems? Why can't we force our government to do the right thing??? I deplore all that happens in Kashmir. I want it stopped... But, we have not done enough to get results. Our government is unable to show the world that it's time to squash the bugs across the border. Force the government to act... Keep up the pressure. Let us not relent till we make Kashmir a safe place. Jai Hind!

Fri Sep 13 05:01:17 2002
Name:AdolfHitler(Reincarnated)
Email: 12ana@bsbh.com
Your Views:If America doesn't want to get bombed anymore, it should stop sticking its big American nose into other people's business. By shunning Palestine, bombing Iraq, and helping out the worst people in the world like Israel and Pakistan. By helping Israel get away with murder, and Pakistan, occupy Indian land, America is increasing hatred towards themselves. May Pakistan

Fri Sep 13 05:12:40 2002
Name:Balajee Shrikanth
Email: balajee@anony.com
Your Views:Acts of 9/11 deserves utmost condemnation. What US is doing now could only worsen the situation. US speaks freedom on one side and aligns with dictators and autocrats on the other. The acts of US, including the stance on Iraq, continue to harp on the concept of the single superpower which has the right to determine who should live and how they should. The continued treatment of Pakistan as an ally is the tactic that is totally short timeframe oriented which will back fire soon - probably just as Clinton refused to take hard decision in Afghanistan, this might become the headache for the next term. Though I would like to see the Kashmir issue closed as soon as possible, it should be in our terms and not at the threat of US. Having spent millions of rupees on defence, if we succumb directly, we can also be one of the states that hardly invest in defence and protect themselves by directly aligning with US. That way we can redirect the defence expense to poverty elimination programs. We Indians, should do more to alleviate the misconceptions about Hindu extremism and at the same time keep Modis in check as they would then hijack the agenda just as Bin Laden has done for Islam cause.

Fri Sep 13 05:14:44 2002
Name:NICE GUY
Email: hothunkforchicks@yahoo.com
Your Views:By 2020 the world [specially the USA] will realise that by not supporting India in it's war against terrorism,they commited the biggest and the costliest mistake and a great miscalculation. the US, China, Pakistan don't want india to be a superpower and are trying their level best to bleed it,but they will fail. Russia,France,and India would emerge as the real superpowers. the US , Pakistan would be destroyed completely.

Fri Sep 13 05:17:18 2002
Name:sumit
Email: sumit0025@rediffmail.com
Your Views:I don't hate US or anything but what I feel is they are getting it back with intrest what they have done in past. This is universal rule which is coming true for US . In short they deserve it and getting it. As far as India and we Indians are concerned our priorities are different and our issues/problems are different. We should be very keen to solve them in the best of our intrest. For this if any dirty international politics is required we must be doing it. Just focus and try to get maximum benefit of the current situation from US or whoever it is to get rid of the kashmir issue and pakistan. I think we should't be spending even a single min on America's problem. As far as 11th Sept is concerned I just don't care about it because when we burned and are burning has anyone bothered? no. I even feel very sorry for Indian media showing sooo much sampathy in 11Sep issue. Now innocent died on 11th Sep..They always die in any war. Thats what is war. This US should realise now.

Fri Sep 13 06:01:05 2002
Name:Darshan
Email: darshe88@rediff.com
Your Views:I totally agree with most of the views posted.America has yet to learn lessons from 9/11.Thers another 9/11 just waiting to happen.As usual USA is concerned about its own interest which I understand it should...why not Indians apply the same policy and do what is in its interest,instead of looking up at America for its course of action.

Fri Sep 13 06:41:32 2002
Name:chetan
Email: dagrmm@rediff.com
Your Views:listen to me please, concerning america and the attack on her the 11th of september, 2002.... if i stood day after day, night after night, at the edge of my yard, enjoying my property, looking at it,loving it....thanking God what a beautiful yard i have, and hearing from my neighbors' yards, gun shots, screams, cursings, babys crying.... and i feel for those neighbors, because some of them i care for, and some of them i know well, some not so well, and some i don't like at all, and i try to help them sometimes, in some ways..... but the gun shots, the screams, the cursings, and the babys crying goes on and on.... then one day, one of those bullets comes into my yard, and finds my son's heart, and kills him, then..... then i will have in my heart what i need to get down to taking care of the ones causeing the problems.... america has always been good at heart, but just didnt' have a big enough taste...to really fight it.... now, she has.... and she sees, and she has spread her glorious wings and she is going after the rodents that hurt the world, and she will look, like an eagle looking for prey, and she has her eye on the enemy, and she will not stop untill she is satisfied....

Fri Sep 13 07:09:15 2002
Name:salma
Email: salma1@hotmail.com
Your Views:A nation that droped the atomic bomb on the heads on innocent civilians; that deals in black-mail and sanctions war around around the globe and supporters of the most brutal dictators, have the adaucity to speak of human dignity and rights.

Fri Sep 13 07:36:33 2002
Name:sitakant K Redkar
Email: skredkar@rediffmail.com
Your Views:I fully agree with almost all the views expressed in this regard, No one bothered about we Indians and Mumbaikars, when we also underwnt terrible days when series of Bombblasts shook whole of Mumbai in 1993. who has given Americns power of policing the world, jr Bush wants to take revenmge if possible of Sr. Bushes failure to achieve suceess in gulf war in 1991..what about duplicate policy of supporing Israiel against Palestininans who are fghting for their survival,supporting Pakistan for personal gains only and completely forgetting ethics. we are sure Bush Will never suceed in halting progress of IRAQ under Saddam. our govt under Atalaji and Advaniji and George should go ahead and achieve dream of all indians of liberating Kashmere once for all, we all indians are with them. enough of supporting Americans on 9/11 matter. JAI HIND

Fri Sep 13 07:53:41 2002
Name:Rajesh V
Email: vrajesh@yahoo.com
Your Views:Pak sponsered terror has killed over 60,000 indians in the valley. Recently in an interview the defence minister mentioned that war is not cost effective. Perhaps it will be cost effective when he family members are attacked. Indian Military is great, unfortunately the polititians need to be bribed to take us to war. We can only hope that someone gets the testicular fortuntute to call war by learning from US. Also, i hope some army general coups the govt. like Mush and brings justise to all

Fri Sep 13 07:59:22 2002
Name:aditya
Email: adityasagar@hotmail.com
Your Views:I wish the Indian govt was as clear-cut in its views as its citizens. We have been deploring the govt for running behind the US for everything, but the govt doesn't care about public opinion. If we insist that we are a potent world force, if we insist that we deserve a permanent seat in the security council, let us act the part! We should not wait while the US plays its double game and then cry about it later. We should take our own actions, pre-emptively military or otherwise. We should not consider the US to be a global policeman, to whom we make complaints. If the US is anything like our police forces, they haven't even noticed us. After fifty years of terrorism, we act like we have the whole of eternity to deal with it, whereas in just one year, the US has fought one war and is getting ready for another. Just or unjust, This is action. This is a clear-cut message to the world - Don't mess with us, or else we will bully everyone into submission. The war cries may be unjust, the WTC episode might have been justifiable, but who cares? Might wins in this world. The US, China, Russia, NATO....how many more examples of bullies having it their way in this world, do we need? India, time to sit up and take your own decisions. Do your dirty work, and then see if any one even bats an eyelid.

Fri Sep 13 08:21:30 2002
Name:Srinivas Vishnubhatta
Email: srinivas_vb99@yahoo.com
Your Views:In the past year, India has had a lot of opportunities to take the war across the border into Pakistan. I'm glad we didn't because I do not believe war would serve any purpose and, if any, it would only bring the subcontinent to the brink of a nuclear war(apart from weakening our economy). But it's sad to note that we didn't go to war not because of the above reasons but because we still suffer from the same apathy that symbolized this war from the days of Nehru. It's appalling to note how the value of human life has been deteriorating in our country. We're so indifferent to the deaths of our soldiers(and civilians) in Kashmir...I wonder if they should even be reported! This year was as good as any other to turn things around and come up with something concrete to address this problem but I guess it was just as good to turn a blind eye... What we've also realized in the last year is that we cannot expect US to help us fight our war against terrorism like it does for Israel(inspite of the unjust means and cause of the dispute there). So why do we still continue to let others mediate and advise us on how we fight our war against terror? Ain't it time we shook off this indifference?

Fri Sep 13 09:05:30 2002
Name:Alec D'souza
Email: itzflamez@yahoo.com
Your Views:I was in US on 9/11/02 and I saw these people mourning but I give a damn to 3500 americans killed because I want an answer for those 50,000 Indians who have lost their lives since independence due to Pakistan. Indian government speaks boastfully of itself everytime it can extract a statement from Bush's speech against Pakistan but people like Vajpayee and Advani should realise that by doing so they are making it more evident that its time for oldage home rather than south-block for them. India now desperately needs some young blood to flow into our country's body for only then we can learn to stand on our own rather than using a stick named USA just like these guys need support to even walk properly forget about sprinting in todays date when countries like china are already far ahead of us.

Fri Sep 13 09:43:49 2002
Name:Roshni
Email: everlastinglamp@hotmail.com
Your Views:However saddening 9/11 is, i completely agree with the argument that such incidents only become an issue when it occurs in America. India has had its share of terrorist and social conflicts, to no avail. As a nation we never ask for sympathy, but for justice and till date have received none. This is a good way make the rest of the world wake up and see India. Be it the Gujurat earthquake, the Bhopal Gas incident or the bombings that happened, their was no coverage. WHY? This clearly shows the injustice and 9/11 is a good way for the world to recognise all nations around the world

Fri Sep 13 10:06:29 2002
Name:Raajesh
Email: araajesh@rediffmail.com
Your Views:India should chart its own course on fighting terrorism. We should use our diplomatic and military intelligence to good use. It is clear that no help can be expected form the US as long as it is aiding Pakistan. For this, we should work on improving our economy by adopting policies that attract foreign investment. The economic downslide has caused many an MNC to open shop in India. We should formulate policies that facilitate such growth. There is no dearth of talent in our country and that is an established fact, considering the vast number of Indian labour that is in demand, internationally. The US should realise, that India is a partner in its own economic resurgence program. Our foreign policy badly needs a facelift. We should not always crib for western support. We should be in a position to do on our own and have the foreign powers support our stand on countering terrorism. It is clear internationally that Pakistan is responsible for terrorist activities perpetrated on Indian soil. So, we should create a situation wherein we can use our intelligence to counter that and have the rest of the world supporting us.

Fri Sep 13 10:08:51 2002
Name:Raajesh
Email: araajesh@rediffmail.com
Your Views:India should chart its own course on fighting terrorism. We should use our diplomatic and military intelligence to good use. It is clear that no help can be expected from the US as long as it is aiding Pakistan. For this, we should work on improving our economy by adopting policies that attract foreign investment. The economic downslide has caused many an MNC to open shop in India. We should formulate policies that facilitate such growth. There is no dearth of talent in our country and that is an established fact, considering the vast number of Indian labour that is in demand, internationally. The US should realise, that India is a partner in its own economic resurgence program. Our foreign policy badly needs a facelift. We should not always crib for western support. We should be in a position to do on our own and have the foreign powers support our stand on countering terrorism. It is clear internationally that Pakistan is responsible for terrorist activities perpetrated on Indian soil. So, we should create a situation wherein we can use our intelligence to counter that and have the rest of the world supporting us.

Fri Sep 13 10:32:57 2002
Name:Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah, Ph.D.,
Email: sidda@nimhans.kar.nic.in
Your Views:In the bargain America is trying to make its place. It is more dangerous than previously Britain invaded India. On one side liberalization and on the other making the border international issue( which is very sensitive and never get solved due interference of external agency)

Fri Sep 13 10:53:41 2002
Name:Mohammed Suhale
Email: msuhale@sify.com
Your Views:Two US president have asked themselves "Why do they hate us?". This is a hypocratic question they ask! Bush should go and ask one of the mother of the 5000000 iraqi children who died due to the US sanctions and continue to die. Else he should ask the palestinian widow who has lost both her husband and young boy by the terrorist state "Israel" with the weapons given by US to kill the palestinians mercilessly in cold blood and continue to occupy illegally the palestinian lands. America has bombed Afghanistan and killed 5000 civilians because 3000 american civilians were killed by terrorists. Those who do injustice to America are called terrorists but America can do injustice to the whole Arab world by supporting the undemocratic corrupt rulers and committing terrorism in the world but nobody dares to call them terrorists. Who is committing and provoking terrorism? Clearly America!!

Fri Sep 13 11:15:29 2002
Name:Sanjay
Email: p_25_awan@hotmail.com
Your Views:When 9/11 happened i was with the American people and stood by them but now after one year i feel whatever happen was right. this should have been done to a nation which selfish in character and dubious in decision making. When a american dies it is terrosim but when a Indian dies we should have patience. If J&K poll is disrupted New Delhi should declare war on Pak. as this is the only way Pak understand. This will teach a lesson to selfish Americans also, who are supporting a terrorist nation like Pakistan.

Fri Sep 13 13:04:34 2002
Name:Sunil Kumar
Email: sun7kumar@rediffmail.com
Your Views:On one side we should mourn the INNOCENT people who died on the 11/9 incident but on the other side we should not forget what US has been doing to the people around the world,the MEAN policies of US have never been applied for the growth of any developing nation,i think the 11/9 incident was justification to hiroshima nagasaki tragedy,US never respected that incident then WHY should other countries share its tears.Countries like India have always been the victim of terrorism for several decades,none of the US policies have ever supported it.Even today the United States is just the union of 50 States but what we expect Mr.Bush is United World,which can only be achieved when it works for the benefit of every individual in this world.The Talibaan rule had been over thrown at Afghanistan but did anyone ever think of the remaining Talibaan soldiers???these soldiers will be the next extremist and militants,they will always be a threat to india.so i would like our pm vajpayeeji not to end the war against terrorism with the tears at the ground zero but to make brave effort by respecting the line of control which was designed in 1947 and end the so called kashmiri(pakistani) militants.

Fri Sep 13 13:30:34 2002
Name:KTRao
Email: ktrao31@mailcity.com
Your Views:I am really thrilled by the logical,intelligent and rational opininions of the readers and with this I am convinced about the intellectual capacities of today's Indians.The Views are so similar that each of us have a systematic line of thinking. If there is a development of national, honest,dynamic political and Beauracratic institutions,surely our growth on all fronts could be Amazing and it's also compulsory for the survival of our future generations..

Fri Sep 13 14:47:28 2002
Name:neeraj nariyani
Email: mysteryz_in@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Now at this stage a world parliament should be created so as to foster peace and security across the globe. present situation wont get any better as the leaders are thinking. Pakistan wont stop intrusion, America wont declare PAkistan a terrorist satate, India wont stop looking towards Americans for help(hyprocratic nation). so we need a world parliament so that common and united decions can be taken for peace.

Fri Sep 13 15:04:39 2002
Name:Ben
Email: benshaver@yahoo.com
Your Views:All the submissions to your bulletin board are from persons who are apparently very far away from the border and have never felt the after effects of cross border raids or shelling. It's extremely easy to have jingoistic notions sitting in the comfort of your own drawing room. The Indian Government has been tackling the Kashmir situation and infiltration with a maturity rarely seen in modern day day polity. There have been no US-styled knee jerk reactions to incidents, which have killed more innocents than all the Americans killed on 9/11. The Bombay blasts, the attack on J & K Assembly, the attack on Parliament, could have all triggered off similar reactions from India. And let us not forget that more than 500 Indian lives were lost on 9/11. Let us move towards a lasting peace in the Kashmir valley, which would be a fitting tribute to those who have valiantly laid down their lives in Kashmir.

Fri Sep 13 15:06:37 2002
Name:BM.Usman
Email: usmanzen@rediffmail.com
Your Views:US deserve to be bombed. Who ever Bombed WTC, they did very less compared to the innocent civilians being killed either in Kashmir,Gujrat,Palestine,Philliphines and Iraq.

Fri Sep 13 15:39:56 2002
Name:Ganesh K.
Email: ganuinmumbai@yahoo.com
Your Views:A. B. Vajpayee going to US to pay homage to Sept 11 victims. Aren't we going overboard in our show of solidarity. I doubt if the PM would have shown the same gesture had the World Trade center been in some other country. Aren't we playing sychophantic to the US. Why do we after every step wait for the US nod. We have been loosing our self-respect in the bargain. Mr A. B. Vajpayee, the same gesture in Kashmir or Gujrat would have meant a lot more. When the US does not need us why do we time and again keep offering our services. When they need it you will know because they will demand it. We aught to come out more strongly in defense of our old friend Iraq. They need us more than the US does. Bravo Mandela, You used had the right words for the US, 'Global Terrorist'.

Fri Sep 13 17:19:17 2002
Name:SKP
Email: sk_pandita@hotmail.com
Your Views:I find Indian Govt. attitute to 9.11 surprising, when so many people r dying daily of terrorist attcks in north & east. Why the hell is Indian Govt. trying to appease US. We have so many of our own problems. We must stand tall on our feet and do what is best for us without being a slave to west. We must never support attack on Iraq, as Iraq is one of our major business partners & about 40K Indians r working there. USA still has Pak as its major allie then hell with USA. Who is friend of a terrorist country Like Pak & Saudi.

Fri Sep 13 17:30:01 2002
Name:Roopesh
Email: roopesh_kumar@email.com
Your Views:I frankly dont care as to how many americans die in a terrorist attack. They deserve to die a much more henious death for the kind of troubles that they are perpetrating against mankind in many countries across the world. Why is it that only American lives are considered important and not the lives of all those innocents in Kashmir Palestine Afganisthan Iraq. What is so different between the american lives and the lives of people in the mentioned countries. Americas hypocratic attitude as far as pakistan and israel are well known and they will start paying for it sooner or later. Indians should not run to washington to get the issues related to terrorism sorted out, rather they should take the strongest possible action - overt or covert to put an end all of pakistans nonsense once and for all and pakistan should be taught a bigger lesson than what it was taught in 1971. India should stand up and be counted as a Independent state which is capable of sustaining on its own with or without support from the hypocratic west like how we were able to manage, disregard the west and advance in all fields inspite of the sanctions that were imposed against India post the phokran blasts.

Fri Sep 13 17:31:49 2002
Name:Joya Ganguly
Email: aroseby1@yahoo.com
Your Views:9/13/02 It is sad to see so many Indians so completely blind to the pain Americans feel for their lost brothers and sisters. I think this is emblematic of the pain that Indians fail to see in the faces of their brothers and sisters every day in the subcontinent. In order to shame another, one must be above and beyond any mark of guilt of their own. Better, to learn the virtues of another people, in this way, it is possible for another to learn about the virtues of one's own.

Fri Sep 13 17:53:22 2002
Name:jz_kapoor
Email: jz_kapoor@hotmail.com
Your Views:When US was attacked, they went and bombed the shit out of the country. They got the support they needed and did what they had to do. In case of Iraq they will do the same. When the same happened in Mumbai we just sat on it. If we feel so strongly about cross border how come we do not do the same. No all we can do is talk. Talk about everybody else. Tell other countries how worng they are. Talk big about US relation. Why can't we start small. Let deal with our population. NO..... that we can't do but surely go ahead give comments on thing that we really do not know much about, I bet no body on the board lost any family at WTC....

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