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Hafiz Saeed has been let off by the Paki Supreme Court and all our govt can do is express it’s ‘disappointment’. What a great reaction by our Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao!! But this is not all. She goes on to say, “We really hope that Pakistan takes meaningful action against him.” And that sums up the entire Pak policy of the UPA II govt. It’s called HOPE.
I’m referring to this column published on 12 May 10 titled Hang ‘em high where Mr Jug Suraiya says that capital punishment might make for a popular spectacular sport. He’s talking about people like Ajmal Kasab and wants such hangings to be carried out publicly in order to grab maximum eyeballs and act as a deterrent.
Further, he implies that this could actually be like a fun fair like it used to be a couple of centuries ago with vendors of snacks and souvenirs doing brisk business. He goes on to add that India is a violent society where life is cheap. And therefore, he asks, would a few, well deserved public executions further brutalize us? He further adds that this too could be a money spinning event, something like the IPL, where IPL stands for Indian Phansi League.
P Chidambaram was dead right when he said that the latest development was not a setback for us. Just that that when he says ‘us’ he actually means the Congress and the UPA. Actually, under the given circumstances you can’t really blame them for saying something like this. This situation is not of their doing either. Nonetheless, they would be thankful that our intelligence agencies were not that efficient so as to have nabbed him here in India. Because had they done so there was no way our govt could have extradited him to the US, however serious the charges against him in US were. And they can thank Shivraj Patil for this who by his inefficiencies ensured that this did not happen.
Americans, on their part have been very cagey about Headley from the very beginning when in August this year reports first started coming in of his arrest. They initially linked him only to a plot to kill a Danish cartoonist. Later on there were reports of Headley’s links to LeT. Later still, they said that he was an agent of DEA (US agency which fights the drug menace) but now it has become amply clear that not only was he involved in planning and execution of 26/11 attacks he was also on the payroll of CIA. Another very important reason why I’m getting increasingly convinced about US knowing much more about 26/11 than what they told us is the fact that our team which went to US to meet Headley in connection with his involvement in 26/11 attacks was not allowed to do so even as he was being charged for the same offence which was committed here in India. If this is not bizarre I really wonder what is?
“A section of senior police officers refused to be on the ground and take on the terrorists. By doing so they chose to ignore the need of the hour. Yes there was a dearth of eagerness on the part of a handful of senior officers to be on the ground during those days.” These are the words from the horse’s mouth, Hassan Gafoor who was the Commissioner of Police during 26/11. Here’s some more.
“K.L. Prasad refused to come to the Trident and then decided against hitting the roads. Deven Bharti, K. Venkatesham and Parambir Singh did not appear keen on responding to the situation.” Here’s yet another disclosure.
“I attended a meeting with the DGP and home minister. I was told to withdraw the NSG and instead use the Mumbai Police for the ongoing operations.”
Fact is that there indeed seems to be a concerted effort from many western quarters to shape people’s opinion here in India as far as 26/11 is concerned. And Indian Express and Times of India seem to be working on their agenda. Remember the article by Pierre Lavalle published in Times of India on 22nd Nov 09 which I spoke of in the post titled Pardon 26/11? Is there some kind of a coordinated campaign going on by these people or is it because of a exchange of money and favors? I can’t say for now but if we keep seeing these kind of write ups you and I will know for sure.
When 9/11 happened America converted this crisis into an opportunity. They ensured that another 9/11 does not happen again on their territory and they have succeeded. They did not let 9/11 just become history before they dealt with their present. Can we, as Indians let 26/11 just become history without dealing with our present? The question is for all Indians to answer for. And I’m not talking about candle light vigils or some such stuff here.
“Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” And “The longing for vengeance is like craving for poison.” These lines are from an article written by Pierre Lavalle, a Canadian therapist, published in Times of India dated 22 Nov 09. He goes on to say that though it is very difficult for us but we should try and forgive those who carried out these terror attacks in Mumbai last year. Well, it had to come to this someday but it is rather surprising that Times of India published this article within just about an year of the most horrific terrorist attack on our soil. The call first got diluted from an all out war against Pakistan to just action against perpetrators of 26/11, then it got further watered down when Pak govt let go of one perpetrator after another while at the same time giving lip service of all possible help against terrorists even as our govt watched it helplessly and now sections of media within our own country are telling us that we should move on and forgive those murderers altogether, albeit on the prodding of westerners.
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