Poison of hatred
Fareed Zakaria's article on terrorism in Bombay published in you pages on 2nd.December has its beginning that in my views can be linked to the American proxy war in Afghanistan to throw out the Russians. That was the start given to the Jehadists. About this Zakaria states, “The Pakistan government has created, supported and financed Islamic Jehadists for decades.” This is not totally correct. Zakeria, however, conveniently forgets that this was done with the full support and financing by the USA in the first place! It was these Jehadists who fought the proxy war for the USA; while Afghanistan was fully under control of the Russians. Godless communism was an excellent political motivation for the Jihadists that led to the birth of al-Qaida, a CIA misadventure that badly misfired against them!
That was the beginning of the nightmare; the “freedom fighters”; created and trained in the soil of Pakistan were ripe for action motivated with religious zeal and extremism, which was cleverly tainted again by CIA as the Islamic characteristic. Elements of the committed Jehadists were out of control, and could not, and have not still been contained by the Pakistan government. Destruction of the Marriot Hotel is the clear example. Unfortunately, Zakaria, a US citizen, did not say anything about it! Why, one can only wonder?
After their success in Afghanistan; the greed for Iraqi oil could no longer be ignored by America. Iraq was attacked on the basis of falsehoods and lies created and fermented by CIA; and a brainless Bush went full steam ahead; not bothering for any UN resolution; with the belief that "Might is Right"! No wonder, UN resolutions for USA's pet Israel and its master are just scraps of so much wastepaper; that is just to be ignored! Can one then wonder why US, British and Israeli people were the prime targets of the terrorist attack in Bombay?
Why Bombay in Maharastra? Again it could be the reaction of the open extremism practised by the Bal Thakarey family. It is their total intolerance and faith and support for violent Hindu extremists; the Indian counterpart of the Jehadists; that has attracted the terrorists! Yet the Indian government goes along with them; and who knows they could again govern India! Naturally; for every action, there is a reaction. Majority of Indians may have forgotten the massacre of Muslims in Gujarat; perpetrated, where even the state law enforcers too reportedly joined hands with the killers.
Zakaria states, “Blame first and formost the terrorists.” But what about the Thakerite goons and extremists of Maharastra who are breeding hatred among the two communities?
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