Comments on: Collateral Damage in our ‘War on Terror’

By: robert1107

robert1107 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:22:49 +0000

to satyadev,

I agree with your comment that people tend to blame the authorities, but then the authorities blame the people and we are all stuck in a loop of the “blame game”, which solves little. I think it is sometimes the authorities to blame but other times it is groups radicalised by one or other type of perceived injustice that may then, if no mediation is available, turn to violence (if deliberate against innocent civilians this is terror), this also solves little and has the likely effect of even more retaliation.

The analysis, after studying “TERROROLOGY” by many peace activists is to try to find the root causes in each and every situation where violence has been used against innocent people whichever nation they belong to, that is -cause and effect- the difficulty is trying to mediate between opposing groups and find common ground then dialogue, often this doesn’t work but at least the times that this way does work, can and does save many many innocent lives, please try!

By: satyadev

satyadev — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:09:05 +0000

Strange. People will be first to jump on authorities on a small pretext. Then flows endless stream of Intellectual language which try to show all others except the humans in uniform are innocent creatures waiting to be exploited by all. Rediculous. Probably people will understand only when they personally undergo the trauma of this idiotic terrorist voilence which is ripping apart all civilised customs. In serach of terrorists may few suspects will have to suffer this. there is no way out unless the general populace behave responsibly.

By: Mumbai terror, the revolt of the elites and Life itself « Kafila

Mumbai terror, the revolt of the elites and Life itself « Kafila — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:50:11 +0000

[...] recently, Aarti Sethi has written here about the detention and torture of 6 Muslim men after the Hyderabad blasts, who were later admitted [...]

By: Anant

Anant — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:19:48 +0000

The 70 men that were picked up for questioning was only the visible part – (well visible because of the outcry). Muslim young men were subjected to very banal kind of harassment on a daily basis. This was happening at particular road junctions and not everywhere. And now I am hearing of work place harassment where all kinds of jealousies and rivalries are gradually being rearticulated into anti Muslim diatribes. In turn, many of these young men are turning to expressions of piousness through dress codes, ardent namaz practices and an unprecedented interest in “true” interpretations of religious edicts regarding the conduct of everyday life.

a few weeks after the blasts in Hyderabad, crossing crossing a busy junction on foot – i noticed the first sign of a city that has changed forever – a notice from the police commissioner hung on the traffic signal urging people to report anyone who looked, spoke, or acted strangely. STRANGELY ? for god’s sake!

Everyone in Hyderabad looks, speaks and acts strange and increasingly so as hundreds of thousands of poor people from all over the country are streaming to the city, some times in groups and often singly and for many many people hyderabad is also the gateway to go to the middle east or to any of the emerging labor markets. and it is a city that is dominated by contractors and speculators in land and construction and finance !!

By: Subash

Subash — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:22:20 +0000

Go on heap injustice onto the poor. After all Allah is watching everything and will do justice. What else can one say about such situations where the ordinary poor man comes under the wrong side of the law.