[sustran] A feedback on - Attack on Humanity

[Dr. Varghese (Pz:) George]

Dear Kisans and Sustrans

This is in response to the email communications sent by 
kisan mehta <kisansbc at vsnl.com>
on  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 05:50:01 +0530
and Fri Sep 21 10:45:34 2001

       Some of us see terrorist activities as a fight between 
       civilizations. But it is not so.  Its just a fight between mighty 
       nations one against the other to prove their superiority. 
       The poor countries are at times compelled to take sides for their 
       very existance. 

       The mighty powers have suceeded in creating a situation where
       poorer countries are left with no choice, but to remain as 
       Banana republics obeying the orders of the mighty nations. 

       Religion  being an intergral part of society, has played a major 
       role in fomenting communal tension all over the world (as in
       Kosovo, Yugoslavia, Palestine, Indonesia, etc.) just as it had been
       during  the  Crusades of the 11th Century and the era of 
       colonization from the 15th to the 19th century..

       The only period when tension used to exist otherwise in the name of
       ideology was during the cold war period between the US and the USSR
       -between Capitalism and Communism/Socialism.

       The vacuum that resulted after the collapse of the USSR is now 
       filled by religious fundamentalists and terrorists. It seems
       that the world rather refuses to remain subservient to a single 
       master. It finds new ways and means to  keep the mighty ones in
       check one way or the other.

       THE FALL OF THE WTC has futher revealed the truth that military or
       technological superiority will in no way ensure the security of
       any nation.  Terrorists have always chosen the most suitable weapon 
       they can bargain with - the lives of the innocent  people.  Have we 
       ever made a count of lives lost in Srilanka and India due to
       terrorist activities? 
 
       The time has come for all nations  to stand together to fight not
       only terrorism, but all forms of oppressions in this world.


       Dr. Varghese George
       Deptt. of Civil Engg., 
       Karnataka Regional Engineering College, 
       Surathkal, South Karnataka Pin-574157