[sustran] Re: Fw: [sustran] A feedback on - Attack on Humanity

TR Saranathan tr_saranathan at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 25 13:41:32 JST 2001


Dear Friends,
As for international terrorism a gbig group of countries is trying to have a 
grip over the problem. But National Terrorism is the one we have to look 
closely. Each one of us should collect lots of info regarding Fundamentalist 
, Political and Smuggling organizations .The genesis of these ,mode of 
operation and funding etc. This may be of use to tackle the problem at the 
political, NGO and other levels.
We lack statistics and full info on topics that grow under our own feet. 
Many experts in different walks of life have to come together.
As for me at 70 plus, whatever is possible I shall do.
Dr. T.R.Saranathan


>From: "kisan mehta" <kisansbc at vsnl.com>
>Reply-To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
>To: <varghese at krec.ernet.in>
>CC: <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>, <surekha52 at yahoo.com>, 
><hjk at rincn.net>, <priya_salvi at yahoo.com>, "Sujit Patwardhan" 
><sujit at vsnl.com>
>Subject: [sustran] Fw: [sustran] A feedback on - Attack on Humanity
>Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 07:45:30 +0530
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: kisan mehta <kisansbc at vsnl.com>
>To: <Dr. Varghese (Pz:) George <varghese at krec.ernet.in>>
>Cc: <sustran-discuss at jca.apc.org>; <surekha52 at yahoo.com>; <hjk at rincn.net>;
><priya_salvi at yahoo.com>; <sujit at vsnl.com>
>Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 10:45 PM
>Subject: Re: [sustran] A feedback on - Attack on Humanity
>
>
> > Dear Dr Varghese,
> >
> > Thanks for your 21.09  message in response to mine
> > giving my feelings on terrorism.  I fully agree with you
> > that terrorism rises from the vast disparities.  What is
> > the way out? I am copying my email to Surekha Sule, volunteer for peace.
> > It  appears people have
> > started using email communications as an excuse
> > for not practising.   We have to do something concrete
> > to bring peace and make life safe for the common
> > man who becomes the victim.
> >
> > Dear Surekha
> >
> > The attack on the WTC has atleast placed the terror
> > of terrorism on the global map.   Till then, countries
> > would be expected to treat and fend out the internal
> > and external terrorism as a local aberration even though fuelled by 
>other
> > states.    Hence the reply to terrorism
> > had limited response.
> >
> > Whatever the US administration may do is not going
> > to go beyond the defending of the sovereignty of the
> > US and protecting of the US people even though in
> > the WTC attack itself nationals from other countries
> > have lost their lives.     I do not expect change of mind
> > in the diehard Republican who is wont to see beyond
> > his immediate interest.    Pakistan has been provided
> > larger credibility to what it is doing to the other side of
> > the wall.
> >
> > In this light we have to work for the protection of
> > human beings more than Indians and Colombians.
> > Can we mobilise?
> >
> > With your wide contacts, we can start.   Please send away two letters 
>that
> > you have received from me in
> > last 24 hours to as many firends, contacts etc as the first shoot out.
>We
> > shall send our article on
> > Freedom Struggle to interested people. This article
> > brings out the superiority of moral force over
> > physical violence by coincidence.
> >
> > We need to mobilise sane citizens of the world who accept the need for
> > objectivity and neutrality against terrorism.  Bush has pulled up 
>himself
> > only on realising
> > that his tower of pride for Free Trade has been pricked.
> >
> > Whatever it may be `is'.  We can strive to create an atmosphere to fight
> > religious bigotry, including in one's religion by birth or ritual,
> > fundamentalism, bullying by
> > one nation of another.   We know this requires the
> > combined strength of the fire power of all states on
> > the earth and much more.  I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THOSE FIGHTING FOR PEACE
> > SHALL HAVE AND
> > ACQUIRE IF THEY STAND UP BEHIND THE CAUSE
> > RESOLUTELY. Best wishes
> >
> > Kisan Mehta kisansbc at vsnl.com
> >
> > Dr Varghese, Please let us know as to what we
> > can and must individually and jointly do.   Do not
> > expect ministers. politicians and all those who should
> > matter to be with you. People have to work out
> > strategies and work them out.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dr. Varghese (Pz:) George <varghese at krec.ernet.in>
> > To: sustran <mailto:sustran-discuss at jca.ax.
> > Cc: Kisan Mehta <kisansbc at vsnl.com>
> > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 11:25 AM
> > Subject: [sustran] A feedback on - Attack on Humanity
> >
> > > 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
> >
> >
>


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