Dear Sharma,
We said you can come to us for re-education. We were also planning a syllabus for you But we are modifying that You will now begin learning arithmetic- subtraction first India was told to become independant in 1947. ULFA formed in 1979--after the Assamese Waited and watched for32 years. You-AFTER Harvard took a long time to find outthat we- It does raise a question that why after 22 years of India's Independence (1947) suddenly out of the blue ULFA was formed in 1979 - And thanks for the free publicity again about killing prominent world leaders RUBI --- umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ruby, > > Come and join your ULFA fellow members in Indan jail > and there get an education which will cure you. > Healing will take more time. It seems thats the only > way you will improve -- in a correctional facility > or penitentiary - the other names for jails. > > Umesh > > ulfa_ 1979April7 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Cear Hazarika, > You also like Umesh Sharma batter you join World > Bank- > your next door OR > Go back to Jaipur to teach some primary sdchool OR > Come to us-we will reeducate you to re-educate > Indian > Politicians. > Rubi > > > > --- shantikam hazarika > wrote: > > > > > It is intriguing that Arabinda Rajkhowa has > > responded to a World Bank study, not to queries > > raised by his own kith and kin. If his contention > > would have been correct, there would have been > > widespread support to their movement. Patriotism > and > > faith in sovereignty and independence driving > youths > > to the "struggle" (actually killing of innocent > > lives and renegating Assam's growth and > development) > > is too far fetched to carry any conviction. > > Parroting 'colonialism, colonialism' is now > outdated > > and even the communists have discarded this word > > long ago. > > > > Shantikam Hazarika > > Director, > > Assam Institute of Management > > PO Box 30, GUWAHATI 781001, India > > HOME PAGE: www.aimguwahati.edu.in > > > > > > Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 09:55:23 +0000From: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Assam] ULFA’s > REJOINDER > > Bartta Bistar wrote: > > TOP STORIESConflict in Assam works in nexus with > > weak economy:World Bank > > > reporthttp://in.news.yahoo.com/071022/48/6m9n4.htmlULFA’s > > REJOINDERThe above article posted by one > ‘IE’ > > onassamnet.org on October 23 is obviously an > attempt > > tomanipulate the study titled “Who Benefits > > fromCivil Wars? Some Evidence from Assam”, > > reportedto have been carried out for the World > Bank, > > so as toundermine the historic reasons for the > > nationalstruggle to regain the sovereign > > independence of Asom.Quoting from the World Bank > > report, may be out ofcontext, about the > “direct > > nexus” betweenthe Asom-India conflict and a > > ‘weakeconomy’ betrays the ulterior motif > to > > divertthe core issue of our sovereignty and > > independence tothat of a ‘weak economy’ > implying > > therebythat effective measures to strengthen the > > economy willtake the wind out of our struggle. > > Certainly, as hadhappened in any colonial > situation, > > the percentage ofunemployment in Asom is also very > > high under Indiancolonial occupation. But this > does > > not necessarilyundermine the primary importance of > > the historicreasons that propels our struggle > > forward, though thecolonial economy convince our > > people that the nationalstruggle is also their > > struggle for existence.Therefore, the primary > source > > of motivation for theyouth of Asom impelling them > > join the nationalstruggle is patriotism and the > > faith in oursovereignty and independence. A weak > > economy and theresultant unemployment and > corruption > > are generalphenomenon in any colonial situation. > As > > such, it isthe colonial situation that gave rise > to > > the nationalliberation struggle of Asom, not just > > the“direct nexus” between > the“conflict” and the > > “weakeconomy”. > > > > Arabinda Rajkhowa > > Chairman > > ULFA > > 03/11/07 > > > > ----------------------seems god article.HS article > > on the same topic - not specific to Assamthat if > > enough groups in large enough numbers anddifferent > > ethicities exists - such problems are > morepronounced > > -- 97% Han Chinese China has no suchproblem - > (side > > note: -- I have a Chinese roommate-says there are > > elephants in China)umeshBartta Bistar > > wrote: TOP > > STORIESConflict in Assam works in nexus with weak > > economy:World Bank > > > reporthttp://in.news.yahoo.com/071022/48/6m9n4.htmlBy > > IE Tuesday October 23, 01:45 AM The on-going > > conflict in Assam, that claimed over4,400 lives > > between 1992 and 2001, has a "directnexus" with a > > weak economy, making it easier formilitant groups > to > > find "young recruits", a studycarried out under > the > > aegis of World Bank hasconfirmed. The study titled > > "Who benefits from Civil Wars? Someevidence from > > Assam", pointed out that unemployment,especially > > among the youth, showed disturbing trendsin the > > 1990s, which in turn had adverse implicationsfor > the > > persistence of conflict. "The number of unemployed > > youths in Assam registeredsharpest rise among 15 > > major states, between 1983 and1993," the report > > said, pointing out that by 1993-94(when Army > > operations against militants were in fullswing), > > "the number of unemployed youths in Assam wasabout > > three times higher than the rest of India". The > > argument of "easy recruitment" of potential > rebelsis > > indirectly supported by this data, the study > > said.The study was carried for the World Bank by > > DeepaNarayan, Binayak Sen and Ashutosh Varshney. > The > > study also pointed out that though there > wereseveral > > historic reasons behind the on-going conflictin > the > > state, the employment situation > > severelydeteriorated, particularly in the rural > > areas, duringthe course of the conflict. "Though > the > > level of ruralunemployment had been lower than > that > > in urban areasduring the year of conflict, it is > in > > the rural areasthat the sharpest increase in > > unemployment wasrecorded," the study revealed. The > > rural population was more affected during > > theintensified phase of conflict between 1983 and > > 1993,the report said, with statistics showing that > > thenumber of rural poor increased sharply from > 73.53 > > lakhin 1987-88 to 94.33 lakh in 1993-94. There > have > > been some signs of improvement in theoverall > > employment scenario from 2000 onwards, but > > thesituation is yet to reach any turn-around, the > > studysaid. On the "nexus" between weak economy and > > conflict, thestudy revealed that nearly 75 per > cent > > of therespondents in conflict-affected areas > > reported thattheir village had a "weak" to "very > > weak" localeconomy. But what is more alarming is > the > > increasing level ofcorruption that itself could be > a > > factor responsiblefor the underdevelopment or slow > > pace of developmentin the state. "Corruption in > > local government officesmarked a turn for the > worse. > > Respondents in more than65 per cent of the > > communities surveyed agreed thatgovernment > officials > > in their village andneighbourhood were corrupt," > the > > study said. > > > _______________________________________________assam > > mailing > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.orgUmesh > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > ___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
