I condemn the killings of civilians by governments as well as non-governmental groups.
I think the reason for the violence is that discussion of autonomy and independence is banned or met with severe violence by governments. If people could freely discuss issues regarding independence and autonomy, organize politically to demand independence and autonomy, see a non-violent process by which independence and autonomy can be potentially achieved, a lot of the violence will go away. Such is the case in Canada where the issue of Quebec independence has created a political movement within a free society. The bigger question is how is the world going to address the question of independence demanded by peoples in many parts of the world. There is no mechanism. Once a geographical area has become a country (for example, India became a country after several hundred years of colonialism and after the British left), the country thinks its borders are god-given and cannot be redrawn at any cost, be it the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. A newly-created country like India starts behaving like its old colonial power denying freedom. At the same time, older countries such as Russia keep on denying freedom as well. The spread of freedom is the best antidote to violence. The world's structure now is very good at denying freedom to many. This behooves everyone to think how the world structure can be changed so that the peoples demanding freedom can get free and fair hearings, and free and fair decisions so that the need for violence goes away. This is the bigger question, the root cause of violence. I agree violence aimed at civilians must be stopped, but if the powers of the world just want to treat the symptoms and not address the root causes, it is not a long term solution. Jugal Kalita > > "collatoral damage"! > Go look into the eyes of a mother that has just lost her child in > this stupid kiling sprees of the always whining, power hungry mad > group of people. > > >From: Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [Assam] This mindless violence.. > >Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:55:28 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > >http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041003/asp/frontpage/story_3835155.asp > > > >Why do the terror groups (and I do not think > >liberation fighters or any other harmless word would > >be apt) of Assam have a continuing penchant for > >killing civilians? A railway station, a marketplace, a > >school and then a cinema hall... > > > >The Naga fighters, the Mizos, even the others have not > >indulged in killing civilians in such a scale. > > > > > > > >_______________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > >http://vote.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________________ > >Assam mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > > >Mailing list FAQ: > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > >To unsubscribe or change options: > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's > FREE! _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
