> The news also shows that ULFA is running out of patience or strategy after > 25 years of guerilla fighting.
Did they have strategies & patience to begin with? IMHO, they handicapped themselves by clamoring after an illusive goal of independence. Moreover, they chose not to have alternatives if that goal was unattainable. Its time for them to cut their losses and join the mainstream, abjure violence and join in some fruitful discussions with the GOI that will be helpful to Assam in the long-run. --Ram On 4/29/05, Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >"The ULFA enjoyed widespread support in upper Assam in its initial > >years... the ULFA began to lose popularity after it increasingly > >targeted civilians," the US State Department report said. > > From above, it seems ULFA enjoyed a creditable name in US TState Dept and > that the following are the main reasons for USA now to list it as a > Terrorist group from its original status of Freedom Fighter: > > >The reasons that have prompted the US to put ULFA in its terrorist > >list are recent incidents of violence, most of them targeting > >civilians in Assam. > > Too bad for ULFA. If this is in fact true, then it is ULFA alone is to blame > for discrediting its name. > > Now what? Now hatever the reasons, the new status will have one important > impact for sure. > > Bangladesh, as well as other countries, will now think twice before > providing any indirect direct help to ULFA because of inevitable pressure > from USA. > > The news also shows that ULFA is running out of patience or strategy after > 25 years of guerilla fighting. > > IMHO, only sensible strategy for ULFA now is to take the last opportunity > for an face-saving exist through the good person of MRG. I think it is their > last chance. If they need help in chalking out an strategy, I think Assam > intelligentsia will help at their asking. ULFA should realize that war of > words is over now and that the ball is their court not at GOI's. > > There should be a saying "It is never too late to be wise and smart". > > Rajen Barua > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Assam" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:12 AM > Subject: [Assam] ULFA under pressure after US 'terrorist' slur - Hindustan > Times > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7454_1341641,000800050001.htm > > > > ULFA under pressure after US 'terrorist' slur > > > > The US decision to bracket ULFA as a "terrorist organisation" could > > adversely impact the group's global campaign to drum up support for > > its "freedom struggle". > > > > The US State Department in its '2004 Country Reports on Terrorism' has > > added ULFA to the Other Selected Terrorist Organisations (OSTO) List. > > > > Groups on the OSTO List are terrorist organisations that do not target > > the national security of the US or its citizens. > > > > The outlawed ULFA claims to be a "revolutionary political > > organisation" fighting against "foreign occupation" in the region. > > > > New inclusion in terror list > > > > ULFA, Communist Party of India (Maoist), Babbar Khalsa > > International, International Sikh Youth Federation. Al-Mansoorian, a > > shadow outfit of the Lashker-e-Taiba, included in foreign category. > > > > Old terror List > > Al-Badr Mujahideen, Harkt-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, Hizbul Mujahideen and > > Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen, the outfits active in J&K. > > > > Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Tayiba, all > > active in J&K, in the list of Foreign Terrorist Organisations. > > > > > > What does such list mean? > > > > Being listed as a terrorist group means that the State Department > > has identified the group as practicing, or it has significant > > subgroups that practice international terrorism. Members of such > > outfits, if found in the US, would be deported. > > > > "The US decision to list ULFA as a terrorist organisation will > > definitely be a major setback to the group," said Assam Inspector > > General of Police Khagen Sharma. > > "International human rights groups or other such bodies will now find > > it hard to accept the ULFA as a revolutionary organisation after the > > US listed it as a terrorist organisation," said Sharma. > > > > There has been no immediate reaction from the ULFA to the US decision. > > > > Security analysts, however, say the US move will not have much impact > > on ULFA back home in Assam. > > > > "The ULFA is already a banned group and security forces have all the > > powers to deal with them like any terrorist group in the country," an > > expert said. > > > > The decision to list ULFA as a terrorist group could curtail the > > freedom with which some its top leaders operate out of some foreign > > countries, directing the hit-and-run guerrilla strikes in Assam. > > > > The reasons that have prompted the US to put ULFA in its terrorist > > list are recent incidents of violence, most of them targeting > > civilians in Assam. > > > > "The ULFA enjoyed widespread support in upper Assam in its initial > > years... the ULFA began to lose popularity after it increasingly > > targeted civilians," the US State Department report said. > > > > "ULFA reportedly procures and trades in arms with other northeast > > Indian groups, and receives aid from unknown external sources." > > > > Indian intelligence officials say ULFA works in close tandem with > > Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), with its cadres > > receiving advanced weapons training in Pakistan from time to time. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ 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
