Dears,
Close on heels of the news report in the NT [see clip below]of two fishing
trawlers being "intercepted" by the Coast Guard/MPT and/or Coastal Police at
Marmagoa Harbour, comes a report filed by my pretty debonaire friend in the ToI
that is headlined "Stop watersport activities by sunset:Police to operators"
followed by a TNN follow-up on the CS-gate that is titled "There's hardly any
reserve force in Goa." that informs us that even security of the Goa Governor
[and former ICAO General Secretary] S.S. Sidhu, "has already been outsourced to
the CISF" ..... as if Goa's Raj Bhavan was an industrial establishment [CISF =
Central Industrial Security Force]. Two more companies of CISF have been
requisitioned to bolster the two guarding our Dabolim airport and dear
Governor, on either side of the Zuari river.
In the meanwhile the USA, notably Ms. Condoleeza Rice, has stirred up the
Pakistani curry with big piranha and barracuda-like fish being netted in
Muzzafarabad's murky waters. All efforts are being made to clean up the waters
of the Arabain Sea and the terror-tainted air above.
On the festive day of "Bakra Id" today comes the story in the GT headlined
"Security beefed up for foreign tourists.starred hotels." Therein lies the tail
of this story in which the tail wags the dog.
GT report reads thus:"The Mormugao PI, Sagar Ekoskar,informed that two American
ships which arrived at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) with 1300 American crew in goa
were given police protectionfrom the time of arrival. A total of 10 police
guards and armed personnel accompanied the Americans during their tour on
Monday in Goa."
Two things are clear:
1. The Goa Police Force is woefully stretched ...ten men to protect 1300
sailors and airmen on shore leave.
2. The US Sevent Fleet is here in Goa for "Repairs and Refitting" while the
sailors head for "Rest and Recuperation" and the Goans learn to Rock and Roll.
Did I hear a whoop? R, R Maha Dave!
Let's sing "The Al Qaeda does not know to Rock & Roll" to the tune of a
similarly titled song in Goa.
Happy C.S. ta!
Mog asundi
Miguel
Coastal police intercept two fishing trawlers
NT NETWORK
Posted on 2008-12-05
VASCO Ensuring that no stone remains unturned in view of the security
aspect in the coastal belt of Mormugao, the MPT, central industrial
security force, Harbour Coastal Police, Mormugao police and Vasco
police in a joint operation, intercepted a fishing trawler from
Alleppy, Kerala on Thursday, and have booked the crew onboard, on
suspicion and failing to produce identity cards.
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 22:23:32 -0800
From: "Miguel Braganza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] JP's swan song ......"The Lying kind" ?
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Dears,
The front page news reports in today's newspapers in Goa have just
stopped short of calling the Chief Secretary of Goa a "Liar". That is
the truth!
If there is no Al Qaida terror threat to Goa, the Chief Secretary's
note to the Cabinet Ministers, including the CM, is a "deliberate
attempt to mislead the Government" ...officialese for a WHITE LIE.
............................................................................................................
Secret Cabinet note warns of Qaida threat
8 Dec 2008, 0152 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: The note (No. 1/13/2003-HD(G)/PF2), which was marked "secret", states
at item no 3 (a), "Today Goa faces serious threat from terrorists and there
were specific inputs that Al-Quada (sic) would target certain
installation/target in Goa. The state of Goa has a vast coastline of
105 km, which has major sea posts and famous beaches." The note was
signed by Singh.
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