I dont usually care for Dr. Barad's observations, but this time round, I think he asks an interesting and valid question....
just because the fight is 'the good fight' should not allow us to slip up and get dramatic...compromises our credibility J ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:09:38 +0530 > From: "U. G. Barad" <dr.udayba...@gmail.com> > To: <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Attacks on Christians in Karnataka > Message-ID: <4c8035c4.1864730a.0c75.4...@mx.google.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Marshall Mendonza posted a letter by Justice Saldanha. In the letter, the > Justice writes: "The Central Government and the International Organizations > have taken careful note of the fact that the State Govt. spends an average > of Rs.50 Crores a day on self publicity in order to ensure that grave > incidents of the present type are not reported." > > Just curious to know exactly who the International Organizations are, and > are they monitoring any other aspect of happenings (other than attacks on > Christians) in India. > > Secondly, Rs 50 crores a day is really a huge amount, comes to Rs 18,250 > crores a year. I do not know if the total advertisements in all the > newspapers in Karnataka would amount to this sum. I, therefore, wonder > about the credibility of Justice Saldanha's claim as far as this is > concerned. > > Really like to be enlightened. > > Best regards, > > U. G. Barad > > > > > ------------------------------ > > ----------------------------------------------------- Read my thoughts at www.dervishnotes.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------- For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights. (B R Ambedkar) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho. Contact Bosco D'Mello bo...@goanet.org (416) 803-7264 http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/