ravi wrote: > > This is equally true of terrorists in Kashmir. > About > > 70% of terrorists killed in Kashmir in the recent > > years have been non-Kashmiris. They are usually > > Punjabis trained by the ISI and smuggled into > Kashmir.
> what are the sources for these numbers? I suggest you visit cemetaries in Kashmir where "freedom fighters" have been buried. Their names may give you some clues. > imho, the more important debate is regarding cause > and effect: did local > popular unrest and uprising lead to the influx of > foreign terrorists? or > did foreign terrorists bring about the image of > local unrest? The terrorist upsurge in Kashmir must be seen in the context of US led Jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan with Saudi funding and Pakistani support. > if the former is true, the discussion regarding the > current composition > and nature of activists/terrorists may prove to be a > distraction. The former, even if it is true, irrelevant today. The so-called self determination for Kashmiris will create a US protectorate in reality. Ulhas ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony