On 17/Oct/2006, at 3:54 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote:
Afzal was a surrendered terrorist from the JKLF. It is alleged that he was made an STF pawn and the real reason for rushing his execution is to cover up Indian military atrocities in Kashmir. This isn't a case of the intelligentsia preening their feathers. There have been riots on the streets of Kashmir protesting the sentence. (The Hindu carried pictures on their front page, but I can't find that story right now.)
Incidentally, anyone curious about military atrocities may want to read up on the ongoing saga of Irom Sharmila Chanu: http:// www.google.com/search?q=irom+sharmila
This is a decent summary: http://www.ibnlive.com/news/irom-sharmila-a- one-woman-army/23303-3.html
-- Kiran Jonnalagadda http://jace.seacrow.com/
