US Conspiracy behind Bhutto’s Assassination?

Is there a US funded conspiracy behind Benazir Bhutto’s assassination?

Well thats why we call it a conspiracy. The attack has been said to be an Al Quaida has been already blamed for it and like any other suicide attack, this one too will end up in Al Quaida’s backyard.

So is there as US mastermind behind the killing of the prolific leader, who was greeted by 3 million supporters on her return in 1986. Though she claims that the military was trying to ‘eliminate’ her, it was more or less brushed aside as allegations.

Look at US. Post 9/11 saw a major sympathy towards the US and when they attacked the then Taliban ruled Afghanistan, the world was with them. Bush had the sympathy of his people, people forgot about Vietnam and supported him. US’ earlier crusade on the Gulf soil against Iraq, on the pretext of helping Kuwait had mixed support. With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) backing US and providing them a base, they won the war, drove away the invading Iraqi soldiers and were Heroes overnight. Enough to save their face and a step closer to build allies in the OIL rich Gulf. But what people didnt see that the war expenses that the US put forward for Kuwait. The oil rich nation could only look on hands tied as their only wealth was being taken away to foreign soil in the pretext of the war expenses.

Look at the allies for US in Asia. We have South Korea, South-east asia was almost a failure with Vietnam, South-asia has India (who forgot the ties with Iran and Iraq and supported US in every deal to some Nuclear deal that looks no where near), Pakistan (their long time ally), KSA (their only friend in the Muslim gulf for a long time, pumping out oil for them) and Turkey in the far west. Lets rule out Turkey as its Europe.

So if you see US doesn’t have a really have many strong allies in Asia. Russia in rags is against them, China is not and that is a power to be reckoned with.

Benazir on the other hand, was sure to come into power and with the current US international affairs had only half the chances of supporting them. Mush was always in love with Bush. He let his backyards burn when he supported the US attack on Afghanistan.

So the only way any one could have really touched Ms. Bhutto, with the kind of protection that Mush had provided, was with his knowledge. Pakistan had the backing of US and any impending attack on Ms. Bhutto would have made the US Intelligence alert the Pak Security and in effect forced Musharraf to alleviate that.

If you see the patter of the initial reports - “…Suddenly, there was an explosion and Bhutto’s bodyguards immediately bundled her into a SUV and attempted to move out of the area…Just then, two men rode by the car on motorcycles. One of them blew himself up and even as Bhutto came out to see what had happened a sniper pumped five bullets into her neck and chest…”[IBN Live]

Rediff reports it as - “…Benazir was shot at by a sniper rifle from close range and a few moments later a suicide bomber created the blast to make sure that she is assassinated. It was a determined effort. They made sure she doesn’t survive the attack. She died due to the injury in her neck…”

So clearly the attack was planned with the notion of how the security was going to react and the timing was impeccable. If i’m sure, when even high profile leaders, especially leaders who has already been a target of suicide attack, travels the security is so tight that no one stands a chance to even approach them.

Definitely MUSH loves BUSH … look at them cuddling…

Literacy can be a PIA…

PIA is Pain In Ass and not Pakistan International Airlines.

Being a Mallu or Malayali (not being offensive in any way by calling myself a Mallu), i’m proud that when it comes to literacy we are doing fairly good as a state. So when this article came to my attention - 300% increase in violence against women in India’s most literate state - i did feel very bad. Being literate we were supposed to be as a model for others to follow and we all together portraying a wrong picture here.

But the i saw the other angle of that. They reached that statistics coz women in Kerala realized the power of law and that there are laws that protect them from domestic violence. They approached the law when in need. The clause that caught me is - “cases files”.

So all those state that say that there is only a marginal increase in domestic violence or that the stats have fallen, RETHINK!!! It could be because that people dont know about the law. Tell them about the law and then lets see.

Even though the report said all that about Kerala, it still quotes this -

But change could happen fast in Kerala, thanks to high levels of literacy. Greater awareness, redressal mechanisms, etc. could help women move forward, as has been seen in recent times.

Thats why i say Literacy can be a real Pain in the Ass at times …

Thought for the Week - 29 Oct 07

Think, Ponder, Enjoy

“In a day, when you don’t come across any problems - you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path” — Swami Vivekananda

There is another one that counters it at the first look

“If everything else comes your way, you are probably on the wrong track”

Though they seem to contradict each other. They are in effect telling you how to handle problems in two separate situations.

What Vivekananda meant is - “you shouldn’t ignore your problems” and the one i quoted above - “a change of perspective will help you face the troubles”.

Here is another set -

“Appearances can be deceptive”

“Clothes maketh the man”

Literally or otherwise they contradict and i see nothing that explains what they stand for. So any great thinkers out there, be my guest and help solve this one.

Gandhiji’s Talisman : Give it a thought.

Does any one remember Gandhiji’s Talisman? Yes .. a vague idea? You have seen it some where right. Let me help. Remember the NCERT text books back in school, the facing page of the topics, in a nice little box, written in bold ink was Gandhiji’s Talisman.

Here it is again :

Gandhiji’s Talisman:

I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny ? In other words, will it lead to Swaraj (i.e. self-rule) for the hungry and spiritually starving millions ?

Then you will find your doubts and your self melting away.

I don’t know if they still have it in the text books, but it was there when i was in school. It never made sense to me when i was in school. I do remember reading it over and over again, trying to find the intent of the adage. Finally after school and after a long time, some how the Talisman found its way back into my head and then it struck me. The meaning is so simple and yet very powerful. If our leaders had heeded to this simple idea a long time back we wouldn’t be, may be, in such a messed up situation.

Not just the political scenario, but when this simple rule is applied, i’m not saying all the time, when ever in doubt and confusion, the results could astoundingly simple. This one has been put into the text books of your kids, we tell them to read and in the mean time we spoil their innocence.

Here education is seen as a means to mis-interpret Holy Books, promote hatred and invent innovative ways for “Angry Mob Put to your Gain”.

Ponder over IT.

In the company of a Beauty…

Who doesnt love to be in the company of beautiful damsels? Well he has to be a homosexual or a ‘ball-less’ man. Considering atleast 95% of men does not fall into that category, i see no reason as to which one should disagree with my views.

The hips, the curves, the looks, everything has been made to perfection. You are left agape watching those whom you cant flirt with and you stretch the limits of flirting every time you get a chance to. Inadvertently while i’m accused by other competent males for being, well lets say a little more than an uber flirt, i enjoy every step that i go through to reach that goal of flirting. As one of my friends put it “Flirting is good for Health“.

Starting of by mere gandering, marking targets, then going on to make it a point that you purposely go to the place that you see them (the targets). Trying your best so that they notice you, then trying to throw a smile at them, getting ignored, again trying and then finally managing to get the first conversation with them.

Its all fun and each time a game of roulette. Losing and embarrassment in front of your friends, savoring the look on their face when they see you with the ‘catch’. Oh man!!!

Lately when i got assigned to the new project, i hit cloud 9 after all the new work environment was what i was looking for in all my professional career. The last team was like, camels staring at an oasis (not the best of my allegory), this one is like the theme of AXE ads, just that its all opposite.

I was starting to enjoy myself, especially after i found that the girl that i used to admire a lot, was sitting in the next cubicle. But not for long.Tragedy struck last day, when oil was spilled on my sunny lill’ private beach. The last of the hopes, the last of the fading glimmer was brutally taken .. no it was snatched away from me by the clutches of fate and misfortune.

I never though that Bad luck will play such an bad gimmick  with me. All the consonance in my life has been disturbed, every thing that i ever built has been changed by the vicissitudes of fortune. Under the guise of happiness i lost everything, the visage was a mere vision of illusion. - I will be shifted to a different wing.

Its a “bald-field” there, workaholics with a thousand hands tearing up the keyboards apart. Nooooooo

All in the name of GOD

Remember : In the name of Ram???
The proposed ship route over the Pak Straight between India and Sri Lanka has stirred up quite and uproar. While the government plans at reduced cost and time in traversing all long the Sri Lankan cost to reach the Bay of Bengal ports, we have the religious fanatics spear-headed by BJP, opposing it.

Now every one seems to be in a heated debate over what should be done. People are arguing whether Ram exited or not? We are deliberately owing our subordination as mere pawn in the hands of reckless politicos and in the war of Religious Rascals.

The world has seen no good when such differences are allowed to propagate. I havent understood why they hell do they have to debate over Ram’s existence? Why dont they see the teachings that he has put forward? Ram is epitomized as the perfect man, true to his word and principles and only listed in doing good and helping others.

The old has to give way for the new, whether it be the land owned by you, me or even George Bush. Then why the hell debate on it and cause interruptions in parliament. We already wasted crores of money in the form of parliament interruptions than the money ever required to feed every poor in India.

While we still debate why a bull shitting bull must die or should we waste crores, just to preserve some thing that’s  still being speculated and debated, to be made by GOD.

Ok thats it, i better head home as Bangalore is now flooded, flooding and will be flooded with the heavy down pour. All the roads are practically closed. I don’t see a solution for that any time soon. May be its the GOD’s pee that is coming down, why should we drain it anyway. Let it flood the area, spread cholera, malaria … Oh No … It started raining again and i forgot to get my kayak !!! …

Fedora 6 - to - Fedora 7

Everything set aside my laptop upgrade of Fedora “Moonshine”7 is in progress. Things are going quite well so far.I had a modified my /etc/fstab to mount WinXp, had to remove that, to avoid a hit less upgrade.

Fingers Crossed!!! Final report soon…

Some Awakening …

I found a new way of cheering up. I just look at the pics at Unforgettables !!!! and Why ???? and i see that, i’m not so unfortunate. (Those are posts that i did)

It cheers me up.

Thought For the Week - 09-Jul-2007 and Shortcut to Success

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn: - ALVIN TOFFLER

Thinking over it, this is the conversation between me and the Ravishankar the VP of a department at my company.

Its worth reading …

ME : But what will we do with those ‘illiterates’, holding on to something that was like a 100 year old idea and not having a mind open to change.
I always think, how can i go ahead with those people and yet i find myself where i stared.

RAVI :Unfortunately, we no longer live in the easygoing, tolerant, “adjusting” world. People that cannot change and adapt will simply get left behind (you know what happened to the dinosaurs)! As leaders (not necessarily only the managers), we have responsibility to make them understand.

At the same time, it is important for us to understand that it is not necessary that we know better always. There may be many things that others may be right or better with. Here is where our own “open mindedness” comes in (for all we know, others might be thinking the same way about us). None of us can afford to behave like an ostrich in today’s connected world. The best way is to accept life and people as they are (believe me, it is very difficult to understand this), have patience, engage in dialogs, discuss and debate and agree on the best way forward. You will be amazed to see that we can achieve so many more things so much better when a team agrees on a common goal and works for it.

Manendra had a different question, and i say its the best reply i have ever got on the Shortcut to Success.

MANENDRA : What is the secret of your success? What do you attribute it to ?

RAVI : I am not sure if becoming a VP is the same as being successful! I regret that I may be confusing you. But here is a small part of my life’s philosophy:

 

1. I don’t believe that some people are very bright and are saviors of mankind and the rest are stupid. Everyone has a gift; he or she will have to put it to work. Finally, it is sheer hard (sometimes you can make it smart also) work. I have not seen anyone who has become rich and famous by whiling away precious time. Even a criminal who earns ill-gotten wealth needs to work hard.
2. Don’t put self before team. You don’t achieve much all alone. You need to lead packs of apparently disparate individuals that give you all the strength. You need to understand that everyone has a need to succeed. Make use of this need. Make others successful and you will automatically succeed. But it requires courage and perseverance.
3. Stand up for what you think is right.
4. Overall, maintain a balance. Accept life. After all, this is real life! This will reduce your stress, in the worst case. Not everyone will agree with you all the time.

07-07-07 Sightings …

The year of the Agent 007 … and i just loved this cartoon in Times of India … So started my 07-07-07.

Success !!! Failure !!! Destiny!!! 3-7 letter words summing it up.

I saw fools preaching about conservation by running a 24hr concert

I read about some sexually frustrated Muslim leader putting a fatwa against teenage girls and boys studying together.

I started to hate the Muslims, the Christians and the Hindus … all of them are ass-holes …

I decided to accept my Manager the way he is.

I’m reassured that MONEY is everything, love comes in automatically when MONEY comes.

In 7 minutes me and my friends found out that the girl that our friend loves, has her status as ‘Commited’ in orkut and in another 7 min found that its not him, and he came to know about that 7×2 hrs before we found out.

I started configuring SAMBA server after 7 days and found that i’m horribly lazy and fell asleep in front of the system

I learned that i’m nothing and there’s a lot of distance for me to go