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Joke of the Millennium – LTTE Terrorists Declare ‘Unilateral Ceasefire’

 General  8 Responses »
Apr 262009
 
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Ha ha ha ha.

We haven’t stopped laughing.

Facing certain defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan Army, the LTTE terrorists have announced, yes, prepare yourself for this mega-joke, an unilateral ceasefire.

Yes, sir the same LTTE terrorists that wrought ceaseless misery on Tamils, Sinhalas and other ethnic groups for over 25 years and murdered the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and countless others, have announced a ceasefire. Make that begging for a ceasefire because in their present decimated state, the LTTE terrorists are only in a position to beg.

Folks, the ceasefire declaration is nothing but a macabre joke by the LTTE terrorists to gain breathing time and strengthen themselves before launching their next murderous assault. It must not be taken seriously.

Here’s an excerpt from the LTTE’s terrorists’ macabre joke:

In the face of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and in response to the calls made by the UN, EU, the governments of the USA, India and others, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has announced an unilateral ceasefire. All of LTTE’s offensive military operations will cease with immediate effect. Continue reading »

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 10:00 am

Chop Shop – Decent Movie

 Hollywood  No Responses »
Apr 262009
 
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Just finished watching Chop Shop (2007) on DVD.

Written and directed by young Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani with a cast of ‘non-actors,’ the 84-minute-long Chop Shop is a nice movie centering around a young boy Alejandro (Alejandro Polanco) working in an auto repair shop in Queens, New York.

Displaying a maturity beyond his years, the 12-year-old kid cheers up when his sister Isamar (Isamar Gonzales) comes to live with him in a tiny room above the repair shop.

The movie, which has a documentary-ish feel,  follows the duo’s dreary lives, the hopes, disappointments and all, as they yearn to make a better life for themselves by buying a small food van. Continue reading »

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 12:08 am

Word of the Day – Naxalite

 English  5 Responses »
Apr 252009
 
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Our 1,623-page Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Edition) does not include the word Naxalite.

A rather strange, and most definitely, a major omission.

Origins of the Term
The word Naxalite has its roots in the Naxalbari village in the Darjeeling region of West Bengal in the eastern part of India.

It was in the Naxalbari region that a violent anti-landlord movement started in 1967 among the Communist elements and sympathisers (and later spread to other pockets of India like Warangal and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, Chikmagalur Hills of Karnataka and Jharkand). The adherents of this movement were referred to as Naxalites.

Meaning
Like a lot of English words, the meaning of Naxalite has evolved over the years and means different things to different people.

As Ramachandra Guha writes:

“Naxalite” became shorthand for “revolutionary,” a term evoking romance and enchantment at one end of the political spectrum, and distaste and derision at the other.
(Source: India After Gandhi P.424)

Pejorative Usage
These days, the word Naxalite usually has a pejorative connotation thanks mostly to the Indian police who use the word to describe those elements holed up in the forest or mountainous areas of India and frequently resort to violent actions like beheadings, attacking police stations, killing policemen and kidnappings.

To the Indian police, Naxalite expressions like ‘class struggle’ Continue reading »

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 5:33 pm

Manmohan Singh’s Daughter Amrit Singh Forces America to Release Torture Photos

 America  5 Responses »
Apr 242009
 
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Obama Turns Pussy on Torture Photos

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s daughter Amrit Singh, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union in New York City, has played a key role in the ACLU’s victory in forcing the U.S. Defense Department to release photos of American military men torturing prisoners.

The U.S. Defense Department told a federal court today that that it would release by May 28 a “substantial number” of photos depicting the abuse of prisoners by U.S. personnel.

The torture photos are from prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan at locations other than Abu Ghraib.

The ACLU had filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in 2004 against the government seeking release of the photos. The Bush administration had steadfastly refused to release the torture photos on specious grounds.


Amrit Singh
(Image Courtesy: ACLU)

Following the ACLU’s hard fought victory, Amrit Singh said:

These photographs provide visual proof that prisoner abuse Continue reading »

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 2:41 pm

H1B Visas; Follow the Japanese U-Turn, Partially

 Immigration  7 Responses »
Apr 242009
 
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After years of importing tens of thousands of foreign workers of Japanese descent from Latin American countries like Brazil and Peru for blue-collar jobs, Japan is now doing an U-turn on its immigration policy.

An U-turn that America must seriously consider (but only partially) vis-a-vis its H1B Visas.

Facing growing unemployment of its own citizens because of slumping production, Japan is now paying these guest workers who came there on special Nikkei Visas $3,000 for air fare and $2,000 for each dependent if they agree to go back home and not seek employment in Japan again.

With growing unemployment in the U.S. (going beyond 10% in some parts), America must study the Japanese model with some modifications.

Here are some suggestions on how we can reform the H1B program:

* Offer to pay the airfares of H1B employees and families who promise to return to their native countries and not apply for job visas for 10 years. U.S. airlines are in bad shape anyway so this H1B cargo should provide a fillip to their business.

* Impose a 10% H1B tax on the wages of H1B employees to fund the state labor departments and help pay unemployment insurance to American workers.

* Impose a $10,000 fee on the employer for each H1B Visa issued over and above the immigration fees to fund the investigation into  the massive H1B fraud. Continue reading »

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 11:56 am

Desi Butcher Vikram Pandit Butchered

 Diaspora, General, People  2 Responses »
Apr 242009
 
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Desi butcher and Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit has joined the disgraceful gallery of America’s Worst CEOs.

Describing Vikram Pandit as one of the 20 Worst CEOs, here’s what Conde Nast’s Portfolio had to say on our ‘desi butcher’:

Pandit didn’t create the mess Citi is in, but he is the financial-services equivalent of the Titanic’s Edward Smith—a commander ill-equipped to save his ship. When Pandit took over, Citi was already on track to report write-downs and increased credit costs of $20 billion. Today, the banking supermarket is propped up by $45 billion in bailouts and is, in effect, owned by the U.S. government.

THE STAT: Although Pandit’s currently earning $1 a year, his pay package was valued at $38.2 million for 2008, a year when taxpayers kept the firm in business.

We’ve always held that Vikram Pandit is ill equipped to Continue reading »

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