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To: JPR who wrote (7015)	9/18/1999 7:40:00 PM
From: JPR	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12475

BJP at BAY "A scam a day keeps the BJP at bay," gushes a congress insider. Scams: Sugargate, Kargil Flop ISI at it again Calcutta, September 17: Eight ISI agents, engaged in collecting India's "defence secrets," were arrested with two of them from a missile test range in Orissa prompting the authorities to put defence establishments on high alert. Bin Laden Takes on US and India Bin Laden promises JEHAD and declares US and India as enemies. He has 2000 Stinger missiles as per some reports. Gary Ackerman:Warns Pakistan. Sponsoring terrorism - double edged sword An influential US Congressman Gary Ackerman has asked Pakistan to "wake up" before the "monster of terrorism devours it." Any nation that abets, supports or sponsors terrorism against another sovereign country "must remember that it itself may become a victim. Joshi says - CTBT NNPT No way Josey Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi has said that India would not sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as long as the basic structure of these two agreements was not changed to suit the national interest of nuclear and non-nuclear countries. Helms blocks Clinton appointment WASHINGTON, Sept 17: Senator Jesse Helms, who heads the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has taken up the issue of M-11 missiles transfer to Pakistan by China and has blocked a key appointment by President Clinton of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Non-proliferation Robert Einhorn to the post of assistant secretary until sanctions are imposed. Dawn opines that LOC & Fate of Kashmiris are poured in concrete , are set and dry, due to Pakistan's Kargil fiasco. Internationally, Pakistan's isolation is so complete that not a single country spoke up to defend Pakistan's position on Kargil. It is an illusion to say that the Kashmir issue has been "internationalized." Rather, the ill-conceived adventure, without regard to Pakistan's international position and staying power, has sealed the Line of Control and the fate of the Kashmiris in concrete. Dawn: - Kashmir: Foggedabotit and focus on Pakistan- Sage advice Pakistan will have no weight internationally if its domestic economy and polity remain weak. For many years to come the focus must be internal economic and institutional rehabilitation and financial self-sufficiency. Pakistan is more important than Kashmir and must come first. Dawn to Pakistanis: Shape up or ship out --to Nigeria or Somalia. These hopes may be a pipe dream. If so, there is always a Nigeria or a Somalia to emulate.

To: JPR who wrote (7015)	9/21/1999 2:06:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12475

JPR:thanks for all that Dawn articles,some of the opinions expressed by them are right on the money in my opinion. Did you hear about the news that Benazir's husband now is charged with trafficking in drugs?

To: JPR who wrote (7015)	9/21/1999 8:58:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 12475

Boasts such as "we shall even eat grass if we have to build N-weapons" win thunderous jingoistic applause but when it comes to paying honest taxes and repaying bank loans to the piper, none from the man who invented this slogan to the current prime minister is prepared to pay. Is it any different in India? People do the "let's nuke them!" dance in front of overflowing dustbins on filthy streets that are little more than rubble. And people (not just politicians) also evade local taxes and income taxes. So, what's the difference?