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To: JPR who wrote (7021)	9/20/1999 10:16:00 AM
From: JPR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

rediff.com One Angry woman Devyani, 60, Marakkanam village, on the way to Pondicherry I walked 30 minutes in this hot sun to reach here.Why? Because I am angry. Frustrated. Disappointed. We voted for Jayalalitha because we thought she, as a woman, would understand our problems. Also, she inherited MGR's legacy. But she is different - (read. Traitor to her gender) I am glad I can read. Otherwise, I would not have known about what happened in Madras during her time. We saw that wedding on Sun TV. My God! We could not believe our eyes. When thousands of poor people were starving, she spent millions of rupees on that wedding.

To: JPR who wrote (7021)	9/21/1999 7:21:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 12475

But as one of the aides of the Pakistan PM has indicated, Pakistan ought to pause and think whether the Indians are not doing a local variant of Star Wars the way Americans did on the Russians for making them wholly bankrupt. The Russians lost all their economic and political superstructure in trying to keep up with the Americans. Pakistan has to keep in mind the relative scarcity and smallness of its resource base in mind while deciding upon how to react. In this context, Pakistan's refusal to sign a "no first-use" treaty with India seems to make sense. This is similar to what NATO did during the height of the Cold War when they were outgunned on the conventional weapons front -- they simply adopted a doctrine that gave them the flexibility to use nuclear weapons first. Pakistan has adopted a similar strategy and has made it crystal-clear that it could contemplate a nuclear first strike if its security were seriously threatened. So, if anybody could reduce their defense expenses because they are now a nuclear power, it is Pakistan and not India. A year or so ago, a lot of the bomb-supporters from India used to make the claim that their conventional weapons expenses can now be lowered. Of course, after Kargil happened, they have not said another word about that! :-)