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To: haqihana who wrote (15108)	4/17/2002 9:10:20 AM
From: hdl	Respond to of 27712

Three Die As Violence Rocks India's Gujarat State Reuters AHMEDABAD, India (April 17) - At least three people were stabbed to death and 15 others injured as more religious violence rocked India's bloodied Gujarat state, police said on Wednesday. The fresh bloodshed came as the Gujarat cabinet prepared to meet later on Wednesday to discuss controversial plans by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold state elections nearly a year ahead of schedule, a move police say could trigger more violence. "Three people, including a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist, succumbed to stab injuries last (Tuesday) night in Ahmedabad," a senior police official told Reuters. He said 15 people were injured on Tuesday as Hindu and Muslim rioters pelted stones and hurled crudely made bombs at each other in at least three different areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat's largest city. Officials say more than 800 people, mostly Muslims, have died from reprisal killings by Hindu mobs and in police firing after a Muslim mob torched a train carrying Hindu activists, burning 59 people to death in late February. Human rights group say the death toll from the violence could be as high as 2,000. "Many areas of Ahmedabad are still tense and army is patrolling sensitive areas. There are no reports of any violence from other parts of Gujarat," the official said. Police have predicted more violence if the BJP presses ahead with plans to hold an early election. The BJP, which also leads the federal coalition, enraged critics when it spurned calls last weekend to fire Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who has been accused of turning a blind eye to the bloodshed -- charges he has rejected. Instead, the BJP urged an early vote in Gujarat where political analysts say the party would likely sweep back to power on a wave of pro-Hindu sentiment in the state which is deeply polarized along religious lines. The BJP badly needs an electoral win in Gujarat to shore up its national credibility after a recent string of regional routs. But even if the state government dissolves the assembly, with more than 100,000 people, mostly Muslims, in refugee camps and Gujarat still smoldering, analysts said the election commission might reject an early vote. 04/17/02 00:51 ET Copyright 2002 Reuters Limited.

To: haqihana who wrote (15108)	4/17/2002 9:03:32 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27712

Hi enigma. You said..." lorne, If this sort of thing will help keep the Palestinians in check, and allow us to monitor their activities better, that is a slight plus, but I do not believe it will be very effective. The Palestinians, as most of those Middle Eastern nations of Islam, are very sneaky, and such and they turn such an agreement around to their advantage."... The USA has said many times they will not negotiate with terrorists yet to make any deals with arafat is to deal with one of the worlds biggest terrorist and the whole world knows he is a terrorist. Why must the USA and others defend arafat. Why not eliminate him and get a human to speak for the palestinians. To deal with this filth is to legitimize terrorist and will only create more. -------------------------------------- ..." The routine waiver of a 1987 anti-terrorism law essentially certifies that the PLO is not a terrorist organization. ".... ...." "I think, when we're trying to get people together to negotiate on the terms of a lasting cease-fire, as well as a comprehensive settlement, to be calling each other names, even if they're accurate names, is not psychologically helpful," Hyde, R-Ill., said on CNN on Sunday. "So I think, if that could be deferred or avoided, it doesn't mean that you're surrendering to terrorists or mollifying them, but it means you understand the realities of how to get from here to there." ap.tbo.com