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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (1104)	5/29/1998 8:23:00 PM
From: Jonathan Cleveland	Respond to of 12475

Special Forces do not get killed. I was saying that since India set off the tic bomb it would be Very stupid to think that american special forces are not on the continent that includes submarines with nuc. capabil.. Special Forces can speak many diff. languages and they can do anything. Remember American forces act as if we are always at war. no bs. best J.C

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (1104)	5/29/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Mohna, This is the second aticle. NW I want pre-emptive action to counter militancy: Advani Our Political Bureau ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW DELHI 28 MAY <Picture>UNION home minister L K Advani today stuck to his tough line against Pakistan and asserted that the go-ahead for the nuclear tests was prompted by the BJP-led government's assessment about the threat to the nation's security from the hostile neighbour. The home minister, who unambiguously stated that the government will not allow Pakistan to carry out a proxy war here, stoutly defended the government's decision to go in for the blasts. ''It was only natural. It was a protest against the nuclear apartheid,'' Mr Advani said. Mr Advani's, whose words shape the reflexes of his party's policy on crucial issues, said the BJP-led government has fulfilled a commitment that it made to the people. ''We have not hidden anything from anyone. We had stated in our poll pledge that under the BJP's leadership, the country will have a nuclear deterrent. And the country has it now.'' Mr Advani, who frankly shared with the Lok Sabha his ministry's assessment about the threat from across the border, said that Pakistan cannot be seen as having friendly intentions. ''Pakistan, which believes in two nation theory and is run by a theocratic establishment, has been trying to foment troubles here''. Defending the use of words like ''pro-active'' in relation to tackling the proxy war launched by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, he said proactive did not mean the army should cross the borders and attack Pakistan. ''Instead of reacting to killings by foreign inspired mercenaries in the Kashmir valley and the adjoining Jammu region as it was happening for so many years now, I want the government to take pre-emptive measures to counter militancy,'' he said. Mr Advani also disputed the contention of former finance minister P Chidambaram that nuclear weapons could never be for self-defence as stated by the prime minister and said a nuclear weapon was always considered a deterrent which meant self-defence. The home minister also expressed surprise over criticism by Opposition leaders like Natwar Singh of the Congress that there was no threat from Pakistan after the Shimla accord. ''Mr Natwar Singh and Chidambaram must be aware of the fact that the election manifesto of the Congress before the 1991 polls had taken cognizance of the threat perception due to Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons''. He said the congress manifesto had expressed concern over Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme and sought to review the policy to meet the threat if Islamabad persisted with its plans. Mr Advani said the Vajpayee government has only taken cognizance of the same threat perception and conducted the Pokharan tests in view of the adverse security environment. He said it was necessary to demonstrate the nuclear capability by conducting the tests because Pakistan's nuclear weapon programme is directed against India. Mr Advani also rebutted the charge made by Mr Chidambaram that there were differences within the government on the issue. ''He said there is a Vajpayee line and an Advani line. It is puerile rhetoric. It may be good copy for some journalists,'' he said.