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From:
Waqar Talib
To:
“Defence Journal” <defjrnl@pathfinder9.com>
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Dear Ikram
Sehgal,
AoA
The Amnesty International in its latest annual
report, released on May 28, 2004, accused the United
States and Britain of pursuing policies “bankrupt
of vision and bereft of principles” under
the cover of so-called “war on terror”.
This draconian approach, Amnesty says, has “damaged
justice and freedom, and made the world a more dangerous
place”.
The scathing indictment, which charged, in particular
the US administration of George Bush, with “sacrificing
human rights in the name of security at home, turning
a blind eye to abuses abroad, using pre-emptive
military force where and when it chooses”,
was only one of the long series of blistering attacks
made by the world's main human rights watchdog.
Apropos Iraq war, it says, “hundreds of civilians
were killed and thousands injured” as a result
of bombing by the US and Britain. “Many civilians
were killed as a result of excessive use of force
by coalition forces. Scores of women were abducted,
raped and killed as law and order broke down after
the war. Torture and ill-treatment by coalition
forces were widespread.”....more
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From:
A
H AMIN
To:
“Defence Journal” <defjrnl@pathfinder9.com>
Subject:
Reply
to criticism of Col M A Gillani
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This is a reply to two letters
of Col M.A Gillani in which the most esteemed
colonel offered his criticism dealing with my
article/letter published in May 2004 issue of
DJ.
The worthy critic stated that Indians were
equal in infantry in Chamb. The fact is that
the Indians were defending a large area including
Hill Sector while Pakistan attacked a narrow
area in the south hence Pakistani infantry was
superior in infantry at the decisive point.
Grand Slam was poorly executed. Maj Gen Akhtar
misused the armour dispersing it and launching
it unimaginatively as a result of which 11 Cavalry
lost 19 men killed on the first day. Thereafter,
because of massive superiority in artillery
Indian infantry was shell shocked and numbed
into inaction. Small wonder that 14 Punjab which
the worthy critic commanded lost only one or
two men killed from day one of the war till
end of Operation Grand Slam. This illustrates
the amount of fighting....more
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From:
Col
(R) Masood Anwar
To:
“Defence Journal” <defjrnl@pathfinder9.com>
Subject:
Concentration of Mind and Body
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Dear Sir,
Life is a creation and death marks the end of the
creation. As usual when I get to write, the philosophic
side of me gets inspired and I cannot help taking
my thoughts for a little walk. Giving my version,
if you like, life could appear lifeless while it
is still in animate state and having physically
ended in death, its continuity even in unanimated
state could prosper in memory. For that is required
investments in pursuit of happy living and sanctified
death.
Life and death are mutually corresponding realities.
Living is contribution by the individual in trying
to prolong the duration of journey between life
and death, significantly illustrating his efforts
in this regard. The conception might appear unintelligent
for death cannot be predicted, but if one were to
look around, there are several indications to go
by. Taking history as the guide, human beings are
known to have lived up to the age of 120 years plus
minus five but not without conscious efforts in
the field of health, economics, social and moral
values, love, emotions, sentiments handling disappointments,
resentments, failures, infirmities etc and in making
living more agreeable and comfortable to compliment
efforts of prolonging the duration between life
and death. The developed world has shown that this
is possible.....more
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