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- 28 Aug 2011 00:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
I am far more concerned about us living in an authoritarian society going forward where in the name of "parliament being supreme", no public movement will be allowed and all the news channels will be "tamed", so there will be no exposure of scams and scamsters, nor will there be...
- 27 Aug 2011 22:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
I this reality show, the footage stops at the title onlee.Venkarl wrote:In that movie, the robot had some intelligence.sumishi wrote: Heard in the Mai no video
Q. Which prime minster is called I, Robot?
A. _______
- 27 Aug 2011 21:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Spot the incongruity is the following tale: A group of known thieves are noticed by the people, chased, and cornered. The cornered thieves agree to the concerns of the people, and promise to do something about it with lucid and clear speeches, and very quickly at that. The statement making the round...
- 27 Aug 2011 21:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Heard in the Mai no videosum wrote:Sorry about OT( couldn't resist) but in the Jay Leno video:
Q : Which president was called tricky dick?
A : Bill Clinton
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Q. Which prime minster is called I, Robot?
A. _______
- 27 Aug 2011 21:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
The acceptance of the final 3 points of the demands by the GOI signifies that the will of the people is supreme. Well done Anna and I am a happy man today. But as Anna said we are half way there. The war is yet to be won. A beginning has been made....... the beginning of the beginning. A great begi...
- 27 Aug 2011 21:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
[OT]So illegals will get UIDs, is it?Jarita wrote:like social security number in US.sumishi wrote:Eh!! Pranab Mukherjee just said in his speech that UID is for all residents of India, not only the citizens!!!
- 27 Aug 2011 20:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Time to withdraw RTI. 'Cause most junta does not know how to file an application. Meanwhile, toddlers should not join school, since they do not know anything about how the school system functions. And all ye wanting to learn swimming, don't! You do not have any idea of buoyancy! I did not oppose th...
- 27 Aug 2011 20:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
It is the right time to compile a who is who list of high ranking people of society who supported and who opposed the bill. There is a huge section of the "intellectual group" like Javed Naqli and Kulnash Nayar who were not seen anywhere. We need to put these guys in the list of people wh...
- 27 Aug 2011 20:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
... How do you suppose they ll make use of the lokpal ombudsman if they don't even know about it? Hmmm... Time to withdraw RTI. 'Cause most junta does not know how to file an application. Meanwhile, toddlers should not join school, since they do not know anything about how the school system functio...
- 27 Aug 2011 19:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
LS adjourned. No voice vote!! What now?
- 27 Aug 2011 19:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Eh!! Pranab Mukherjee just said in his speech that UID is for all residents of India, not only the citizens!!!
- 27 Aug 2011 19:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
He said jai hind!! OMG!! O my Gosh!! Communal!! RSSSSS! Disturbing the plurality of the nation!!rvishwak wrote:...When Scindia jr. ended his speech he said jai hind....
- 27 Aug 2011 16:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
...You want to understand the reality of India ? My dad tells me that in a recent KBC episode a girl from kashmir was called . She was not able to answer a simple question about ANNA HAZARE. I we think that lok pal would succeed we are delusional .I have taken trouble to search the Kaun banega cror...
- 27 Aug 2011 14:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
When did BJP make its stand clear? Was it in the interim?sum wrote:Hmmmm.....isnt this what BRF had predicted as the endgame? So something happened which caused the entire game to exit the prepared script and go into tailspin?
- 27 Aug 2011 13:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Heard that the govt resolution is going to be forthcoming by evening. What's the latest?
- 27 Aug 2011 12:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
IMHO it is the other way round... Corruption arises from other problems like license raj , poverty , illiteracy etc...If you simplify rules , educate the masses , build income generating industries that facilitate income growth , generate surplus power etc corruption will be automatically eliminate...
- 27 Aug 2011 11:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Theo fidel ji , I agree with you that corruption is not the foremost problems that India is facing.India has many other pressing challenges.For eg. Food, freshwater, energy supplies,malnutrtion,lack of vision etc. But all this doesn't mean that we stop taking steps to resolve lower priority problem...
- 27 Aug 2011 11:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
... Just give you an idea I paid a fee of $500+$300 to get the plans for my PV system approved. For those of you doing the math in India, this is about Rs 35,000 for about 2 hours worth of work . This is considered cheap and the inspector will show up of 30 minutes for that $300........ [OT] Almost...
- 27 Aug 2011 07:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Om puri has touched a lot of raw nerves by telling the truth. I am his ardent fan from today Just turn any news channel (like NDTV) on and see how Om Puri is being demeaned. Om Puri (IMO) represented the anger of aam aadmi in true spirit. Have always instinctively read the oxymoron "hon'ble mi...
- 27 Aug 2011 07:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
- Replies: 1051
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Re: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
Cannot believe it! Some forum members here tacitly accepting/acknowledging the take-over of a nation by wily western globalists, in the guise of humanitarian assistance, and the current and planned future loot of its resources.
- 26 Aug 2011 19:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
I would regard RG's speech in LS as his Twist with Destiny.
The die-Nasty is being revealed further for what it is.
The die-Nasty is being revealed further for what it is.
- 26 Aug 2011 19:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
I will not be surprised if TN Seshan's draft has loopholes, deceptively covered like trapdoor spiders' burrows.
- 26 Aug 2011 18:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Bandhuon, I am totally stumped by this TN Sheshan appearance. He says to Times Now that a draft bill, exactly parallel to the demands of the Jan Lokpal, and in line with RG's thought, is ready down to the last 't' ready to be introduced into the parliament tomorrow!! Ready so soon, out of nowhere? W...
- 26 Aug 2011 16:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
A possible false flag operation? These should be watched out for, nonetheless, for demonizing the protest.
- 26 Aug 2011 06:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
If you read between the lines it looks more and more like the Chief VKS has threatened or issued a veiled threat to the Govt that army may support the people storming of the parliament or that it may step up the pressure to ask the Govt to go to people to ask for a fresh mandate. If that is what he...
- 25 Aug 2011 18:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Just heard Anna's speech at Ram Lila. Prem Shankar Jha was on Times Now ... he said that it was the greatest speech in the history of independent India, surpassing even Nehru's "Tryst with Destiny". I quite agree. Pranav, if possible, please provide a link to the speech video wherever it ...
- 25 Aug 2011 18:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
The post-independence generations have got a whiff of what MKG's satyagraha entailed. It has jumped out of the history books into real life, and that bodes well for the future.
- 25 Aug 2011 11:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Its been sixty+ years after independence and there is an oligarchy that has established itself in the country. The primary means of functioning for this oligarchy is corruption between heredity political, business, criminal, and foreign investment interests. Corruption and black money is the life b...
- 25 Aug 2011 11:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
[OT]. IMO, you better get out of the stock market for the next one year. After that, you will yourself know what to do...shivajisisodia wrote:I am all for eliminating corruption as long as it does not negatively impact the value of my Reliance Industries and Tata Steel stock
- 25 Aug 2011 11:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
- Replies: 1051
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Re: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
Why the Libyan revolution may not matter very much An apartment in the far end of the complex gets ransacked and looted. The society security guard says to the members - "Don't worry, it does not matter much." A couple of months later, another one, nearer, was ransacked. The society secur...
- 25 Aug 2011 11:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Hey. What have you been up to??shivajisisodia wrote:Phew...........thank heavens.Theo_Fidel wrote:All consensual corruption will continue as before as long as no one reports it. There even seem to be limits on third party filing of cases.
- 24 Aug 2011 22:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
That's because he says he thinks that the govt might use the people's resistance to his arrest to force a crackdown blaming violence.IndraD wrote:^^^ In contrast to this AH told the crowd yesterday that they shouldn't let police arrest him .
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- 24 Aug 2011 22:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Will it be a replay of Potti Sreeramulu?
- 24 Aug 2011 22:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 386756
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
If he dies, what will remain of the idea of non-violence as a political form of protest?
- 24 Aug 2011 21:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Jeez! Its almost as if they want conflagration and chaos Kiran Bedi said something changed in the govt mood between yesterday and today, a total flip!! She asks what could have happened?
- 24 Aug 2011 21:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Guys, we are heading for a problem! Govt. has hardened its stand, and according to Kejriwaal (just heard in Times NOW), said something like "...Anna can fast if he wants to..."
- 24 Aug 2011 12:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
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- Views: 130814
Re: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
message in the Ad is simple, most news is manupulated to the reporters view. What is actual happening is X< reporter is saying it is Y> Hmmm...nice. Nitpicking: There is another un-intended message - Tricking mango Indics (straight haired gal) into following the western culture (curly-haired one's ...
- 24 Aug 2011 12:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
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Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Whats the lowdown on Arnab Goswamy? On the face of it, he appears to play quite fair, although there have been times when he tends to stick to questions even when they have been answered within the volume of a panel member's utterances.
- 24 Aug 2011 11:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
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Re: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
Kindly elaborate. Meanwhile, one of the gals (curly haired) had three hands!Aditya_V wrote:See the TVS Wego ad, its message is lost on most viewers.
- 24 Aug 2011 10:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
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- Views: 130814
Re: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
^+10Neshant wrote:One thing this invasion of Libya taught me is not to trust Associated Press, Reuters and any media based in the country doing the invading. Invariably they promote their own nation's propaganda....