Just Chill.....Its just Indian Blood on the Streets

Yes man. So what 57 were killed before Diwali in Delhi. Pakistan officially condemned it, didn't they? Too bad if it doesn't bring back those 57 to life.

And, isn't that normal and expected and don't the Indians just deserve that? Bomb blasts keep happening, blood and flesh keeps on splattering the streets. Big deal.....huh...???

And then we catch Abu Salem - and we bring him to India with great fanfare - "Kabze mein Bhai" headlines rock the mainstream TV. What you see is the glamorization, the awe for the killer and mass murderer - his flashy lifestyle (Ohh yes, didn't I tell you, Abu Salem has reoriented his tastes and now doesn't like designer wear - so much so for journalism and its duties towards the nation), his pretty arm candy, his meteoric rise. No tear drops for the people he killed and no blood boils at the outrage committed. We Indians are destined for years and years of such massacres. Just that, sometimes it will be you, sometimes it will be the guy in the third flat from me and sometimes, it will be me.

What's apalling is that we seem to have lost the capability to see things as they are. We are too much into negationism and self delusions and believe that problems will just whither away, if we keep our heads immersed in sand for long enough. Good luck to us.

Remember, it's not about Hindus and Muslims. Its about a criminal, a coward, a rat planting bombs and killing hundreds to further his warped sense of justice and religion. The bomb would not know the difference whether it is blowing up Hindus or Muslims.

Just look at the chain of events of a few days - Delhi Bombings, Srinagar terrorist attacks, Srinagar car bomb - the investigations reveal LeT connections - we know where things origniated and operated from. In Srinagar bombings, the guy who gets caught hails from our friendly neighbour Pakistan, lays bare the training and cerebral poisioning on the other side of the border - and we don't hear any comments from our PM (not that that will mean anything to those 60 odd killed).

Ohhh yes, I remember his almost apologetic allusion to "external hand" in the bombings, his gentle reminder to Musharraf, "Mushy, you promised me...no.....that you'll rein in those boys.....you naughty you.......do something naa....."

What we need to remember is things that are very basic:

• Any great nation has to have a sense of value for the life of its citizens.
• The country won't become great or respected just through selling software or offshoring - if we can't defend the life of our people and hit back at those destroying them, at best, we will be an apology in the name of a nation.
• The killers won't undergo a change of heart and start flying doves and singing peace hymns.
• We don't have to keep looking for others to provide security to our people and we don't need to apologize and pussyfoot about protecting our men women and children.

As long as we do not make it difficult and costly for the killers to kill and maim us, let us brace ourrselves to see more blood, gore, severed limbs and broken skulls on our roads.