July 2, 2009
by Atanu Dey
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I got the following link in a posting on India-gii (hat tip: Iqbal) on the Islamic terror in Mumbai past November. Click on this link at Atlas Shrugs only if you have a strong stomach because the pictures are disturbing. … Continue reading
May 28, 2009
by Atanu Dey
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In yesterday’s Washington Times, Diana West has a review of Moothy Muthuswamy’s book, “Defeating Political Islam: The New Cold War.” A few bits of the review below the fold.
January 28, 2009
by Atanu Dey
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“Death to the (Zionist) Juice” urges the demonstrator in London. Why? Because it’s written in the holy book.
January 19, 2009
by Atanu Dey
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This year, 2009 CE, marks the 200th birth anniversary of Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882), and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured … Continue reading
December 4, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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{Continued from part 1.} In the ultimate analysis, ideas matter. Ideas are what distinguishes humans from all known forms of terrestial living beings. The differences one observes in the development of various societies ultimately boil down to the set of … Continue reading
December 3, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Cyclic Tragedy and Farce Perhaps we need to update Marx’s idea of history that it “repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce” to suit the history of terrorism in India where each cyclic repetition consists of a brutal tragedy … Continue reading
September 18, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Well, now we can be assured of our security and safety from Islamic terrorism. TRAI — the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India — is taking steps to combat terrorism by securing WiFi networks. With terrorists using unsecured wireless fidelity (WiFi) … Continue reading
September 16, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Christopher Hitchens writing in Slate: The very name Pakistan inscribes the nature of the problem. It is not a real country or nation but an acronym devised in the 1930s by a Muslim propagandist for partition named Chaudhary Rahmat Ali. … Continue reading
August 6, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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A modern digital computer is a general purpose machine, as opposed to say a toilet flush which is a special purpose machine. General purpose machines can be programmed to do an infinitely wide array of tasks. Humans are the ultimate … Continue reading
August 4, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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“Paging Dr Singh, paging Dr Singh. Dr Singh, please pick up the house telephone. Mr M J Akbar has an urgent message to deliver regarding the health of the Mango Man.” Sorry, Dr Singh is busy driving a taxi. What … Continue reading
July 28, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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The news of death and destruction from terrorism has become somewhat of a routine. The politicians make inane statements about how all this is most lamentable and aside from telling people to “maintain peace and quiet” they appear to go … Continue reading
July 28, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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The Hindu reports that an official of the “Indian Union Muslim League has asked the media and public to not to brand the perpetrators of the deed as Muslims.” “I appeal to the media and the public not to brand … Continue reading
July 27, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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A BBC report on the recent Ahmedabad bombs concludes with: Mr Modi has been accused of failing to protect Muslims in the riots in Gujarat during 2002 in which at least 1,000 people died, including many in Ahmedabad. The violence … Continue reading
March 5, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Alan Dershowitz, professor of law at Harvard University, wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal a couple of day ago: “The Worshippers of Death” A few people wrote advising me to not to mention Islam on a blog … Continue reading
February 28, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Religious insanity should be ridiculed as strenuously and as frequently as one can. Here I am talking about the recent demand by the Pastafarians that since their religion forbids the eating of pasta without meatballs, all vegetarian pasta dishes be … Continue reading
February 10, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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I know that outsourcing things to India is all the rage in the world today and how the world is getting to be flat (thanks, Tom Friedman, what would we do without your wisdom) but this is getting a bit … Continue reading
December 7, 2007
by Atanu Dey
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The nation of India and the ideology of Islam have a long history. India was subjugated by Islam for many centuries and it bears those wounds till date. Now the entire globe is feeling the pain that Islam inflicts on … Continue reading
November 27, 2007
by Atanu Dey
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If your government is manipulated into disregarding the law of the land by rioting murderous mobs, you might be a third-world country. {Continued from part 1.} Taslima Nasreen got hounded out of Kolkata by rioting Muslims. The state of West … Continue reading
November 13, 2007
by Atanu Dey
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Here we go again. In March of 2001, the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan. These statues had stood there since the early 6th century. Symbols of universal compassion, these were in the eyes of Islam, something that had … Continue reading
August 10, 2007
by Atanu Dey
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My friend Nitin Pai of The Acorn has an op-ed in the Mint, “Why India must export its Islam.” He writes: In a secular state such as India, there is little role for the state in matters of faith and … Continue reading