Benazir assasinated for PPP's victory

Doubting Thomas: Just a thought

Since Benazir had been assasinated and Al-Qaeda has taken responsibility for killing her, everyone will be expecting strongsupport from people of Pakistan and a fierce action from the againstAl-Qaeda.

Forget it. Nothing of this sort will happen.

Some action will be there but not against Al-Qaeda but against tribals supporting Al-Qaeda.

These tribals are innocent from heart and do not understand shrewd US politics. They get carried away in the name of religion. These tribals are factory of Jehadi's. Innocent muslim youths are influeced in the name of religion and Jehad. When they go out to kill they are given arms and ammunition. These arms and ammunition are bought from public money. Public money used to buy arms is a profitable proposition for arms maker and this expenditure can be justified in the name of defence. Most of these arms makers are from US. It is in the air that many US politicians and senior defence officers have stake in the arms factory.

This means more the arms are used, the more will be the business and more will be the profit.
Therefore most of the war politics is done by US.

Al-Qaeda has emerged as good friend of weapon mercenaries. It has given them the maximum busines.

(Have you ever given a thought who provides arms to Al-Qaeda after it snapped ties with US?)

Iraq war may be part of this poilitics. Israel and Palestine are already giving good business to weapon mercenaries. One more suchzone is being created in the central Asia and some part of SouthAsia.

Lets talk Pakistan..

Bhutto's assasination can be part of this politics. Since Bhutto had been assasinated, her husband Asif Zardari will be next PPP leader. He will win because of sympathy votes. It was looking difficult to convince masses to vote for Benazir and gain majority.

So what? This would not be in favour of Arms lobby in US.

Assasination of Benazir would have been part of a conspiracy which is often found embedded in US strategies.Musharraf had been trying to keep Nawaz Sharif away from election as he is being perceived anti-US. In case Benazir would have not died, there were fare chances of Nawaz Sharif getting on to the throne of PM.

Most people in Pakistan believe that Musharraf cowered in front of US pressure . They forget the ground reality that US has helped Pakistan to develop its economy. Though it was also part of US politics. Musharraf is sore in the eyes of Pakistani masses because he had swerved from the way Pakistan was being developed as orthodox Islamic state-A land for the Islam, by the Islam,from the Islam and full of Jehadi's.Pakistani Masses, especially radicalist, believe that Musharraf is trying to wipe out the radical groups. They believe that democracy they are looking for will be just to show the world. The leader leading such democracy will be puppet PM working on terms and condition laid down by Musharraf.

Musharraf and Benazir's deal was seen from the same angle by masses and radicalist. Though authenticity of deal is not known but it is said that it happened. Radical groups believe that US brokered this deal between Benazir and Musharraf.The radicalist saw some hope in Nawaz Sharif. Sharif's source of confidence is the feeling brewing among radicalist against US and Musharraf.

Even US policy makers sensed this - Victory for Nawaz Sharif because of anti-US sentiments .

So what next? How to stop him?(Just a thought)

KILL BENAZIR. This will help in generating sympathy vote for Asif Zardari.

The same has happened. It is evident in speech this morning's speech of Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif. US also needs substitute of Musharraf. Elections will take place in Pakistan. The dates may defer for couple ofmonths but it will take place. But sooner it would be , better itwill be.

After this election there will be war in the North West Frontier Region as it is the part which had not been under control of government of Pakistan and thus not in control of US. This war will be in the name of Benazir with support from masses.

"Are Sting Operations justified?"

Should Criminal be only caught after crime is done? What kind of documents help in traping mastermind?

"A Chief Minister (CM) of North-Indian state had been caught red handed on camera while propositioning female applicants for the post of medical officer. A TV news channel conducted a sting operation and exposed the CM while doing this to a number of applicants. The applicants were in the waiting list. The first list of selected candidates is already out."- Suppose this is a true story that has appeared in a national daily.

This is an example to explain importance of sting operation- an operation done to expose hidden anti-social elements and their activity in front of public. Sting operation plays crucial role in exposing this kind of cases.
In this case the sting operation helped in exposing CM as he would have neither done this in broad day light nor in front of news channel's camera.

It would sound very ideal to suggest that the victims should have gone to police station to lodge a complaint and should wait for courts verdict before arriving at any conclusion. But absolute power corrupts absolutely. The record of police in registering complaint had been dubious at times. Even if the complaint would have been registered, the next step would have been to prove the charge against CM.

The crucial point here is that what is the evidence that plaintiffs have against CM? The CM has just propositioned orally not in writing. According to section 22A of Indian Evidence Act, court does neither easily accept electronic recorded voice nor video of accused. Therefore, it would not have been easy for the plaintiff or plaintiffs to prove the charges.

The slow court proceedings in India are another matter of concern which stretches the period of victim's agony. Being on such a powerful position, a corrupt CM can easily manage to manipulate state law enforcement agencies. Also possibility of victim and witnesses being harassed cannot be ruled out thus breaking down the moral of witnesses to stand by the victim. Jessica Lal's murder trial is example of the same ilk. Recent sting operation by Harinder Baweja of Tehelka on 26 th September supports this hypothesis.


There can be a possibility that CM may have sexually exploited some of selected candidates of first list. This can be put into domain of private life by saying that it was mutual consent but still it cannot be justified .The CM has no right to use public tool for personal interest which he may have done to lure the candidates.
A doctor's responsibility is to cure and save life of patients. Less talented doctor can be hazardous for patient's life.

The number witnesses for and against CM can be highly influential over courts decision.
There can be 10 in favour and just one against him. At the end there are fair chances that this pseudo CM may walk free of charges.

Sting operation done here was to bring the malpractice of CM in light and help public take a better decision at the time of election.

However, it is not only journalist who conducts sting operation. It can be any intelligence agency, a law enforcement agency, licensed detective agency or an individual.

Like in the mid 1970s, a sting operation was conducted by Vasant Seth, owner of the biggest shipping company of that time in India. He was asked for bribe by a minister Chand Ram.
Seth recorded the conversation between him and the minister in a tiny tape recorder and presented to then Prime Minister Morarji Desai. PM Desai refused to listen to the tape and instead questioned Seth"Do you think you are Raja Harishchandra?"
Seth then gave this tape to Khushwant Singh who handed over this tape to Sanjay Gandhi.

In India there are no laws to regulate sting operation but in US there are strict ground rules and court rulings for sting operation. An individual cannot conduct sting operation in US. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is authorised to conduct sting operation there. But if we look at ground rules of US which mentions that sting operation can only be mounted against persons against whom some evidence of criminality already exists.

If we follow such rule then the sting operation in the case of CM in above example will be considered illegal. Such rule will create enough space for predator of his type to walk free.

"As individuals, we feel slighted by those who are more powerful than us but there is no institutional redress. Hence we get great satisfaction in seeing powerful exposed,"quote of sociologist Dipankar Gupta in a February, 2006 issue of Outlook. In the same issue Rajya Sabha MP Chnadan Mitra alleged that some TV channels whet libidinous appetite of some people but and conduct sting operation to raise their TRPs. But the question here lies is that is it not crime what the channels have shown? If it is not then there is no need for a person against whom sting operation had been conducted.

Take another example of Jharkhand IG PS Natarjan who was exposed in August 2005 on Star News and later suspended for forcing tribal women having sex with him. Was there any criminal evidence against him before this sting operation?
Number of cases caught on hidden camera by Tehelka and others has created terror among those who use to feel free while indulging into unlawful practices.

In a column written by Khushwant Singh for Outlook, he has focussed on exposing prominent public figures who indulge in anti-social activity. But there are also many white collar criminals who are not prominent figures in the society.
In February 2004, Jamshed Khan of Tehelka exposed a psychiatrist Dr SK Gupta, a senior psychiatrist at the Agra Mental Hospital. Gupta charged Rs 5000 for ruining lives of poor powerless married women by declaring normal women mentally-ill on the certificate. Gupta was later arrested and put behind bars.



Most of the sting operations have been within the precinct of responsible journalism.
Like Zaheera Sheikh bribery case , operation west wind by Tehelka, Ravi Sharma's 'Tihar Jail Bani Ghoos Mahal'and NDTV exposed Delhi cop demanding bribe for to hand over dead body of suicide victim, Star news showed Delhi doctors selling babies.

A journalist, who is representative of society, has to bring out everything with proper documentation as a proof in front of the society. He has to show and tell public about the things which they are not aware of. A journalist witnesses an event on behalf of society and thus it is his duty to show the society what he has seen in as much clear form as he can. His eyes cannot record the event. So with the help of technical eye that is camera a journalist presents actual scene in front of public.

Job of a journalist is also to make people aware of what is going on behind the clouds. Sting operation helps in doing so. Thus conducting sting operation is justified.

However there should be demarcation between public and private life of a person. Personal liberty is implicit in Article 21 of constitution. While conducting sting operation one should keep in mind that he / she should not enter in anyone's personal space.