The Śūnyatā (Openness) Blog

I received a forward today and wish to pass it on to my friends. In the blessed memory of all the brave soldiers and police officers who laid down their lives between Nov 26-30, 2008 in Mumbai, protecting us from the terrorist attacks. 1.Sri Hemant Karkare, Joint Commissioner of Police, ATS, Mumbai 2.Sri Ashok Kamte, ACP, Mumbai East 3.Sri Jaywant Patil, Police Constable 4.Sri Yogesh Patil, Police Constable 5.Sri Ambadas Pawar, Police Constable 6.Sri Mukesh B.Jadhav, Home Guard 7.Sri Rahul Shinde, Constable, State Reserve Police Force 8.Sri M.Chowdhary, Constable, Railway Police Force 9.Sri Arun Chitte, Police Constable 10.Sri Balasaheb Bhosale, Asst. Police Sub-Inspector 11.Sri Tukaram G.Omble, Asst. Police Sub-Inspector, D.B.Marg PS 12.Sri Bapusaheb Durugade, Asst.Police Sub-Inspector, Naigaon PS 13.Sri Prakash P.More, Police Sub-Inspector,L.T.Marg PS 14.Sri Shashank Shinde, CST Railway PS 15.Sri Vijay Saluskar, Police Inspector, Anti-extortion cell, Mumbai 16.Major Sandeep Unnikrish...

What else is there to say? I am tired of the same, inane statements by politicians (of all hues), and disgusted by the political correctness of mainstream English media.One may find some solace in venting in the comforts of the blogosphere. But it is obvious that beyond a point, all these discussions and blame games won't achieve much. I can do no better than direct you (the reader) to Offstumped, where Yossarin calls for a Satyagraha against terror . Here are the features of the Satyagraha: Characteristic# 1 - It must be unrelenting in the demands it makes of the State to compel it into action on Terrorism pre-emptively or otherwise. Characteristic# 2 - It must be uncompromising in its intolerance of not just perpetrators of acts of terror but also of those who aid and abet terror by providing sanctuary to those perpetrators. Characteristic# 3 - It must be self sustaining in its execution through local community action directed at vigilance and audit of local law enforcement Chara...