I am afraid a grave injustice is about to be perpetrated; a contract declared void and a promise broken.
I refer to the hanging yesterday of the sole surviving Mumbai Terrorist. The facts are simple enough. Kasab was part of a Pakistani team sent to Mumbai to kill and maim as many as possible and create general mayhem and murder. They came, they saw, they killed and all but one got killed. Kasab survived, unfortunately for him and fortunately for the Human Rights Industry, left leaning loonies, bleeding heart liberals (among whom I count myself), Arundhati Roy (who is a whole category by herself) and Suhel Seth (who defies categorization). The now late Kasab will keep them in business for the next whole year. By then something will happen somewhere in India to provide more grist to their Human Rights mill. The Human Rights show must go on.
Back to the aforementioned Kasab. By not dying in action has he un-earned the promised rewards which include numerous virgins which were his for the taking ? Questions: is it necessary to die in action to merit the promised rewards? Is deferred death also acceptable?. Did he not fail in his quest for martyrdom by not dying in action? In this context I vividly recall a scene from the movie Patton, on the wartime exploits of the prickly American general George S. Patton. Apparently a brash and no-nonsense soldier, he averred that "no bastard ever won a war for his country by dying". Jihadists beg to differ with Patton in this respect and their philosophy makes rewards in the next world conditional upon martyrdom in this. I am sure dying in action is an integral part of that offer, which Kasab failed to do - until yesterday, that is. If there is an appeals process in the Martyrs' Heaven, I would advise Kasab to argue that his death due to hanging was directly connected with and as a result of his jihadi action and thus he is entitled to the rewards as advertised. I might even agree to appear on his behalf provided I am assured of a ride back.
Kasab's death has been different things to different people, depending upon whether you were a direct / indirect victim, Human Rights Activist, Loony Leftist, Bleeding Heart Liberal, Arundhati Roy, right thinking member of society or Suhel Seth. I have read articles questioning the constitutional propriety of hanging him. There was even one questioning the legality of turning down his appeal. Another one suggested that he was not made aware of his rights for further appeal and therefore the hanging was unlawful. I am sure that most of those raising these questions were cowering in front of their TVs with their doors triple locked and window blinds down as the events of 26/11 were being aired live.
Perhaps for them facts like the photographic evidence of Kasab strutting in VT station with his submachine gun, tens of dead bodies and the manner of his own capture in a shoot out are mere details and somewhat irrelevant; perhaps they also think that by sending the victims to heaven (or in some cases hell, but Kasab didn't know who deserved which) Kasab was giving them a shot at heavenly goodies. These Constitutional Proprietists and armchair legal eagles think that trials and appeals over four years and 60 crores of protective custody aren't sufficient. May be they would have preferred a live demo by Kasab with live victims with running commentary by ISI Chief and a written confession endorsed by the Taliban supremo.
I am not overly concerned by the consequences of the hanging, notwithstanding Taliban threats, clamour for hanging Sarabjit or that Imran Khan would lead an invasion of India.
I would of course be very disappointed if Kasab is denied, on technical grounds, his promised rewards in the next world, especially the virgins.
I refer to the hanging yesterday of the sole surviving Mumbai Terrorist. The facts are simple enough. Kasab was part of a Pakistani team sent to Mumbai to kill and maim as many as possible and create general mayhem and murder. They came, they saw, they killed and all but one got killed. Kasab survived, unfortunately for him and fortunately for the Human Rights Industry, left leaning loonies, bleeding heart liberals (among whom I count myself), Arundhati Roy (who is a whole category by herself) and Suhel Seth (who defies categorization). The now late Kasab will keep them in business for the next whole year. By then something will happen somewhere in India to provide more grist to their Human Rights mill. The Human Rights show must go on.
Back to the aforementioned Kasab. By not dying in action has he un-earned the promised rewards which include numerous virgins which were his for the taking ? Questions: is it necessary to die in action to merit the promised rewards? Is deferred death also acceptable?. Did he not fail in his quest for martyrdom by not dying in action? In this context I vividly recall a scene from the movie Patton, on the wartime exploits of the prickly American general George S. Patton. Apparently a brash and no-nonsense soldier, he averred that "no bastard ever won a war for his country by dying". Jihadists beg to differ with Patton in this respect and their philosophy makes rewards in the next world conditional upon martyrdom in this. I am sure dying in action is an integral part of that offer, which Kasab failed to do - until yesterday, that is. If there is an appeals process in the Martyrs' Heaven, I would advise Kasab to argue that his death due to hanging was directly connected with and as a result of his jihadi action and thus he is entitled to the rewards as advertised. I might even agree to appear on his behalf provided I am assured of a ride back.
Kasab's death has been different things to different people, depending upon whether you were a direct / indirect victim, Human Rights Activist, Loony Leftist, Bleeding Heart Liberal, Arundhati Roy, right thinking member of society or Suhel Seth. I have read articles questioning the constitutional propriety of hanging him. There was even one questioning the legality of turning down his appeal. Another one suggested that he was not made aware of his rights for further appeal and therefore the hanging was unlawful. I am sure that most of those raising these questions were cowering in front of their TVs with their doors triple locked and window blinds down as the events of 26/11 were being aired live.
Perhaps for them facts like the photographic evidence of Kasab strutting in VT station with his submachine gun, tens of dead bodies and the manner of his own capture in a shoot out are mere details and somewhat irrelevant; perhaps they also think that by sending the victims to heaven (or in some cases hell, but Kasab didn't know who deserved which) Kasab was giving them a shot at heavenly goodies. These Constitutional Proprietists and armchair legal eagles think that trials and appeals over four years and 60 crores of protective custody aren't sufficient. May be they would have preferred a live demo by Kasab with live victims with running commentary by ISI Chief and a written confession endorsed by the Taliban supremo.
I am not overly concerned by the consequences of the hanging, notwithstanding Taliban threats, clamour for hanging Sarabjit or that Imran Khan would lead an invasion of India.
I would of course be very disappointed if Kasab is denied, on technical grounds, his promised rewards in the next world, especially the virgins.
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