Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!clewis From: clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india,net.nlang.africa,net.followup Subject: Re: Terrorism and TWA 847 Message-ID: <1277@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 09:37:07 EDT Article-I.D.: mnetor.1277 Posted: Fri Jul 12 09:37:07 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 10:16:37 EDT References: <600003@ur-univax.UUCP> <518@hou2g.UUCP> <351@sbcs.UUCP> Reply-To: clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 38 Xref: utcs net.nlang.india:530 net.nlang.africa:88 net.followup:4976 Summary: In article <351@sbcs.UUCP> mohan@sbcs.UUCP (Chilukuri K. Mohan) writes: >In the year 1857, there were tremendous uprisings in several parts of India. >British historians called the whole thing a `Sepoy Mutiny', and tragically, >the idea that it was a mere act of indiscipline seems to be widely believed. >I, would like to protest: in calling the > FIRST WAR OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE >a mere mutiny, history is being written to suit the ideas of colonisers. I apologize to those people who may have been mislead by my posting to believe that the ONLY reason for the Sepoy Mutiny (C. Mohan's "First War of Indian Independence") was a "mere act of indiscipline" (regarding pig fat etc.). I was not rewriting history to suit the ideas of the colonizers. I know somewhat more about the war than that (other than getting the year wrong - sorry). There were many other FAR MORE IMPORTANT factors behind the war. The Pig Fat incident was merely one of the focal points (and had major influence solely on the Sepoy regiments - not the rest of the participants. Without this incident MAYBE the Sepoys would have stayed with the British, but this, in itself wouldn't have affected much - the war would still have happened, just delayed a little longer.) To people more familiar with European history, the "Pig Fat" incident was similar in effect to the assassination of Arch-Duke Ferdinand in 1914. The latter was certainly NOT the reason for WWI, but it was one of the major triggers. My main point in posting the original posting was to point out that the original suggestion of dumping animal parts and byproducts on Lebanon was likely to have the opposite effect to what the original suggester suggested. Partially to show how little understanding there is of the peoples involved on the part of some of the posters (sorta) supporting such an action. My personal views on Indian Independence and the wars were not the issue, and still aren't. I'm not British either - so I won't go into issues of possible bias or "history rewriting" on EITHER side. -- Chris Lewis, UUCP: {allegra, linus, ihnp4}!utzoo!mnetor!clewis BELL: (416)-475-8980 ext. 321