Archive for May, 2004

Stories of Sex

Posted by gargi on 31 May 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

As the web shrinks the world - the bizzare and interesting from the world end up straight in your in box. For me the high point of last week was two tales regarding sex. One from the west and the other from Africa.
The first story is about a married couple. Happy with each other, together [...]

Blog till you drop

Posted by gargi on 30 May 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

This weekend has been the longest that I spent on my blog site. I started somewhere on Friday evening and spent most of my spare time over the weekend sorting out my blog.
I began blogging sometime last year - and at best I have been an on and off blogger. This month was rather unusual [...]

Blame it on Modi

Posted by gargi on 30 May 2004 | Tagged as: India

And why not….. after all Modi fiddled when Gujarat burnt. He spewed venom on those who couldn’t fight back.He justified genocide and ethnic cleansing in the name of religion and nationalism.
And now the blue eyed boy of the raving right is now the favourite spitoon for those who thought that the NDA would win.
It started [...]

Modi in More Trouble

Posted by gargi on 28 May 2004 | Tagged as: India

After last week’s agitation by farmer’s in Gujarat to get Modi out - this week it is the turn of BJP MLA’s within his own party. They are calling for the resignation of Modi for his high handed behaviour and arrogance.
To add masala to mirchi the state law minister Ashok Bhatt said - “Our party [...]

Modi in More Trouble

Posted by gargi on 28 May 2004 | Tagged as: India

After last week’s agitation by farmer’s in Gujarat to get Modi out - this week it is the turn of BJP MLA’s within his own party. They are calling for the resignation of Modi for his high handed behaviour and arrogance.
To add masala to mirchi the state law minister Ashok Bhatt said - “Our party [...]

Rediff & the art of Headline Writing

Posted by gargi on 27 May 2004 | Tagged as: India, Media, Web

Today’s headlines from Rediff had me gasping. I thought that the loony left had taken over the Finance Ministry and there was George Fernandes style nationalisation on the cards. FM Targets Fortune 500 Comapnies - said the headline

Till I clicked the link - the headline read FM targets Fortune 500 companies for investment - and [...]

Wouldn’t it be simpler to stop the torture?

Posted by gargi on 26 May 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Mobile phones fitted with digital cameras have been banned in US army installations in Iraq on orders from Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Britain’s The Business newspaper reported yeterday.
Quoting a Pentagon source, the paper said the US Defence Department believes that some of the damning photos of US soldiers abusing Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison near [...]

Fool’s Paradise

Posted by gargi on 26 May 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

In an article entitled Bravery, Blood & Lies writer Ralph Peters opines:
“The media leaps to validate enemy lies that a “wedding party” was attacked. Not one voice in the media raised the possibility that terrorists willing to slaughter 3,000 civilians on 9/11 might be perfectly willing to murder a dozen or so Arab women [...]

Did Iranian Hawks Lure US Hawks to Iraq?

Posted by gargi on 26 May 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

The latest that seems to be coming out of an increasingly sordid war, is that the American’s blue eyed lap dog - Ahmad Chalabi was an Iranian Spy. This does not come out of a Liberal, or a loony or a conspiracy theory net rag / website but the The CIA.
After the war is declared, [...]

Rani’s Friends’

Posted by gargi on 24 May 2004 | Tagged as: Doggy Tails

Rani is now all of 9 months old - extremely naughty and very intelligent. If i shut the door of my room she can open it from outside - I kid you not. She stands like a biped, uses her fore paws as hands, presses the lever on the door and bingo she is in [...]

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