THE OTHER VOICE

“Our son’s life is not more important than the nation’s freedom. Many fathers have sacrificed their sons for the cause of the nation’s sovereignty over the years and we will be proud to do so.” – ULFA Commander – in – Chief Paresh Barua after alleging that authorities had kidnapped his son as a blackmail tactic.

“I want to express my heartfelt sorrow for the victims of these absurd acts of violence and once more repeat an appeal to abandon the path of hate and seek instead peaceful solutions to conflicts…” – Pope Benedict condemning the Christmas Day attacks on churches in Nigeria and the Philippines.

“The Mumbai attack proved one more time that terrorism is nothing but criminal activity. It pretends to act for political or religious objectives, but it is just savagery. It pretends to serve ideals but it injures them through its acts. It is not acceptable that the terrorist groups operating from neighbouring territories are able to threaten the security of India.” – French President Nicolas Sarkozy on cross border terrorism from Pakistan