Military Interview - A Demo !

Just watched a rare interview of Admiral William McRaven who spoke with CNN lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado. Admiral McRaven is the Cdr of the US Spl Ops Command and planned and executed the Bin Laden raid.

Admiral McRaven spoke with Blitzer about the events leading up to the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, if national security leaks are a security risk for America and much more.

This is a great example of how a military man can give an interview of a top secret op, without revealing too much, but at the same time displaying loyalty, patriotism and resoluteness of the highest order. This is a MUST WATCH !

Watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZoKkoBjDbA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

New Market Kolkata

Just visited the New Market in Kolkata.Also called the Hogg Market, it was built by the British and like for everycase, we are unable to preserve it even though there are hundreds of shops operating there. It seems no one cares, and i wonder where or taxes are being spent ?

Like all architectural remnants of the British era, this market too will vanish in less than a decade.

There is another image which reveals the state of neglect, a speaker which is covered with cobwebs since at least a decade !   No one seems to care....

Illegal Migrants in Kolkata

Just having seen Assam burn with the Bangladeshi migrant problem, i am amazed to see the sheer callousness of the State and Central Govts over the issue. How can we accept over 2 lakh people driven out of their homes and forced to stay in relief camps. Question is WHO LEF THEM IN ? WHO GAVE THEM VOTER ID CARDS ?

We cant just accept what the netas say, since they are slowly selling the Country away,all for their petty electoral gains. They are all in the twilight of their careers and won't be available for answering later.

I have myself witnessed a similar menace about to erupt into a similar issue in Kolkata, where close to Park Circus, a whole colony of migrants has developed a portion of a water pipeline as their land ! On inquiring from my taxi driver, i was aghast to learn that they were bonafide voters ! Illegal migrants frk Bangladesh have taken over a sizeable portion of our city, right astride the road to the airport ! The netas see it and the bureaucrats see it, but they just don't seem to care...or do they ?

Here are a few images to show what i mean....

The Idiot Box

Why does everyday news on news channels and newspapers only talk about the political games of the netas only ? The very same netas who are to be blames for the mess, appear on news channels to provide sermons on the issue !

I really don't need it. The screaming, accusations, ignorance and more on TV. Can we just get to know they have done in the past week to improve roads, provide electricity to cities and villages, open new hospitals with doctors and more of the issues that affect me on an everyday basis.

How does watching these news clips help me ? Does it matter who sits on the chair, since all he is interested is to make his Swiss bank account fuller and leave....at our expense !

Karnataka is a pure case of political natakas(dramas) we are so used to. Let me break it down in layman terms. An ex CM who was chargesheeted for raping the State's resources was removed after a lot of political wranglings and a new CM posted. But, yes this is where it gets interesting, the tainted ex-CM is still more powerful and if he cannot get back on the chair he has placed his proxy CM there ! WOW ! And all the while the tainted ex CM is all over the news as if he is a saint !

It is time for the MORATORIUM on all news political to teach these netas a lesson. Please change channels to watch Discovery, NatGeo or something you can enjoy with your family !

Send me your views.....

- Inder

Get a Retro Handset for your mobile !

Call me old-fashioned or not, I just bought the COCO Retro Handset and have started enjoying using my cellphone to receive calls !

The handset is so comfortable and also keep those undocumented but sure-to-be-harmful-in-20yrs radiations away !

Try it, you will see what I mean !

Sunita Williams goes to space again and sends Indians into orgasm !

I am just amazed to see how the hardwork and dedication to her profession has shamelessly been labelled as "Made In India" by us Indians ?


every news channel has some Planetarium staffer or anyone with long hair and gray beard to go on endlessly about how a space-rocket is launched to how it is so beautiful up there...


YES WE KNOW ! Sunita has built was born in the US, studied there, joined US Navy there, joined NASA (there) and all that we can do is ADOPT HER FOR HER FAME !


Anyone outside India who does well is made a demi God and eulogies are written about them, just because we achieve orgasm just by adding the prefix "Indian-" to their actual domicile !


Kalpana Chawla did herself, US and NASA proud and now it is Sunita. We must not only adopt her for fame, but adopt her as an idol to inspire our generation to become astronauts. But have we ? Ever since Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma who flew to the space in 1984, we have'nt had a single astronaut male or female..so SHUT UP and start buidling up an infrastructure which inspires us all to throw up a new generation of desi astronauts !


Being a proud Indian, I am more interested in making a hero of the person who is making cheap scientific toys for the poor, cleaning the Ganges, providing medical cover to the poor than open a champagne to someone who 4000 kms away has reached the space due to her hardwork and sincerity.


- Inder

Remember WORDSTAR 2000 ?

Just the other day I discovered a great site which allows me a trip down memory lane when typing on a PC was with green or amber text ona balck background ! Plain, simple and unadulterated....

Visit http://writer.bighugelabs.com, and you'll see what I mean !


Here is a screen shot...

Regards
- Inder