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Because they did it, and resent being called on it. The USA reserves the right to assassinate any one, any where, at any time as long as someone with signing a

by michael1999 3y ago

Because they did it, and resent being called on it. The USA reserves the right to assassinate any one, any where, at any time as long as someone with signing authority calls them a terrorist. The Russians have made a game of it with their exotic mix of radioactive poisons and throwing people out of windows. The current nationalist government of India is demanding these same prerogatives to match their self-conception of India and status as a major power. Or (only slightly) more charitably: India would have been happy to keen this quiet. But once Canada announced this, India had to respond. Their voters respond well to muscular gestures, so something flashy like a visa ban demonstrates their toughness. Canada had already generating some bad publicity in India, and beating up on us for a little bit will probably make number go up.

footlose_3815 3y ago
Russia doesn't assasinate terrorists though, they simply murder dissenters. The oligarchy has lots of enemies.
- areyousure 3y ago
  No comment on the broader claims of this comment, but "terrorists" are also a targeted group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelimkhan_Khangoshvili https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelimkhan_Khangoshvili
- DoItToMe81 3y ago
  They do, when they view themselves as in immediate danger. They killed Ibn Al-Khattab by bribing his courier into delivering him a letter laced with nerve agent.
yumraj 3y ago
> Because they did it, and resent being called on it. based on what evidence??
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- Supermancho 3y ago
  I appreciate the fact that you believe India is being unfairly vilified in the greater discussion. > The defensiveness and overreaction of India suggests that something is amiss. > Why not just either 1) work with Canada to convince them they didn’t do it, or 2) just let it go? If you take the original comment at face value, the thread is a thought experiment. Demanding proof of events in a hypothetical situation, seems like misplaced concern.
kaycey2022 3y ago
Or maybe they are sick of having approached Canada earlier in history and being told to fuck off back then. So now that the shoe is on the other foot, they just want to treat the Canadians the same way. From the Indian perspective, Trudeau is basically in bed with the Khalistanis and relies on them for votes and money. Nothing explains people like Nijjar, a guy with minimal life skills, getting a citizenship after having his application rejected twice on grounds for fraud. Just this week there have been reports on a Canadian citizen, from Canada, claiming responsibility for the killing of a local legislator in Punjab for personal vendetta. And now we are hearing Modi tried to reach out to some separatist factions back in 2015 but his efforts were torpedoed by the Trudeau government who were under pressure from a rival Khalistani faction. Maybe that's why the Government of India is just saying FU to Canada.
- michael1999 3y ago
  Oh sure. Canada has made good business turning a blind eye from all sorts of ugly organizations from LTTE at the bottom to Barrick at the top. We are distinctly uninterested in peoples histories and activities abroad. The obvious problem with that is people activities tend to follow them home. As for a thug like Nijjar: I have no idea how he swung it. It could be any of: mere oversight/incompetence amongst the civil service; small corruption in same; infiltration by Khalistanis of the same; or sympathetic elected officials. Remember that Canada processes 1000-2000 immigrants per DAY, and the idea that we are vetting every single one thoroughly is just silly. TBH - of all of those, intervention by elected officials seems least likely. Our MPs are not especially hands-on. But who knows? Maybe some idiot really did write a letter of support on parliamentary letterhead in support of a gangster. I expect we'll find out. This scandal isn't going away over night.
  - fakedang 3y ago
    >As for a thug like Nijjar: I have no idea how he swung it. It could be any of: mere oversight/incompetence amongst the civil service; small corruption in same; infiltration by Khalistanis of the same; or sympathetic elected officials. Remember that Canada processes 1000-2000 immigrants per DAY, and the idea that we are vetting every single one thoroughly is just silly. Quid pro quo. Same way how USA hosts Gulen. A few greens (or in Canada's case, likely a number of votes) gets passed around under the table and the guy gets "recommended" for a visa. And letters of support for citizenship are often passed for favours. I was offered one by an MP in the UK, and it's perfectly legal. Granted, I'm also not committing illegal shit like blowing up planes over the Atlantic or sth.

footlose_3815 3y ago

Russia doesn't assasinate terrorists though, they simply murder dissenters. The oligarchy has lots of enemies.

areyousure 3y ago
No comment on the broader claims of this comment, but "terrorists" are also a targeted group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelimkhan_Khangoshvili https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelimkhan_Khangoshvili
DoItToMe81 3y ago
They do, when they view themselves as in immediate danger. They killed Ibn Al-Khattab by bribing his courier into delivering him a letter laced with nerve agent.

yumraj 3y ago

> Because they did it, and resent being called on it. based on what evidence??

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Supermancho 3y ago
I appreciate the fact that you believe India is being unfairly vilified in the greater discussion. > The defensiveness and overreaction of India suggests that something is amiss. > Why not just either 1) work with Canada to convince them they didn’t do it, or 2) just let it go? If you take the original comment at face value, the thread is a thought experiment. Demanding proof of events in a hypothetical situation, seems like misplaced concern.

kaycey2022 3y ago

Or maybe they are sick of having approached Canada earlier in history and being told to fuck off back then. So now that the shoe is on the other foot, they just want to treat the Canadians the same way. From the Indian perspective, Trudeau is basically in bed with the Khalistanis and relies on them for votes and money. Nothing explains people like Nijjar, a guy with minimal life skills, getting a citizenship after having his application rejected twice on grounds for fraud. Just this week there have been reports on a Canadian citizen, from Canada, claiming responsibility for the killing of a local legislator in Punjab for personal vendetta. And now we are hearing Modi tried to reach out to some separatist factions back in 2015 but his efforts were torpedoed by the Trudeau government who were under pressure from a rival Khalistani faction. Maybe that's why the Government of India is just saying FU to Canada.

michael1999 3y ago
Oh sure. Canada has made good business turning a blind eye from all sorts of ugly organizations from LTTE at the bottom to Barrick at the top. We are distinctly uninterested in peoples histories and activities abroad. The obvious problem with that is people activities tend to follow them home. As for a thug like Nijjar: I have no idea how he swung it. It could be any of: mere oversight/incompetence amongst the civil service; small corruption in same; infiltration by Khalistanis of the same; or sympathetic elected officials. Remember that Canada processes 1000-2000 immigrants per DAY, and the idea that we are vetting every single one thoroughly is just silly. TBH - of all of those, intervention by elected officials seems least likely. Our MPs are not especially hands-on. But who knows? Maybe some idiot really did write a letter of support on parliamentary letterhead in support of a gangster. I expect we'll find out. This scandal isn't going away over night.
- fakedang 3y ago
  >As for a thug like Nijjar: I have no idea how he swung it. It could be any of: mere oversight/incompetence amongst the civil service; small corruption in same; infiltration by Khalistanis of the same; or sympathetic elected officials. Remember that Canada processes 1000-2000 immigrants per DAY, and the idea that we are vetting every single one thoroughly is just silly. Quid pro quo. Same way how USA hosts Gulen. A few greens (or in Canada's case, likely a number of votes) gets passed around under the table and the guy gets "recommended" for a visa. And letters of support for citizenship are often passed for favours. I was offered one by an MP in the UK, and it's perfectly legal. Granted, I'm also not committing illegal shit like blowing up planes over the Atlantic or sth.