Bhagavad Gita: CNN News Report

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BREAKING NEWS

VIDEO SHOWS MUTANT BEFORE SRINAGAR EXPLOSION



Disturbing video just obtained by CNN shows what appears to be a young
mutant praying just seconds before the nuclear explosion that
devastated the city of Srinagar in northern India. The live feed from
an unidentified local news camera was broadcasting via satellite,
filming the crowds attending the Rath Yatra festival.

The video appears to be focusing on the children dancing, but on the
edge of the video a young man kneeling in prayer is clearly seen.
Moments later, a white glow illuminates his hands, and then body. The
man appears to be praying as the light intensifies and then the feed
is lost.

Experts at CNN examined the video fragment and have determined there
is no visible evidence of any nuclear device or bomb.

As reported yesterday, what appears to be nuclear explosion took place
yesterday in Srinagar. Reports indicate as many as 300,000 people
could be dead, with more casualties expected.

Check back with CNN as we continue to monitor further developments.

Bhagavad Gita: Al Jazeera

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"Hello and welcome back to the program, my friends."

The diminutive man behind the desk smiled and gestured expansively. "I am Dr. Faisal Al-Qassem, the host of the Opposite Direction. Later in the show we will be joined by the famous British journalist and historian Robert Fisk, and the Scottish politician, author and talk-show host Mr. George Galloway, to discuss the events that are on everyone's mind right now."

The Syrian anchor's face assumed a somber mask as he gestured to the bright blue screen behind him. "First however, an al-Jazeera exclusive. We are able to bring to you the first inkling of the organization that has carried out an unprecedented operation within Indian-occupied province of Kashmir. These are their words..."

The camera panned until the grainy visage of a amateurishly taped video filled the screen, revealing a trio of figures, sitting crouched on a carpet of a darkened room.

Their faces concealed by the carefully tacked turbans, all were gripping an AK in one hand and a curved shamshir sword in another as they stared stoically into the camera. The pause stretched, until the man in the middle finally spoke, his gravely voice measuring out words with metronomic, dispassionate regularity.

"We declare our responsibility for what happened in Srinagar. We promise that it is but the beginning of the vengeance that Allah, the Allknowing, the Source of Peace, the Maker of Order will exact though us upon the unbelievers, the defilers of the House of Islam and the oppressors of the Faithful.

All those who collaborate with the criminals Musharraf, Singh, McKenna, Hu Jintao and their lapdog allies will face the heavenly justice of the Prophet's sword, hallowed be His name and Peace be upon Him.

Know that this is a response to the crimes that you have committed upon this world. Your insane ravages of the world will no longer be tolerated.

You love life and we love death, which gives an example of what the Prophet Muhammad said.

If you don't stop your injustices, more and more blood will flow and the will of Allah will manifest again, as it did yesterday, to strike fear in the hearts of the unbelievers through his gifted and devoted servants, if God so wills it.

We are not the weak-willed betrayers of Faith like Taliban. We shall make no peace with the enemies of God, we shall hound you to your homes and see your families dead and your children weeping.

Beware our wrath.

This is a statement by the military spokesman for the Sons of Bakr, Abu Jihad al-Afghani."

The tape ended, and the brightly lit studio was back on the screen as al-Qassem dabbed at his forehead with a hankerchief. "Well. That was certainly a string statement, from an apparently new group of separatists in Indian-administered Kashmir. It will certainly give our guests and myself much to talk about once we'll be back from our commercial break."

E-Mail to Pete Wisdom and Emma Frost

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to: [Wisdom, Pete], [Frost, Emma]
from: [Kane, Garrison]
subject: India

Pete, I'll assume you've been following the news about India. It looks very likely that the UN security council is going to send in weapons inspectors to determine the origin of the bomb, mutant or otherwise. The FBI is joining with Interpol to send investigators in order to assist Pakistani and Indian efforts to determine what actually happened.

Obviously, this is a bad situation in all kinds of ways. Fred Duncan thinks that the mutant is the most likely source of the explosion, but the Bureau just doesn't have the people to figure out whether or not the guy was weaponized, modified by some government program, or just a wacko with immensely destructive powers. Ms Frost, I've gone through the files at the mansion, and you wrote or spearheaded most of the ones dealing with mutant weaponization that I could find.

Fred is willing to risk his job to slip some experts of my choosing into India with the team and see what we can find out. Pete, I need some of your people and contacts if I'm going to have a hope in hell. Forward this to any of your people you're willing to spare, and let me know how you can help, if at all.

I'm leaving for India tomorrow morning.

--Garrison

Email to Tommy

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To: Jones, Tommy
From: Guthrie, Paige 
Subject: India

Tommy,

Would you come find me when you get a chance?  I'm out in the stables.  I need to talk to you about something.

P

Bhagavad Gita: Le Monde

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LE MONDE | 1 Juliet 2008 | Françoise Chipaux

In a stunning display of naivete, if not outright falsehood, the White House assured the world today that the crisis currently gripping the Indian subcontinent is in the process of de-escalation. President McKenna issued a statement proclaiming that he is in touch with the leaders in India, Pakistan, China and Russia and that he is sure that the solution will be found to return the troubled region to the status quo ante.

Such promises and predictions seems very extravagant as the news pours in, continuing to describe a very grim situation that has shown little trends to the better. Among other things, McKenna has referenced the 1999 Kargil crisis as an example of successful American diplomatic mediation between Islamabad and New Delhi. It would be a height of unfounded optimism, however, to expect a replay of that incident's resolution.

Since the end of the Cold War the United States, in a myopic miscalculation of the strategic situation, has steadily decreased its presence in Central Asia, increasingly relying on India to keep the stability in the region. Strengthening ties between the US and India, inevitably alarmed Pakistan, which was increasingly feeling abandoned by its erstwhile Cold War ally. It was only logical that Islamabad would turn toward Beijing in order to maintain strategic parity with its great rival.

As a result the United States finds itself with very little clout over Islamabad today, and the influence of China is not yet strong enough in Pakistan to force it to back down from its increasingly militant posture. Meanwhile, on the other side of the border India continues to mobilize its troops, massing 300 000 troops on the border, according to the latest estimates, and contributing to the volatility of the situation.

Moreover, there are steady reports asserting that General Musharraf has been placed under a house arrest by a military junta, which is now in de-facto control of Pakistan. These news were stridently denied by Islamabad and dismissed as a pernicious rumor, spread by India. The government spokesperson explained General Musharraf's recent unavailability on his sickness, brought on by overwork. Islamabad has also issued denials that Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, previously exiled leaders of opposition parties, have been sighted back within Pakistan.

Pervez Musharraf, who assumed the dictatorial power in Pakistan after his 1999 coup d'etat, has been dealing with an increasingly unstable country, but was able to maintain control - spurning the pressure from the West to hold elections or to relinquish his military title. As the martial law was declared and a curfew instituted in all the provincial capitals yesterday, however, the questions continue to mount whether this latest crisis has pushed Pakistan, a nuclear power, past the point of no return and set it on the road to violent and unpredictable dissolution.

E-Mail to Garrison Kane

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to: [Kane, Garrison]
from: [Samson, Leo]
subject: Contacts

Garrison:

I assume you're going to be involved in the situation in India. I have a few contacts in Pakistan that might be useful to you--if there's anyway I can help, let me know.

-Leo

Bhagavad Gita: White House Press Briefing

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GFX: Press Secretary Dana Perino

"Ladies and gentlemen, please. I have a statement to make and then I will take your questions. Obviously, this is a very busy time, so let's keep it to the point. The President has been meeting with numerous ambassadors and diplomats from India, Pakistan, and the United Nations, as well as the Secretary of State and the Directors of the CIA, and the FBI, in order to develop a clear understanding of exactly what the situation in India is at this moment.

I would like to remind the press that there is no indication that the 'Sons of Bakr' have the capabilities to strike any of the targets named in their video, or if the group is responsible for the attack on Srinager in the first place. Top analysts are working to confirm whether or not their claims are true. In the meantime, the Secretary of Transportation has ordered all airports to their highest level of security until the crisis is resolved. The US Navy has moved the Fifth Fleet into the Indian Ocean to support the containment of further escalation.

President McKenna has been in touch with leaders in both Pakistan and India, and expresses hope that no further escalation will be taken before more information develops. He has also instructed our representative at the UN Security Council, with the unanimous support of China, France, Great Britain and Russia to issue emergency Resolution 1823, which calls for an international investigation of the incident by UN Inspectors in order to confirm the construction and origin of the weapon, whether conventional or organic. Prime Minister Singh of India has expressed willingness to allow the inspectors access to the site and the material.

Alright, questions. Bill?"

"Will the US be involved with the UN inspectors?"

"The FBI and Interpol will help support the UN and Indian investigations into the attack. We've asked Pakistan to provide access for the investigators if necessary, and we're hopeful that they will do so. Gary?"

"If it turns out to be a mutant responsible, will this change President McKenna's policies on mutant rights or military research into mutants?"

"President McKenna's position remains committed to ensure that mutants in the United States retain the same rights as any other citizen, and that the weaponization of mutant abilities by other nations is an action strongly condemned by this country. Gale?"

"Pakistan is in political transition right now. Could this be the actions of the government stepping down?"

"I'm not going to speculate on who might be responsible. The investigation will be rigorously conducted, and those who are responsible for this great tragedy will have the entire weight of the United States supporting their discovery and capture. I would also like to note that the Red Cross and other humanitarian aid organizations are in contact with the Indian government in order to try and secure access to the area around Srinager to provide aid to those displaced by the attack, and we support their efforts. Thank you. That's all for now."