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From: "AMARDEEP KAUR" <[email protected]> Date: March 12, 2001 12:15:08 AM PST To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Re:Flight Plan Dear All, As requested, my humble info...... Amardeep Kaur Age: 26 Highest Qualification : Law Degree from the University of Leicester, UK. Called to the Malaysian Bar in 1998. Currently employed by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in a Legal Department. Office Add : Malaysian Central Depository 6th Floor, Exchange Square Bukit Kewangan 50200 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Am moving houses soon, hence office add is more permanent. Cell no : (+6012) 297-0677 deep Santokh Singh <[email protected]> 03/11/01 06:54PM >>> Crew I completely understand Parmjit's situation - something which is difficult for those who are unfamiliar with recent happenings amongst the Sikh community. The Sikh psyche has been under attack since the late 1970s. The culmination was the pinning of the blame of an airliner crash on our Nation. Parmjit will continue to help in whatever way he can, which he feels will not endanger his family. Given time, we will all recover our confidence and trust. Santokh Singh Maan Born 10-8-1944 in Agra, India. Schooling in Singapore. Flying training in 1964, AST, Perth, Scotland. Co-pilot 1966 - 1971 Malaysia Singapore Airlines 1966 DC3, F27 1967 De Havilland Comet 4 1968 - 1971 Boeing 707 Captain 1972 - 1986 Singapore Airlines 1972 F27 1973 Boeing 737 (Instructor) 1974 Boeing 707 (Instructor) 1976 - 1986 Boeing 747 (Line Instructor) 1986 Migrated to the Netherlands. 1987-1989 Programmer Diploma, HTS Amsterdam 1990 - 1994 Computer Programmer Since then have been helping to promote Sikh thought amongst Sikh youth in the diaspora, on the Internet. Groot Dorregeest 9 1911ND Uitgeest Netherlands (31) 251 654525 From: Santokh Singh <[email protected]> Date: March 11, 2001 11:50:52 PM PST To: John Barry Smith <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Apology Barry Its OK. Parmjit does not even know we quoted him. Even if he did, he will easily overlook my indiscretion. Somethings we keep to us three. Good luck with that all important statement to the media. chardikala santokh At 3/11/2001, you wrote: At 2:49 PM -0800 3/11/01, John Barry Smith wrote: >Dear Parmajit, > >I'm sorry if I quoted you without permission. I fully appreciate the pressures you are under and respect your decision on how to proceed. I often worry about Boeing coming down on me because for four years I have had a web site that essentially says their airplanes are unsafe. It's best to be prudent sometime. > > > >Sincerely, >Barry > From: "Indy Panchi" <[email protected]> Date: March 28, 2001 11:56:20 AM PST Subject: Fwd: CBC - - - Air India Update Subject: CBC - - - Air India Update Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:13:51 -0800 Britain-Cda-Air-India home shop á help á contact á search CBC Front Page Copyright © 2001 CBC All Rights Reserved Reyat's lawyers make case to Britain in Canada's bid for Air India charges KEVIN WARD LONDON (CP) - Britain's home secretary has received legal submissions from lawyers for Inderjit Singh Reyat that could determine whether he has to face charges for the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182. Reyat's lawyers filed the papers on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving his fate for the moment in the hands of British Home Secretary Jack Straw. "We are now looking closely at all the matters raised," said a spokeswoman for the Home Office. Straw was under no legal obligation to allow Reyat to present his arguments against charges being laid but did so out of a sense of fairness, the spokeswoman said. Reyat's lawyers were given two extensions to file the submissions, with the second deadline passing on Wednesday. The Home Office would not go into details about the submissions received. Reyat's lawyer in London could not be reached for comment. The Canadian government, acting on behalf of prosecutors in British Columbia, had earlier asked Britain for permission to try Reyat on charges connected to the Air India bombing, which killed all 329 people on board. The request was made because the terms of Reyat's 1989 extradition from Britain were based on charges stemming from another explosion at Narita airport in Japan, which killed two baggage handlers. Extradition laws don't allow fresh charges to be filed. This means Canada cannot charge Reyat in the Air India bombing without Britain's permission. Reyat holds Canadian and British citizenship. The spokeswoman for Straw's department said there is no statutory deadline for a decision to be made. The British government could now ask the Canadian government to respond to some of the issues raised by Reyat's lawyers, she said. Under British law, an application can be made to the High Court for a judicial review to challenge Straw's decision on whether charges can be laid. Reyat is in a B.C. prison. He is due to be released in June, after serving a 10-year sentence for manslaughter for building the bomb that exploded at Narita airport near Tokyo on the same day as the Air India blast. The bomb at Narita airport was left in luggage destined for another Air India plane, Flight 301. All 329 people aboard Air India Flight 182 bound for London from Montreal died when it exploded off the Irish coast. Police believe both bombs originated in British Columbia. Ripudaman Singh Malik, 53, of Vancouver, and Ajaib Singh Bagri, 51, of Kamloops, B.C., were arrested last October. They face charges of conspiracy and first-degree murder in the bombing of Flight 182, as well as attempted murder for the bomb that targeted Flight 301 and the murders of the two baggage handlers at Narita. Reyat has never admitted his guilt in the Narita bombing and has not co-operated in the investigation of what happened to Flight 182. © The Canadian Press, 2001 ____________________________________________________ _____________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http:// www.hotmail.com. From: "Indy Panchi" <[email protected]> Date: March 28, 2001 12:11:03 PM PST Subject: Excellant site...www.khalsapride.com Khalsa Pride FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/10/00 Please distribute widely to your family, friends, and at your Gurdwara. ***SMART JAIKARA (Action Alert)*** Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force (SMART) P.O. Box 1761 Germantown, MD 20875-1761 Tel: (301) 428-3593 Fax: (301) 428-3594 Email: [email protected] URL: www.sikhmediawatch.org November 10, 2000 SMART CALLS ON SIKH COMMUNITY TO BE VIGILANT OF MEDIA MISREPRESENTATIONS RELATING TO AIR INDIA BOMBING I. BACKGROUND: No Time for Complacency Sikhs have made major strides in North America since the 1960s. Although there have been many hurdles in the struggle for equal rights for Sikhs in North America, the community has won many victories in recent years, both small and large. Despite these successes, this is not a time to grow complacent about the status of Sikhs in the West. The recent arrest of two Sikhs by the Canadian police, for possible involvement in the bombing of Air India flight 182, presents a pressing problem for the entire community. The media coverage of the arrests tends to paint all Sikhs as "terrorists," resulting in numerous negative repercussions for North American Sikhs. The media coverage of this event has been quite damaging to the general image of Sikhs in North America. Though many of the most damaging stories have appeared in Canadian and British newspapers, several American media sources have also represented Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri as "Sikh terrorists" and "Sikh fundamentalists." An example of this kind of skewed coverage can be found in several articles at the website www.abcnews.com. The negative connotations attached to a political movement or group of people thought to be involved with terrorist activity, even if that claim is incorrect, can create problems for entire communities. Muslim Americans are currently suffering theeffects of this racist stereotyping as a community, as a result of crimes committed by a few individuals in the past several years. To protect the members of our community, and dispel mistaken impressions or stereotypes of Sikhs, the Sikhs of North America must work vigilantly to ensure that we are fairly represented in the media. II. WHAT YOU CAN DO A. Monitor the Media: What to Look For -- Negative expressions such as "Sikh fundementalists," "Sikh terrorists," "Sikh fanatics," etc.; -- Stories that link any aspect of the Sikh faith to violence or terrorism -- Stories that suggest that Sikhism is a sect of Hinduism or Islam -- Negative representations of people with turbans or beards -- On television and in the movies, watch for negative representations of Sikhs, or turban-wearing individuals. B. How to Respond There are many strategies for responding to unfair and inaccurate media coverage and/or representations, in a manner that will benefit the Sikh community as a whole. Here are some things you can do: 1) Contact media sources (such as local television stations or newspapers) when you encounter incorrect or negative images of Sikhs. In your letter, email, fax, or phone call, be as *precise* as possible about the incorrect representation or statement about Sikhs or Sikhism that you found. Use calm, non-threatening language and be brief. A sample letter to the editor is included at the end of this Jaikara. The fact that you simply did not like a story, or thought that it reflected poorly on the Sikh community, will likely not have very much impact.
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