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Dave Makkar a Community Activist Alleges US Hypocrisy India Abroad News New York
Community activist alleges US hypocrisy
Aziz Haniffa, India Abroad, Washington DC
Immediately after US Congressman Steny Hoyer had completed his remarks, community
firebrand Dave Makkar from New Jersey sprang to his feet and shouted at Hoyer, accusing the US of utter “hypocrisy” while claiming to be India ’s friend and ally.
Makkar said even as the US declares its strategic partnership with India, it continues to provide Pakistan with massive military largesse, which Islamabad uses against India, and cross-border terrorism against India continues unabated. Makkar also alleged that the arms and technology Washington transfers to Israel is in turn supplied by Tel Aviv to China, another adversary of India which continues to arm Pakistan and condones its terrorist activities against New Delhi.
The embarrassed organizers subdued Makkar and convinced him to sit down and be quiet and not engage in a debate. A peeved Hoyer, who had earlier told Makkar that if he wanted “to make a speech to take it some place else,” declares to applause: “I don’t claim to be a friend of India -I am a friend of India.” “I do not claim that America has simplistic answers to all the questions you raised,” Hoyer said.
“One of the issues on terrorism as all of us know is western Pakistan , which is giving sanctuary to terrorists. It is in the best interest of America and all other people to try to defeat that area of terrorism and therefore it is a complicated question to pursue in terms of an alliance with people who are from time to time, not so focused as I would like them to be trying to take that out for their own purposes because they feel threatened.”
On the Israel issue, he said, “ Israel ’s integrity and independence is of critical concern to the United States of America. It is surrounded by enemies that have sworn to see its demise – period…. That is why United States transfers arms and technology (to Israel ), as we do to many other countries who are trying to defend their own freedom. I wish I had a simple answer…
Dave Makkar a Community Activist Alleges US Hypocrisy India Abroad News New York
Community activist alleges US hypocrisy
Aziz Haniffa, India Abroad, Washington DC
Immediately after US Congressman Steny Hoyer had completed his remarks, community
firebrand Dave Makkar from New Jersey sprang to his feet and shouted at Hoyer, accusing the US of utter “hypocrisy” while claiming to be India ’s friend and ally.
Makkar said even as the US declares its strategic partnership with India, it continues to provide Pakistan with massive military largesse, which Islamabad uses against India, and cross-border terrorism against India continues unabated. Makkar also alleged that the arms and technology Washington transfers to Israel is in turn supplied by Tel Aviv to China, another adversary of India which continues to arm Pakistan and condones its terrorist activities against New Delhi.
The embarrassed organizers subdued Makkar and convinced him to sit down and be quiet and not engage in a debate. A peeved Hoyer, who had earlier told Makkar that if he wanted “to make a speech to take it some place else,” declares to applause: “I don’t claim to be a friend of India -I am a friend of India.” “I do not claim that America has simplistic answers to all the questions you raised,” Hoyer said.
“One of the issues on terrorism as all of us know is western Pakistan , which is giving sanctuary to terrorists. It is in the best interest of America and all other people to try to defeat that area of terrorism and therefore it is a complicated question to pursue in terms of an alliance with people who are from time to time, not so focused as I would like them to be trying to take that out for their own purposes because they feel threatened.”
On the Israel issue, he said, “ Israel ’s integrity and independence is of critical concern to the United States of America. It is surrounded by enemies that have sworn to see its demise – period…. That is why United States transfers arms and technology (to Israel ), as we do to many other countries who are trying to defend their own freedom. I wish I had a simple answer…