Reddit mentions of Soft Target: The real story behind the Air India disaster - Second Edition

If you actually want to read about this event instead of hearing the typical "Yah but Sikhs are bad because of blah blah blah" argument that comes from India's right-wing, the book Soft Target written by Brian McAndrew (of the Globe and Mail), Soft Target is recommended.

http://www.amazon.ca/Soft-Target-behind-disaster-Edition/dp/1550289047

"On March 16, 2005, almost twenty years after one of the biggest mass murders in Canadian Aviation history, the Air-India Case concluded with a verdict that authors Zuhair Kashmeri and Brian McAndrew predicted sixteen years ago when Soft Target was first published: not guilty. In this second edition, the two offer a detailed foreword that brings readers up-to-date with some startling new information surrounding the twin bombings on June 23, 1985 in the air over the Atlantic, and on the ground in Japan, which left 331 people dead. They offer key details from the trial of Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri that took place in a specially-built Vancouver courtroom, leads that were not followed up, and more details of India's intelligence service's clandestine interference in Canada."

tl;dr - India bombed Air India, CSIS found out and noped the f**k out of the investigation.

I understand most Canadians would not know much about the history of india and sikhs during the 80s. But IN MY OPINION the attack was carried out by the Indian government as a false flag during a time when Sikhs were being killed in india. There is a reason that Sikhs have migrated out of india in such large numbers. They did not feel safe in their home state located in India.

The book linked below (not written by a Sikh) goes through the discrepancies in the investigation and how the Indian government had a role to play in the attack. The Canadian government could not rightfully blame the Indian government for the attack due to international politics.

There is no call for violence in the Sikh religion. Historically Sikhs have only ever taken up arms for self defense. The idea of Sikh extremists is absurd and was a narrative pushed and still pushed by India.


https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Target-behind-disaster-Second/dp/1550289047

Product Description

A provocative look at one of Canada's biggest tragedies 

On March 16, 2005, almost twenty years after one of the biggest mass murders in Canadian Aviation history, the Air-India Case concluded with a verdict that authors Zuhair Kashmeri and Brian McAndrew predicted sixteen years ago when Soft Target was first published: not guilty. 
In this second edition, the two offer a detailed foreword that brings readers up-to-date with some startling new information surrounding the twin bombings on June 23, 1985 in the air over the Atlantic, and on the ground in Japan, which left 331 people dead. They offer key details from the trial of Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri that took place in a specially-built Vancouver courtroom, leads that were not followed up, and more details of India's intelligence service's clandestine interference in Canada. They explain how their own prediction that justice would not be found because of a botched investigation came true, and that only a public inquiry will offer closure to the families of the victims.

Review

Praise for the first edition: 
"There is much documented and useful information in Soft Target, which often reads like a spy thriller. The authors weave Sikh politicians, RCMP officers, CSIS agents and Indian consuls into a fascinating story." ( Calgary Herald) 

Praise for the first edition: 
"The book deals with a difficult subject and does so honestly and painstakingly. ... Its strength is that is presents the results of its investigations. Unless these are refuted, or some one comes up with a more credible explanation of these events, the book would remain as the most useful document on the subject." ( Ottawa Citizen)

About the Author

ZUHAIR KASHMERI is an award-winning journalist and author. For more than a decade, he was a reporter for the Globe and Mail. He is an editor, writerand broadcaster and lives in Toronto. 

BRIAN McANDREW lives in Toronto where he is the environment reporter for The Toronto Star. Originally from Niagara Falls, he has won several awards for his environmental coverage, including two from The Canadian Science Writers' Association.

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