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Very cool development in Kashmir

This is going to make a bunch of heads explode, both literally and figuratively and this is a very very good thing. From Snapped Shot:

This is a Beautiful Thing
Indian women in Kashmir are arming themselves against Muslim militants. I'm betting that this move will be highly effective, and is bound to get certain elements wound up into a certifiable rage...

A woman Village Defense Committee (VDC) member takes aim during a training session by the Indian Army at THE village OF Sariya, in Naushera sector, about 140 kilometers (88 miles) northwest of Jammu, India, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. VDCs are local self-defense groups set up in Jammu and Kashmir in mid-nineties following a number of massacres of innocent villagers, and are officially equipped with weapons to help guard remote mountain hamlets against terrorist attacks and intimidation. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Heh - enjoy your 72 white raisins of incredible purity guys -- you sure earned them... Posted by DaveH at August 13, 2007 9:59 PM