Turmoil on the Red River

The river is on fire again. My heart aches. I was born there, but I am a stranger now. News travels fast. Who do you blame? You cannot clap with one hand. Nothing is created with nothing. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. ULFA happened as a reaction. Someone forgot to diagnose and treat it. More force, more prison, more bullets, AFSPA, do not solve anything. Only understanding and love do. Why do leaders find it difficult to talk, reason, compromise? Is it pride? Is it about winning? Is it about being cleverer to out do the other? It is not a game; it is about life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Innocent people get caught in the crossfire. Fire continues to burn. We add to the list: Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, and now the valley of the Red River. It has been burning since July of 1960. Is it frustration, neglect, misunderstanding, colonial treatment, unemployment, disparity, corruption, fear (of losing identity) or a simple movement of the fault line of the socio-political landscape?