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Hi, re Hindu tridents, certainly only tangentially
related to BSDism, but worth being aware of on general
principle of knowledge of "loaded" symbols:
 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2929863.stm
 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2743881.stm
 
 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030603/ap_on_re_as/hindu_summer_camps_2



 "Home Minister Pradadi Lal Mordiya
 told the BBC the government's decision
 followed the regular distribution of
 religious tridents by Hindu hardliners..."

The story re girls being "ordained" with tridents
after martial training (as reported in the yahoo
story above) seems to have recieved a fair amount
of play...