Failed strategy in Afghanistan

Obama said a surgewould not be successfulin Iraq so now he istrying a surge inAfghanistan"When will the Obama administration stop transplanting the Bush administration's failed methods from Iraq to Afghanistan...

Chiba Day

  By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan.  Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In...

Sri Lanka "runs out of time" for investigation

Sri Lankan government ended the investigation into human right abuses during the war with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). This decision came despite call from various human rights groups request to allow...

Up to 30,000 'disabled' by Sri Lankan shells

Sri Lanka's shelling made up to 30,000 tamil people disabled.  A french charity in Batticaloa  producing artificial limbs has got "huge demand". But Mahinda Rajapakse is still claiming his army rescued...

Sri Lanka Says LTTE Killed 2,000 Civilians

The Tamil Tigers havecommitted terrorist actsin the past so it is possiblethey shelled their owncivilians. "The Army said the Tigers have positioned their mortars in previously declared "Safe zone" and fired...

Happy birth day to you, LTTE - Advanced Happy END day wishes too

Today world most dreaded "freedom fighters" organization is celebrating their birthday hiding behind civilian hostages. In this auspicious occasion it is everyone's duty to wish them a very busy birthday and a...

UN says fighting intensified and heavy weapons being used

According to UN report as on 4-May-2009: - > The fighting has intensified and heavy weapons are being used ->  Sri Lanka estimated 50,000 people are trapped in the fighting -> ...

LTTE Announces Unilateral Ceasefire

LTTE announced unilateral ceasefire today to avoid further civilian casualties and after the calls by UN, EU, USA, India and others. Sri Lanka rejected this ceasefire though its unilateral ceasefire. " Full text...

Karunanidhi on reverese gear over Prabhakaran's friendship

After saying that LTTE terrorist leader  Prabhakaran is a "good friend" and his death would cause him great sorrow, Tamilnadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi now says that he LTTE is not started as a terrorist...

Sri Lanka : Genocide continues - 29 Civilians killed - 4-4-2009

Sri Lanka army made continuous attack at Vanni region killing 29 civilians and severely wounded 31. The attack happened at the so-called safe zone areas from morning till evening at Mathalan, AmbalavanPokkenai and...

Let My People Go In Peace By Dr Noel Nadesan - Editor, Uthayam

Finally a member of the Tamil Diaspora, once a hardcore Eelam supporter has had a soul search and asking the much needed questions from the rest of them. Parts of his article is quoted here. " Let My People Go...

Sri Lankan Government attacks hospital again.

Article 18 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that the civilian hospitals organized to give care to the wounded and sick, the infirm and maternity cases, may in no circumstances be the object of attack, but...

Sri Lankan Army attacks kill 128 civilians in 48 hours

After getting pressure from international community for ceasefire, Sri Lanka started more brutal attack on innocent Tamil civilians, who are in the so called 'Safe Zone' under the control of Sri Lankan Army.Tuesday, 24 March 2009 :"Sri Lanka Army short-range mortar...

Who can protect Tamil civilians ? USA? UK? UN? LTTE? GOD? NOBODY?

" Dozens of Sri Lankan civilians are being killed and many more wounded every day even as the government moves to restrict foreign diplomats and journalists from what has been called a "war without witnesses". While war rages in north-eastern Sri Lanka, aid agencies say that...

Narayana Murthy quits as IT advisor to Lanka

Narayana Murthy quits as IT advisor to Lanka [ Thursday, 19 February 2009, 09:09.14 AM GMT +05:30 ] Within days of his appointment as International Advisor on Information Technology to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, IT czar N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday quit...

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