Sri Lanka closes in on last rebel stronghold

[Nikos]

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0223/p07s02-wosc.html
Could this be the end of the Tamil Tigers? Will Sri Lanka finally know peace?

[Aziel]

Didn't the Tamil Tigers send two Kamikaza airplains to Sri Lanka's capital yesterday, while one of the plains actually hiting a target?

[Valentin the II]

At least one conflict is coming to a close.
Those recent attacks by the tigers are just the last spasms of a dying body.

[Zephyrus]

*shrugs* I bet M.I.a doesn't have to worry about pissing off another terrorist organization now!

[Surgeon]

What, nobody's actually going to mention anything about human rights violations by the Sri Lankans?

[mongrel]

What, nobody's actually going to mention anything about human rights violations by the Sri Lankans?

Be our guest.

Here's a starting point.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...mcRNanP-B30SRQ

[Surgeon]

Be our guest.

Here's a starting point.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...mcRNanP-B30SRQ

Didn't say I was volunteering. I was simply wondering whether you and the rest of the Israel-flouts-human-rights posse would jump on this at all.

[mongrel]

Didn't say I was volunteering. I was simply wondering whether you and the rest of the Israel-flouts-human-rights posse would jump on this at all.

There is me thinking that you were concerned that fellow human beings were suffering rather than playing holier land than thou.


Well the thread is quite young and I have been busy elsewhere. As for me, you will have seen that I have left my marker, will expand on it tomorrow. You will have noticed that the alleged crimesheet in my source is similar to the IDF's in Gaza, "Sri Lankan forces are shelling hospitals and so-called safe zones and slaughtering the civilians there" so my view of the operation is a critical one, using my standard arguments, I could almost copy and paste. Mind you the Sri Lankan government actively fighting a war, not conducting a raid in order to secure votes in an election.

[Central Asian Qaghan]

Considering they are armed and trained and have been trained by India and the Tamil Nadu government, I'm glad to see these Indian terrorists being eliminated.

[Zephyrus]

Considering they are armed and trained and have been trained by India and the Tamil Nadu government, I'm glad to see these Indian terrorists being eliminated.

Here we go again...

[fieldmarshal]

Considering they are armed and trained and have been trained by India and the Tamil Nadu government, I'm glad to see these Indian terrorists being eliminated.

You only forgot the simple fact that the LTTE are banned by the state govt of Tamil Nadu, and by the national Indian Govt for terrorism.

[Erebus Pasha]

You only forgot the simple fact that the LTTE are banned by the state govt of Tamil Nadu, and by the national Indian Govt for terrorism.

Officially anyway.

[fieldmarshal]

Officially anyway.

Yes initially, but in the past few years support for the LTTE have been banned as well, the govt has been eager to wash their hands of the LTTE, since Britain and the US put them on the terrorism list, and India is trying to cosy up to the US.
Britian putting them on the terror list is pretty much a crushing blow to the LTTE and the recent victories of the SriLankans can be attributed to that since most of their support comes from Tamil expats living in the west, and with most western nations banning them, most of their income is pretty much gone. I believe at one time they were considered the best trained and most armed rebel group in the world.

[removeduser_052420]

You only forgot the simple fact that the LTTE are banned by the state govt of Tamil Nadu, and by the national Indian Govt for terrorism.

That doesn't change the fact that the Indian army trained and armed LTTE for more than 15 years. O well....I'm just glad to see an end to this entire thing.

[Treize]

I really hope the Tamils get crushed

Immigrants claiming a part of there host-country

[Arjun]

I really hope the Tamils get crushed

Immigrants claiming a part of there host-country

would you back up that ridiculous claim of yours with proof?
in case you are not aware; there are two groups of tamils in the island. those who are called Ceylone(now called lankan) tamils and those who are called Indian tamils. The Indian Tamils were brought by the brits a couple of hundred years ago to work in the tea/rubber plantations on the south-central highlands whereas the Ceylonese tamils have been living in this island as far as the ealiest recorded history. there is ample historical and archeological evidence to back this up. and the indian tamils are not asking for a seperate country/state but its the ceylonese Tamils who are asking for one; after having suffered decades of discrimination. they are as native as the sinhalese...in fact even more so; given the fact that the sinhalese have 70% tamil genes


so pls refrain from making statements about wich you have any clue about. it would save you needless embarrassment. if interested; i would suggest that you do read some books in this matter and enlighten yourself

and when i mean read up; i mean reputable sources/books and not some website like wiki(lol even the wiki article supports what i said btw)


and i would know; cos im a Ceylonese Tamil myself

What, nobody's actually going to mention anything about human rights violations by the Sri Lankans?

indeed; one wonders why. For anyone interested; i would suggest articles by the Human rights watch, Amnesty international, Unicef and doctors without borders.

Injured over 40 apparently according to my old man who is out there. The Sri lankan government is censoring outside reporting on the conflict (nothin new I know) and some journalists over there have 'gone missing'.

its obviously cos they have everything to hide. more than a dozen journalists have been made "disappear" in Srilanka after they voiced opposition to the government. the most recent one being Lasantha Wikramathunge; who's letter from beyond the grave explicitly accused the Srilankan government of assassinating him.

the famous letter, titiled "And they came for me" is moving and a window into the tragedy that is srilanka.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...-from-the.html

Same as Sri Lanka government.

I would rather see both Sri Lanka government and Tamil Tiger got destroyed as soon as possible, then set up a non-racist government.

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Ya right; you know why Tamil Tiger even existed/exists?? How about Sri Lanka government stop discriminate Tamil population??

If Sri Lanka does not stop its racist policy of course the Tamil Tiger would appear again and again.

my view exactly. Its the racist policies of the Srilankan Government that created this mess in the first place. its a religious/ethnic theocracy similar to that of iran.

How about I don't ing care except a decisive victory would be one less war in the world? Bring on the decisive victories I say, bring on the 'change', bring on the old days when actual policy or will could alter things, instead of this impotent ing 'judge a war by the propaganda of the losing belligerents'.

It's pathetic, and will lead nowhere, except to more pain and more death.

oh my...if the world were to follow that philosophy of yours; Europe would still be under the Nazi jackboot! after all..why "fight for freedom and rights" when by not fighting we could have ahd "one less" war. how about for a "change" you educate yourself on the matter you talk about before posting?


the flipside of the internet is that academic research and thoroughness has given way to sensationalism and writing for writing's sake.

[manofarms89]

my tech guy is Sri Lankan, i was talking to him about the recent developments, and he was saying that while he's optimistic about an end to the violence, there wont be peace for a while.

Didn't the Tamil Tigers send two Kamikaza airplains to Sri Lanka's capital yesterday, while one of the plains actually hiting a target?

no they were both shot down but they crashed into urban areas.

[Erebus Pasha]

no they were both shot down but they crashed into urban areas.

Injured over 40 apparently according to my old man who is out there. The Sri lankan government is censoring outside reporting on the conflict (nothin new I know) and some journalists over there have 'gone missing'.

[boofhead]

Good. Hopefully they will finish this nearly 3 decades dirty business. The LTTE are murderous dogs who need to be destroyed.

[hellheaven1987]

Good. Hopefully they will finish this nearly 3 decades dirty business. The LTTE are murderous dogs who need to be destroyed.

Same as Sri Lanka government.

I would rather see both Sri Lanka government and Tamil Tiger got destroyed as soon as possible, then set up a non-racist government.