Saturday, January 31, 2009
இவருக்கு நல்ல காலமில்லே
from my friend sam
இந்தாளு லூசா? இந்த மாரி ரெண்டு தபா பேசினா நாளைக்கே உள்ளாற தள்ளிறபோறானுக
How India can resolve the Sri Lankan crisis
Tuesday, 21 October , 2008, 20:22
Last Updated: Thursday, 23 October , 2008, 10:18
Colonel (retd) Dr Anil Athale is a Chhatrapati Shivaji Chair Fellow of the United Services Institute and co-ordinator of INPAD, a Pune based think-tank. He is also the author of ‘Nuclear Menace: the Satyagraha Approach’ (Pub 1997).
There is no purely military solution to problems of insurgency. The only known successful ‘military’ solution to such problems in world history is to be found in the US, namely the genocide of the native Red Indians.
Most civilised nations would balk at such an approach, but short of that, a purely military solution to problems of ethnic minorities will and have always failed. It is, therefore, a little surprising that many have begun to write the epitaph of LTTE and the cause of Tamil Eelam.
It must be clearly understood that the LTTE or V Prabhakaran are not the reason for the turmoil in Sri Lanka, but products of an ideology and circumstances. As long as the cause and the conditions that caused the Tamil revolt exist, peace will be elusive, notwithstanding the claims of an imminent military victory.
India must make Sri Lanka see reason
As some one associated with the Sri Lankan conflict since 1988, I am dismayed at the repeated mistakes on part of all the principal actors in this sordid, blood soaked drama.
On its part the LTTE is being obdurate in sticking to the demand of ‘independence’ that can never become a reality since India does not support it. On the Sri Lankan government’s part, the notion of national unity and integrity is equated with ‘unitary’ form of government, and a federal structure is considered an anathema. This has further legitimised the hard line position of the LTTE.
And finally India, a country that has a major stake in peace in Sri Lanka, has been shy of forcing the Lankan government to move in direction of federalism and autonomy for Tamil areas. Thus in this tragedy, there are only villains and no heroes.
full text is at
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14781933
இந்தாளு லூசா? இந்த மாரி ரெண்டு தபா பேசினா நாளைக்கே உள்ளாற தள்ளிறபோறானுக
How India can resolve the Sri Lankan crisis
Tuesday, 21 October , 2008, 20:22
Last Updated: Thursday, 23 October , 2008, 10:18
Colonel (retd) Dr Anil Athale is a Chhatrapati Shivaji Chair Fellow of the United Services Institute and co-ordinator of INPAD, a Pune based think-tank. He is also the author of ‘Nuclear Menace: the Satyagraha Approach’ (Pub 1997).
There is no purely military solution to problems of insurgency. The only known successful ‘military’ solution to such problems in world history is to be found in the US, namely the genocide of the native Red Indians.
Most civilised nations would balk at such an approach, but short of that, a purely military solution to problems of ethnic minorities will and have always failed. It is, therefore, a little surprising that many have begun to write the epitaph of LTTE and the cause of Tamil Eelam.
It must be clearly understood that the LTTE or V Prabhakaran are not the reason for the turmoil in Sri Lanka, but products of an ideology and circumstances. As long as the cause and the conditions that caused the Tamil revolt exist, peace will be elusive, notwithstanding the claims of an imminent military victory.
India must make Sri Lanka see reason
As some one associated with the Sri Lankan conflict since 1988, I am dismayed at the repeated mistakes on part of all the principal actors in this sordid, blood soaked drama.
On its part the LTTE is being obdurate in sticking to the demand of ‘independence’ that can never become a reality since India does not support it. On the Sri Lankan government’s part, the notion of national unity and integrity is equated with ‘unitary’ form of government, and a federal structure is considered an anathema. This has further legitimised the hard line position of the LTTE.
And finally India, a country that has a major stake in peace in Sri Lanka, has been shy of forcing the Lankan government to move in direction of federalism and autonomy for Tamil areas. Thus in this tragedy, there are only villains and no heroes.
full text is at
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14781933
Labels: இந்தியா, இவருக்கு நல்ல காலமில்லே, எருப்பதிவு
Friday, January 30, 2009
முடியலடா சாமியோவ்
* Sri Lanka President suitable for Nobel Peace Award, says Minister
Saturday, January 31, 2009, 6:03 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Jan 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Construction and Engineering Services Rajitha Senarathna says President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on the verge of wiping out the world's most ruthless terrorist organization and bringing peace is apt for the Nobel Peace Prize in future.
In an interview with Dinamina, the state owned Sinhala daily, the Minister expressed hope that the Nobel awards committee and the international community would soon focus attention to this matter.
The Minister also pointed out that the Wall Street Journal recently said that the US President Barak Obama had lessons to learn from Sri Lanka President on combating terrorism.
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_09/January3160346KA.html
Saturday, January 31, 2009, 6:03 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Jan 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Construction and Engineering Services Rajitha Senarathna says President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on the verge of wiping out the world's most ruthless terrorist organization and bringing peace is apt for the Nobel Peace Prize in future.
In an interview with Dinamina, the state owned Sinhala daily, the Minister expressed hope that the Nobel awards committee and the international community would soon focus attention to this matter.
The Minister also pointed out that the Wall Street Journal recently said that the US President Barak Obama had lessons to learn from Sri Lanka President on combating terrorism.
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_09/January3160346KA.html
Suicide turns a seed
நியூஸ் ருடே
Suicide turns a seed
Tamilnadu is on the boil. The death of a Tamil youth Muthukumaran, said to be a case of self-immolation over the Lankan issue, has inflamed the already edgy passions, and today the mood among the political parties that have anchored themselves on the ‘Tamil cause’ was one of anger, which can snowball into something more dangerous.
The irascible section of the student community and the advocates groups have also jumped into the churning cauldron. Tamil bloggers, whose numbers have swelled in recent times, were also adding to the passion with their white-hot emotions.
full text is at
http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=14403%20&%20section=7
Suicide turns a seed
Tamilnadu is on the boil. The death of a Tamil youth Muthukumaran, said to be a case of self-immolation over the Lankan issue, has inflamed the already edgy passions, and today the mood among the political parties that have anchored themselves on the ‘Tamil cause’ was one of anger, which can snowball into something more dangerous.
The irascible section of the student community and the advocates groups have also jumped into the churning cauldron. Tamil bloggers, whose numbers have swelled in recent times, were also adding to the passion with their white-hot emotions.
full text is at
http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=14403%20&%20section=7
பிரணாப்பு மொய்ஜிங்கோ, இத சொல்லறது நாங்க இல்லீங்கோ. குஷால் பெரேராவுங்கோ
அன்பழகப்பேராசிறியர் நேத்திக்கு இலங்கையிலே எல்லாம் இன்பமயம் அப்படீன்னு பிரணாப்பு மொய்ஜீ சொல்லிருக்கறதா சட்டைச்சப்பையிலே சொல்லீருக்காரு. பிரணாப்பு மொய்ஜிங்கோ, புறநானூத்து மெய்யருங்கோ, இதெ பாருங்கோங்கோ இத சொல்லறது நாங்க இல்லீங்கோ. குஷால் பெரேராவுங்கோ. அட்றா குஜாலுங்கோ
Winning the war and losing the future for the Sinhala South
By Kusal Perera
"Wars, conflict, it's all a business.
One murder makes a villain.
Millions, a hero. Numbers sanctify." - Charlie Chaplin
It's all now a talk of living in a country free of "terrorism". The Separatist Tigers are almost eliminated. Driven to the forests of Mullaitivu and restricted to lick their wounds, till they are completely annihilated as promised by the Defence head. Ruthless and merciless as no other armed organization on this planet earth, the LTTE had to be cornered, tamed and eliminated politically, long before. That not done in a pragmatic manner, we are told "a full scale war" is the only option "within our unitary State". The hard and rigid position of claiming a non-compromising unitary State in a Sinhala dominated country, perhaps left no other option but a war for the majority psyche that believes it owns this plot of marooned land.
Yet, at what cost ? In rupees and cents, the total is huge. It was 130 billion rupees in 2007 plus a supplementary budget that enhanced the defence allocation by another 15 per cent, half way through the year. In 2008 it was 166 billion plus another supplementary budget allocation of 28 billion, making it a staggering 194 billion rupees for the war, with 177 billion budgeted for 2009, for now. Cost of war is not only the allocated annual defence budgets. It is also the cost of rebuilding and replacing the massive destruction caused to buildings, roads, bridges, rail tracks, electricity pylons and other infrastructure, after the war. How many billions more would we need for that ? That in rupees or dollars is not the total lost in this war. Add the productive cost of a society, how ever meagre that may be, that was and is being lost over the years due to war.
full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/winning_the_war_and_losing_the.html
Winning the war and losing the future for the Sinhala South
By Kusal Perera
"Wars, conflict, it's all a business.
One murder makes a villain.
Millions, a hero. Numbers sanctify." - Charlie Chaplin
It's all now a talk of living in a country free of "terrorism". The Separatist Tigers are almost eliminated. Driven to the forests of Mullaitivu and restricted to lick their wounds, till they are completely annihilated as promised by the Defence head. Ruthless and merciless as no other armed organization on this planet earth, the LTTE had to be cornered, tamed and eliminated politically, long before. That not done in a pragmatic manner, we are told "a full scale war" is the only option "within our unitary State". The hard and rigid position of claiming a non-compromising unitary State in a Sinhala dominated country, perhaps left no other option but a war for the majority psyche that believes it owns this plot of marooned land.
Yet, at what cost ? In rupees and cents, the total is huge. It was 130 billion rupees in 2007 plus a supplementary budget that enhanced the defence allocation by another 15 per cent, half way through the year. In 2008 it was 166 billion plus another supplementary budget allocation of 28 billion, making it a staggering 194 billion rupees for the war, with 177 billion budgeted for 2009, for now. Cost of war is not only the allocated annual defence budgets. It is also the cost of rebuilding and replacing the massive destruction caused to buildings, roads, bridges, rail tracks, electricity pylons and other infrastructure, after the war. How many billions more would we need for that ? That in rupees or dollars is not the total lost in this war. Add the productive cost of a society, how ever meagre that may be, that was and is being lost over the years due to war.
full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/winning_the_war_and_losing_the.html
Labels: பிரணாப் மொய்ஜீ, புறநானூத்து மெய்யரு
MIA in interviewed by Tavis Smiley of PBS
If she wants she can make a difference in Oscar, like Marlon Brando for Native Indians and Vannessa Redgrave for Palastine
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=tavi08s1ddeq6f6
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=tavi08s1ddeq6f6
Labels: MIA
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
சொன்னாங்க.....
forwarded mail from my friend Sam
சொன்னாங்க.....
இலங்கை பிரச்சினையில் இந்திய அரசு இரட்டை வேடம்: சரத்குமார்
இந்திய அரசுன்னாலும் ரெட்டைவேஷம்; உங்களுக்கு இது எத்தனையாவது வேஷம்?
ஜனவரி 30ம் தேதி சென்னை மெரினா காந்திசிலை அருகில் கருப்பு கொடி கட்டி, டாக்டர் ராமதாஸ் தலைமையில் தா.பாண்டியன், திருமா, நெடுமாறன், வைகோ உள்ளிட்ட அத்துனை தமிழினத்தலைவர்களும் மவுனவிரதம் - பதிவர் பாலபாரதி செய்தி
ஏதோ தமிழ்நாட்டின் உணவுப்பஞ்சத்துக்கு ஒரு நாள் தீர்வு வந்தாலாச்சும் சரி
பிரணாப் முகர்ஜியின் பயணத்தால் பயனில்லை: மருத்துவர் இராமதாஸ்
அத்தானே! உங்க பசப்பு பாராயணத்தாலமட்டுந்தேன் தமிழருக்கு பயன் பனியா கொட்டுது
ஈழ பிரச்சினை - கருணாநிதியை கும்முவது தீர்வாகாது - பதிவர் முத்து தமிழினி
..அப்படின்னு கட்சி பாசத்துல கருணாநிதியை கொஞ்சுறது அசலான தீர்ப்பாகாது
கனடாவில் சிறிலங்கா துணைத் தூதரகத்தினை முற்றுகையிட்ட தமிழர்கள் - பதிவர் எல்லாளன்
தண்ணி வெடி வெடிக்காமலே போச்சு; முற்றுகை என்ன கோட்டை விட்டுச்சா?
முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி வெங்கட்ராமன் காலமானார் - இட்லிவடைஜீ
அங்கே அப்டிக். இங்கே டவுண்டிக். ஆயி போரவருக்கு அடுத்தாபல வாழ எல ஏந்த போரவரு யாரு?
ஈழத்தமிழரை தின்னும் இந்திய தேசியத்தை முறியடிப்போம் ம க இ - பதிவர் கலகம்
பேருக்கேப்ப கலக்குறீங்க. மொதல்ல இந்தியதமிழரை நன்னும் இந்திய தேசியத்தை மொகம் குடுக்க பாருங்க. ஈழத்தமிழர் தின்னப்படுவதை இன்னொரு நாளைக்குப் பாத்துக்கலாம். சே வர வர கலகமா கழகமா அறிக்கை விடுதுன்னே தெரியரதில்ல
சோ ராமசாமியை எதை வைத்து உதைக்கலாம்., துடைப்பம் கொண்டு? - பதிவர் முரளி
மொதலுல பலப்பம் வெச்சுக்கிட்டு கிறுக்கலாமான்னு பாருங்க. கிழிக்க முடிஞ்சா தொடைப்பம் ஆர்டர் பண்ணிடலாம்
புலிகளின் தலைவரை பிடிக்க இந்தியா கங்கணம் - பருத்தித்துறை கடலிற்கு அண்மையாக இந்தியாவின் இரு யுத்தகப்பல் தரித்து நிற்கிறது!! - பதிவர் நங்கூரம்
நங்கூரமே சொல்றாப்ப நம்பித்தான் சாகணும்
உலகின் வேகமான மனிதர் பிரணாப் முகர்ஜி !- பதிவர் லோஷன்
மூச்சை விடாம பிடிச்சுக்கிட்டே ஓடினாரோ என்னமோ!
பேசாம பிராணாயாம மூக்குஜீன்னே பேரை மாத்திடலாமா?
ஆனா என்ன? சிவ்சங்கர்ஜிதான் சிம்பளா கெலிச்சாரு
Karunanidhi better person to visit Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa
Because I am the Godmother. People come to me. I do not go to them
கார்த்தி சிதம்பரத்திடம் கேளுங்கள் - சஞ்செய் காந்தி
அப்படியாச்சும் அவரு அட்ரெசு இல்லாத அட்டை காங்கிரசுல ஒரு அடுத்த வாரிசுன்னு நீங்க ஒத்துக்கிட்டா போதுங்க. ஒங்க மளிகைகடபில்லு மனைவிடான்சுகொலுசுன்னு ஏதாச்சும் கேளுங்க. இருந்தா கொடுத்துட்டு போராரு. அதுசரி, தமிழ்நாட்டுகாங்கிரசுல நீங்க எந்த gang rust?
சொன்னாங்க.....
இலங்கை பிரச்சினையில் இந்திய அரசு இரட்டை வேடம்: சரத்குமார்
இந்திய அரசுன்னாலும் ரெட்டைவேஷம்; உங்களுக்கு இது எத்தனையாவது வேஷம்?
ஜனவரி 30ம் தேதி சென்னை மெரினா காந்திசிலை அருகில் கருப்பு கொடி கட்டி, டாக்டர் ராமதாஸ் தலைமையில் தா.பாண்டியன், திருமா, நெடுமாறன், வைகோ உள்ளிட்ட அத்துனை தமிழினத்தலைவர்களும் மவுனவிரதம் - பதிவர் பாலபாரதி செய்தி
ஏதோ தமிழ்நாட்டின் உணவுப்பஞ்சத்துக்கு ஒரு நாள் தீர்வு வந்தாலாச்சும் சரி
பிரணாப் முகர்ஜியின் பயணத்தால் பயனில்லை: மருத்துவர் இராமதாஸ்
அத்தானே! உங்க பசப்பு பாராயணத்தாலமட்டுந்தேன் தமிழருக்கு பயன் பனியா கொட்டுது
ஈழ பிரச்சினை - கருணாநிதியை கும்முவது தீர்வாகாது - பதிவர் முத்து தமிழினி
..அப்படின்னு கட்சி பாசத்துல கருணாநிதியை கொஞ்சுறது அசலான தீர்ப்பாகாது
கனடாவில் சிறிலங்கா துணைத் தூதரகத்தினை முற்றுகையிட்ட தமிழர்கள் - பதிவர் எல்லாளன்
தண்ணி வெடி வெடிக்காமலே போச்சு; முற்றுகை என்ன கோட்டை விட்டுச்சா?
முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி வெங்கட்ராமன் காலமானார் - இட்லிவடைஜீ
அங்கே அப்டிக். இங்கே டவுண்டிக். ஆயி போரவருக்கு அடுத்தாபல வாழ எல ஏந்த போரவரு யாரு?
ஈழத்தமிழரை தின்னும் இந்திய தேசியத்தை முறியடிப்போம் ம க இ - பதிவர் கலகம்
பேருக்கேப்ப கலக்குறீங்க. மொதல்ல இந்தியதமிழரை நன்னும் இந்திய தேசியத்தை மொகம் குடுக்க பாருங்க. ஈழத்தமிழர் தின்னப்படுவதை இன்னொரு நாளைக்குப் பாத்துக்கலாம். சே வர வர கலகமா கழகமா அறிக்கை விடுதுன்னே தெரியரதில்ல
சோ ராமசாமியை எதை வைத்து உதைக்கலாம்., துடைப்பம் கொண்டு? - பதிவர் முரளி
மொதலுல பலப்பம் வெச்சுக்கிட்டு கிறுக்கலாமான்னு பாருங்க. கிழிக்க முடிஞ்சா தொடைப்பம் ஆர்டர் பண்ணிடலாம்
புலிகளின் தலைவரை பிடிக்க இந்தியா கங்கணம் - பருத்தித்துறை கடலிற்கு அண்மையாக இந்தியாவின் இரு யுத்தகப்பல் தரித்து நிற்கிறது!! - பதிவர் நங்கூரம்
நங்கூரமே சொல்றாப்ப நம்பித்தான் சாகணும்
உலகின் வேகமான மனிதர் பிரணாப் முகர்ஜி !- பதிவர் லோஷன்
மூச்சை விடாம பிடிச்சுக்கிட்டே ஓடினாரோ என்னமோ!
பேசாம பிராணாயாம மூக்குஜீன்னே பேரை மாத்திடலாமா?
ஆனா என்ன? சிவ்சங்கர்ஜிதான் சிம்பளா கெலிச்சாரு
Karunanidhi better person to visit Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa
Because I am the Godmother. People come to me. I do not go to them
கார்த்தி சிதம்பரத்திடம் கேளுங்கள் - சஞ்செய் காந்தி
அப்படியாச்சும் அவரு அட்ரெசு இல்லாத அட்டை காங்கிரசுல ஒரு அடுத்த வாரிசுன்னு நீங்க ஒத்துக்கிட்டா போதுங்க. ஒங்க மளிகைகடபில்லு மனைவிடான்சுகொலுசுன்னு ஏதாச்சும் கேளுங்க. இருந்தா கொடுத்துட்டு போராரு. அதுசரி, தமிழ்நாட்டுகாங்கிரசுல நீங்க எந்த gang rust?
Labels: வரவர, வளரவளர, வளவள, வெறுவெறுப்பு
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Tamilnadu Bloggers are stupids and cowards
Twitter Tamil Brahmas are more brave than pro-eelam tamil bloggers
CNN-IBN: Should India do something positive in supporting the Sri Lanka government in their fight against the LTTE?
Cho Ramaswamy: Yes. We should support them though of course we cannot openly supply them with weaponry and all. We must everything that is possible within certain limits to help the Sri Lankan army to finish off the LTTE. The LTTE will survive as a pure and simple terrorist group but they must lose their military strength. It is in India's interest also and it is in the interest of the Sri Lankan Tamils also.
Labels: cho, cunning Twitter Brahmas, spineless tamil bloggers
Monday, January 26, 2009
Appeal for hospital in Sri Lanka North struggling to deal with scores of civilian casualties
Appeal for hospital in Sri Lanka North struggling to deal with scores of civilian casualties
January 26, 2009 at 1:50 pm · ~ News
The Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) in Mullaithivu, the embattled district in the North of Sri Lanka has urgently appealed for medical assistance today Monday January 26th, as approximately 300 people have been killed in intense artillery barrage.
Dr.T.Varatharajah, the Physician in charge in Mullaithivu has appealed to the Government of Sri Lanka, ICRC, the UN, and the international community for medical supplies and medical teams to be sent to the District to assist the 9 physicians currently serving there.
Full text of letter by the RDHS is as follows:
26 January 2009
Human Catastrophe & Medical Emergency in the Vanni
Heavy fighting and continuous multi-barrel artillery shelling has resulted in more than 300 internally displaced persons being killed and over 1000 hundred injured in Suthanthirapuram, Udaiyaarkaddu, and Vallipuram in the Mullaitivu District.
We are making an URGENT APPEAL to the Government of Sri Lanka, ICRC, the UN, and the international community for medical supplies and medical teams to be sent to the District to assist our staff. We currently only have 9 MMBS Doctors.
The nature of the injuries and the number of the injuries is such that if these medical supplies do not arrive in the next 24 hours many of the injured will die.
Needs:
1) Blood Bags
2) Blood Transfusion sets
3) IV Fluids
- Hartmanns
- N.Saline
- Haemaceal
- Dextrose
-Gelafusin
4) IV giving set
5) IV Cannulas of different size
6) Antibiotics
IV - Benzyl pennicillin
- Ampicillin
- Cloxacillin
-Cepazolin
-Ceftriaxone
-Metranidazole
- Gentamycin
-Tazosin
Oral -Amoxicillin
-Cloxacillin
-Cephalexin
- Metranidazole
-Augmentin
Dressings
-Gauze
-Bandage
-Cotten
-Analgesics
V - Morphine
- Pethadine
-Fentanil
Oral - Paracetamol
-Ibuprufen
-oral morphine
-Panadine forte
- Indocid
Anaesthatic Drugs
-Ketamine
-Propofol
-Thiopental
-Suxamethonium
-atrcurium, Rocuronium,Pancuronium
-Neostigmine
-atropine
-Hydrocortisone
-Maxalon,Ondensetron,phenargan
Local anasthatics -lignocaine
-lignocaine with adrenaline
ETT Tubes
Urinary catheters, Bags
Intercostal drainage tube
-Surgical Stuff
-Surgical blade
-Suture meterials
-Vicryl 1.0,2.0,3.0,0.0
Nylon
Proline 2.0,3.0,4.0,5.0
Catgut 0.0,1.0,2.0,3.0
Silk
Suturing needles
Miscalanious
anti malarials
Signed:
Dr.T.Varatharajah
RDHS
Mullaitivu
Email: mullaitivurdhs@gmail.com
January 26, 2009 at 1:50 pm · ~ News
The Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) in Mullaithivu, the embattled district in the North of Sri Lanka has urgently appealed for medical assistance today Monday January 26th, as approximately 300 people have been killed in intense artillery barrage.
Dr.T.Varatharajah, the Physician in charge in Mullaithivu has appealed to the Government of Sri Lanka, ICRC, the UN, and the international community for medical supplies and medical teams to be sent to the District to assist the 9 physicians currently serving there.
Full text of letter by the RDHS is as follows:
26 January 2009
Human Catastrophe & Medical Emergency in the Vanni
Heavy fighting and continuous multi-barrel artillery shelling has resulted in more than 300 internally displaced persons being killed and over 1000 hundred injured in Suthanthirapuram, Udaiyaarkaddu, and Vallipuram in the Mullaitivu District.
We are making an URGENT APPEAL to the Government of Sri Lanka, ICRC, the UN, and the international community for medical supplies and medical teams to be sent to the District to assist our staff. We currently only have 9 MMBS Doctors.
The nature of the injuries and the number of the injuries is such that if these medical supplies do not arrive in the next 24 hours many of the injured will die.
Needs:
1) Blood Bags
2) Blood Transfusion sets
3) IV Fluids
- Hartmanns
- N.Saline
- Haemaceal
- Dextrose
-Gelafusin
4) IV giving set
5) IV Cannulas of different size
6) Antibiotics
IV - Benzyl pennicillin
- Ampicillin
- Cloxacillin
-Cepazolin
-Ceftriaxone
-Metranidazole
- Gentamycin
-Tazosin
Oral -Amoxicillin
-Cloxacillin
-Cephalexin
- Metranidazole
-Augmentin
Dressings
-Gauze
-Bandage
-Cotten
-Analgesics
V - Morphine
- Pethadine
-Fentanil
Oral - Paracetamol
-Ibuprufen
-oral morphine
-Panadine forte
- Indocid
Anaesthatic Drugs
-Ketamine
-Propofol
-Thiopental
-Suxamethonium
-atrcurium, Rocuronium,Pancuronium
-Neostigmine
-atropine
-Hydrocortisone
-Maxalon,Ondensetron,phenargan
Local anasthatics -lignocaine
-lignocaine with adrenaline
ETT Tubes
Urinary catheters, Bags
Intercostal drainage tube
-Surgical Stuff
-Surgical blade
-Suture meterials
-Vicryl 1.0,2.0,3.0,0.0
Nylon
Proline 2.0,3.0,4.0,5.0
Catgut 0.0,1.0,2.0,3.0
Silk
Suturing needles
Miscalanious
anti malarials
Signed:
Dr.T.Varatharajah
RDHS
Mullaitivu
Email: mullaitivurdhs@gmail.com
Friday, January 23, 2009
பத்திரிகைச்சுதந்திரம் வெருட்டுதலுக்கு உள்ளே
ஹிந்து ஆசிரியர் தலையங்கம், "பிபிசி ஒரு புலிகளின் குரல். அதனாலேயே ஸ்ரீலங்காவிலே அதன் பிராந்தியமொழிச்சேவைகள் முழுமையாகத் தடைசெய்யப்படவேண்டும். இதனை உலகநாடுகள் புரிந்து கொள்ளவேண்டும்" என்று விரைவிலே எழுதப்பட்டாலும் ஆச்சரியப்படுவதற்கில்லை - பிபிசி தரும் இச்செய்தியைப் பார்த்தால்.
Sri Lanka journalism 'under threat'
The issue of Sri Lankan press freedom has triggered protests around the world
By Saroj Pathirana
BBC Sinhala service
A spate of attacks on reporters, threats from unidentified groups and the murder of a leading newspaper editor are all jeopardising the future of journalism in Sri Lanka.
Many bright young students say they fear taking up journalism as a career choice in the island nation and a number of experienced journalists have already left the country because of threats to their lives.
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) group has called on the authorities to take steps to end the prevailing climate of fear caused by "government cronies increasing their pressure".
The government has also been criticised by the International Press Freedom Mission, which in a report on Wednesday condemned its "inaction and failure" to take attacks against reporters seriously.
full text at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7842975.stm
also read
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7846361.stm
Sri Lanka journalism 'under threat'
The issue of Sri Lankan press freedom has triggered protests around the world
By Saroj Pathirana
BBC Sinhala service
A spate of attacks on reporters, threats from unidentified groups and the murder of a leading newspaper editor are all jeopardising the future of journalism in Sri Lanka.
Many bright young students say they fear taking up journalism as a career choice in the island nation and a number of experienced journalists have already left the country because of threats to their lives.
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) group has called on the authorities to take steps to end the prevailing climate of fear caused by "government cronies increasing their pressure".
The government has also been criticised by the International Press Freedom Mission, which in a report on Wednesday condemned its "inaction and failure" to take attacks against reporters seriously.
full text at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7842975.stm
also read
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7846361.stm
Labels: இந்து, பிபிசி, ஸ்ரீலங்கா
Thursday, January 22, 2009
மியாவ்!
Forwarded mail
மியாவ்!
Have you ever wonder why the Tamil TB (Tweeting Brahmas)community on net is in praise of ARR, but says nothing about MIA after the success of Slumdog Millionaire @ GG? Slam dunk! Read this. You may understand the reason behind it. Unlike many of the insensitive Tamil TB community on Net, she is sympathetic to the suffering endured by the Sri Lankan Tamilians, and she is one of them.
Defeating terrorism must not be at cost of civilian killings - MIA
by Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam
While there is no room in the world for terrorist organizations, their defeat cannot come at the expense of thousands of innocent civilian lives.
The greatest failing of the Bush administration’s “war on terror” is not its inability to meet its prime objectives (e.g. capturing Osama Bin Laden, eradicating the threat of WMDS in Iraq, and removing Al Qaeda from Afghanistan). Rather, it is that America has given credibility to the act and the notion of pursuing terrorists at all costs.
The Bush administration has decided to ignore the very tenets of democracy (the U.S. constitution, Geneva convention, among others) in pursuit of winning the “war on terror.” In doing so, it sent a very clear message to the rest of the world: all bets are off where terrorism is involved.
Today, we can clearly see the ripple effect. In Sri Lanka, my home country, the Colombo government has massacred hundreds of thousands of civilians in order to eliminate the threat posed by a small yet defiant group widely known as the Tamil Tigers (also known as the LTTE or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). Make no mistake, the LTTE have engaged in reprehensible terrorist activities that have needlessly taken the lives of both civilians and heads of state. The LTTE’s use of child soldiers and suicide bombers is unconscionable, and has rightly been condemned by the international community. But now the eyeglass must turn to the Colombo government as the conflict enters its 25th year. The war has resulted in what many humanitarian groups are now calling genocide. And sadly, for the Tamil people, time is running out.
Just last month, the New York-based Genocide Prevention Project released a report that listed Sri Lanka among the top eight “red alert” countries currently experiencing genocide conflicts. And Human Rights Watch estimates that between 230,000 to 300,000 Tamil people have been trapped in the Vanni conflict zone by the government, denied food and basic living essentials.
Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that no one knows how severe the crisis is because the Sri Lankan government has barred foreign media from reporting on the subject and severely limited the presence of humanitarian organizations. And worse, as demonstrated by the recent murder of Lasantha Wickramatunga, a Sri Lankan journalist critical of the war against the LTTE, those that question the government are putting their lives in jeopardy.
Yet other than the UN’s slap-on-the-wrist gesture of stripping Sri Lanka of its seat on the Human Rights Council in May of 2008, the World has remained silent about this emerging humanitarian crisis. What is even more disconcerting is that the global mainstream media has largely ignored the Tamil civilian causalities, and has actually praised the Sri Lankan government for “running an effective military campaign.” Additionally, somewhere along the way the media has managed to portray every Tamil as a Tamil Tiger, including myself.
Also read
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/02/lady-tamil-tiger-gives-pop-culture-a-bang/
http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/65279exclusive-interview-mia-20090112
Full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/defeating_terrorism_must_not_b.html
மியாவ்!
Have you ever wonder why the Tamil TB (Tweeting Brahmas)community on net is in praise of ARR, but says nothing about MIA after the success of Slumdog Millionaire @ GG? Slam dunk! Read this. You may understand the reason behind it. Unlike many of the insensitive Tamil TB community on Net, she is sympathetic to the suffering endured by the Sri Lankan Tamilians, and she is one of them.
Defeating terrorism must not be at cost of civilian killings - MIA
by Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam
While there is no room in the world for terrorist organizations, their defeat cannot come at the expense of thousands of innocent civilian lives.
The greatest failing of the Bush administration’s “war on terror” is not its inability to meet its prime objectives (e.g. capturing Osama Bin Laden, eradicating the threat of WMDS in Iraq, and removing Al Qaeda from Afghanistan). Rather, it is that America has given credibility to the act and the notion of pursuing terrorists at all costs.
The Bush administration has decided to ignore the very tenets of democracy (the U.S. constitution, Geneva convention, among others) in pursuit of winning the “war on terror.” In doing so, it sent a very clear message to the rest of the world: all bets are off where terrorism is involved.
Today, we can clearly see the ripple effect. In Sri Lanka, my home country, the Colombo government has massacred hundreds of thousands of civilians in order to eliminate the threat posed by a small yet defiant group widely known as the Tamil Tigers (also known as the LTTE or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). Make no mistake, the LTTE have engaged in reprehensible terrorist activities that have needlessly taken the lives of both civilians and heads of state. The LTTE’s use of child soldiers and suicide bombers is unconscionable, and has rightly been condemned by the international community. But now the eyeglass must turn to the Colombo government as the conflict enters its 25th year. The war has resulted in what many humanitarian groups are now calling genocide. And sadly, for the Tamil people, time is running out.
Just last month, the New York-based Genocide Prevention Project released a report that listed Sri Lanka among the top eight “red alert” countries currently experiencing genocide conflicts. And Human Rights Watch estimates that between 230,000 to 300,000 Tamil people have been trapped in the Vanni conflict zone by the government, denied food and basic living essentials.
Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that no one knows how severe the crisis is because the Sri Lankan government has barred foreign media from reporting on the subject and severely limited the presence of humanitarian organizations. And worse, as demonstrated by the recent murder of Lasantha Wickramatunga, a Sri Lankan journalist critical of the war against the LTTE, those that question the government are putting their lives in jeopardy.
Yet other than the UN’s slap-on-the-wrist gesture of stripping Sri Lanka of its seat on the Human Rights Council in May of 2008, the World has remained silent about this emerging humanitarian crisis. What is even more disconcerting is that the global mainstream media has largely ignored the Tamil civilian causalities, and has actually praised the Sri Lankan government for “running an effective military campaign.” Additionally, somewhere along the way the media has managed to portray every Tamil as a Tamil Tiger, including myself.
Also read
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/02/lady-tamil-tiger-gives-pop-culture-a-bang/
http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/65279exclusive-interview-mia-20090112
Full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/defeating_terrorism_must_not_b.html
Labels: MIA, Tamil TB community, Tamils
Compliance Issues with HR 2764 of the 110th US Congress – the Case against US Embassy in Colombo and the US State Department.
Compliance Issues with HR 2764 of the 110th US Congress – the Case against US Embassy in Colombo and the US State Department.
By: Tom Webber
Courtesy: TCNR - January 21, 2009
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=61&id=5671
Tamil Diaspora just watches helplessly as the Tamil genocide in the North of Sri Lanka continues unabatedly. Hundreds of thousands of Tamils are made to wander in the open to avoid bombing from air and ground without food, medicine and proper protection. Daily, one hears about a steady stream of civilian casualties caused by aerial bombardment. Tamil civilians are constantly abused by the armed forces of Sri Lanka in the name of fighting terrorism. Repeatedly Tamils had said they did not want to belong to a nation that had their second class citizenry stamped in the Constitution and imposed with its military. How clearer could they be? Neglected even when a tsunami of a great magnitude devastated their areas and now being cowed down by an imposing military aided by all militaristic nations near and far, the Tamils of Northern Sri Lanka now face extinction. If they were animals they would been granted the status of endangered species many years ago. The white van abductions, media suppression, corruption and fanning of chauvinism go unabated in the Southern Lanka.
More critical is the tragedy of the internally displaced and the ghettoing of Tamil areas in a manner similar to Gaza in the North. .The affected populace is helplessly crying for help. Now that their own fighting force is marginalized so are their pleas for help. The US, by its own bragging, a champion of human rights, is simply not only watching this genocide, but aiding in the deliberate killing of Tamils by the Sri Lankan Government. The overarching theme of fighting terrorism and a perceived need to claim to the world that the US is not just against the Islamic Fundamentalist terror, the machines of defense apparatus are vey keen on seeing to it that the LTTE is eliminated. The formula based, US approach of categorizing terrorists of recent past, now politically challenged by Mr. Obama and Ms. Hillary Clinton and the vigor of fighting the so called terrorists that ensued even by illegal means was the hall mark of the defense establishment. The two-faced nature of US foreign policy, if ever there was a coherent and overt one, emphasizing on one hand, human rights and on the other hand covertly approving such abuses by “ friendly governments” will not definitely subscribe to the necessary moral standards required of a Nation claiming to have a Perfect Union. The eagerness to fight a winning war against so called terrorists by the defense establishment is enhanced now that their war against real terrorists is a losing one. The weakness in this approach is the lack of efforts in building up alternatives to LTTE through grass roots support from affected Tamil populace. Because of biased media, the policy makers cannot see through the fact that, in the Tamil mind, there is no allegiance to the welfare of Tamils by the Sri Lankan government and they had thrown their lot with LTTE. Thus, it is inevitable that a workable peace process could be implemented only through working with the LTTE..
Unlike India, which also grossly aids in this genocide, again in the name of being even keeled about separatists within and outside its borders, the US has legislation that would stop its machinery from aiding the Sri Lankan Government (SLG). India does not heed to the cries of the Tamil Nadu Government who have told the Central Government in unequivocal terms that no help should be provided to SLG. The democracy in India is heavily tilted towards the corrupt powerful with vested interests and it would be difficult for this group to see the success of a grass roots fighting force. The anti-Tamil US-India nexus is primarily driven by the US Embassy, now, largely ignoring the HR 2764 of 2008 and is covert. Sri Lanka observers see a couple of phenomena that would subscribe to the hypothesis of possible covert operations by US resulting in heightened levels of human rights crisis in the Isalnd, in the name of fighting terrorism.
The silence over Mr. Gothabaya Rajapakse’s high-handed approach in all matters of SLG, the repeated appearance of US Commanders in the Island against the spirit of the HR 2764, the treatment of Tamil suspects in Guantanamo style by Sri Lankan military and the constant ignoring by the US Embassy in Sri Lanka as the genocide proceeds would easily point out to a collusion in the Sri Lankan case. The media support for this operation derived through such mechanisms as University Teachers for Human Rights (UTHR), a sabbatical for Hindu Reporters Nirupama Subramaniam in Harvard are also seen as the multi-pronged approach in demonizing the Tamil struggle in Sri Lanka. The efforts of the US in recruiting Indian media help is obvious for everybody to see. The likes of N. Ram of Hindu, Subramaniam Swamy and Cho Ramasamy, supported covertly, continue to portray Tamil struggle as terroristic and nothing more. Not withstanding the real ground truth, these media men would have everybody believe that, the Rajapakse Regime is so caring of Tamils and Tamil rights in the Isalnd. One could easily see the chicanery of N. Ram of Hindu by the award of Sri Lanka Ratna and of the Best Asia Journalist award in 2008 by the SLG which now stands accused of repressing the media and of killing Mr. Lasantha Wickremathunge, the Editor of Sunday Leader.
It is not far fetched to see that the Rapajapkse’s acts of impunity could have been aided by possible US assurances given behind the scenes. The Indian assurances come in the wake of US assurances. Ambassador Blake’s comments in the case of the recent killing of Mr. Lasantha Wickrematunge came very late in the timeline after his near silence on even worse abuses through the white van abduction issues, civilian killings in the North and the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Vanni. The US Embassy in Colombo has not been proactive in ensuring clauses of HR 2764.
It may be good to review the Relevant clauses of the HR 2764 at this juncture. They are: SEC. 699G. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading `Foreign Military Financing Program' may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on Appropriations that—
(1) the Sri Lankan military is suspending and the Sri Lankan Government is bringing to justice members of the military who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights or international humanitarian law, including complicity in the recruitment of child soldiers;
(2) the Sri Lankan Government is providing access to humanitarian organizations and journalists throughout the country consistent with international humanitarian law; and
(3) the Sri Lankan Government has agreed to the establishment of a field presence of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sri Lanka with sufficient staff and mandate to conduct full and unfettered monitoring throughout the country and to publicize its findings. (b) Subsection(a) shall not apply to technology or equipment made available for the limited purposes of maritime and air surveillance and communications.
How did, despite House Resolution (HR) 2764, a US Army Commander show up on the Northern war front of Sri Lanka with the Sri Lankan military brass in December of 2008 ignoring restrictions imposed under Section 699G? Why did not Major General of Pacific Command Tom Conant visit and assess the humanitarian crisis in the North inflicted by military operations by Sri Lanka? He and his colleagues, in contravention to HR 2764 met with army personnel and politicians, now that there is proof that the SLG itself has engaged child soldiers. General Conant met with former rebels who have been accused of recruiting child soldiers. Is this not contravention of Section 699G?
Why is Ambassador Blake very silent about the white van abductions in Colombo and in the Northern part of the Island in public? Why has not the US Ambassador pushed for the reforms expected in HR 2764? What did the State Department do between September 24th when Secretary Boucher expressed concerns about humanitarian crisis and now, through which time there is hardly any movement on the issue? A statement from Ambassador Blake from Colombo would have done more good for HR 2764 compliance than the Statement from Wsahington did not have courage like Ambassador Weerth of Germany to speak against the killing of Mr. Weerathunge. Consistently. The Ambassador had been beating up on the Tamil side, indicating his propensity towards non-compliance with HR 2764.
An example of being in collusion with the Sri Lankan genocide by the small officialdom of the US Embassy is clear by the statement from Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood on attacks on media and the killing of Mr. Lasantha. Wickrematunge. There was no reference to the Vanni humanitarian crisis nor was there any reference to the prior killing of other journalists. This cry from the US State Department is definitely hypocritical. While maintaining silence when scores of civilians continue to get killed and left without any means to mend for themselves in the North to worry only about happenings in Colombo is the utmost crime of this officialdom. It is in this act of imbalance, you see the collusion between the dark and irrational elements of the US defense establishment, the US Embassy in Colombo and the Rajapakse regime.
The basic questions to the US State Department and the Defense Establishment in light of compliying with HR 2764 are:
What have you done regarding implementing House Resolution HR 2764?
Why is the US silent about the Tamil Genocide and why is it aiding and abetting a government engaged in such genocide and human rights violations?
What has the US done to listen to the opinions of ordinary Tamil folks affected by the war?
Now that Kilinochchi is a liberated area and out of LTTE control what is the delay in a visit by US Embassy official to assess the humanitarian crisis there?
Why was the US Embassy always silent about the crisis in Vanni?
Why no help was offered by the US Embassy for war affected people in Vanni? Why was no help from USAID offered in this case?
What is the stance regarding the war affected populace in the North?
If LTTE is a terrorist organization, why is the delay in declaring Sri Lanka a rogue Nation now evidence is available indicating that it qualifies for it?
If HR 2764 prohibits the export of cluster bombs, would not that use by GSL be requested to be stopped?
What us the position of the State Department regarding the use of cluster bombs now that the evidence of such use by GSL is available?
The reforms expected in HR 2764 of Sri Lanka have never taken place. In fact the violations have increased. Repeatedly, the Tamil Diaspora and human rights organizations have indicated that the Sri Lankan crisis is another Darfur. It is sad that the US small officialdom in Colombo, duped by a host government bent on genocide of its minority, faisl to perceive the gravity of the situation. Perhaps, one should live through such terrible conditions in the open, without food and medicine, constantly made to wander and bombed from air to get a sense of this tragedy. I challenge reporters and opinion writers from the foreign media, including the Sinhalese media to reside with the suffering population at least for a week and then report.
By: Tom Webber
Courtesy: TCNR - January 21, 2009
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=61&id=5671
Tamil Diaspora just watches helplessly as the Tamil genocide in the North of Sri Lanka continues unabatedly. Hundreds of thousands of Tamils are made to wander in the open to avoid bombing from air and ground without food, medicine and proper protection. Daily, one hears about a steady stream of civilian casualties caused by aerial bombardment. Tamil civilians are constantly abused by the armed forces of Sri Lanka in the name of fighting terrorism. Repeatedly Tamils had said they did not want to belong to a nation that had their second class citizenry stamped in the Constitution and imposed with its military. How clearer could they be? Neglected even when a tsunami of a great magnitude devastated their areas and now being cowed down by an imposing military aided by all militaristic nations near and far, the Tamils of Northern Sri Lanka now face extinction. If they were animals they would been granted the status of endangered species many years ago. The white van abductions, media suppression, corruption and fanning of chauvinism go unabated in the Southern Lanka.
More critical is the tragedy of the internally displaced and the ghettoing of Tamil areas in a manner similar to Gaza in the North. .The affected populace is helplessly crying for help. Now that their own fighting force is marginalized so are their pleas for help. The US, by its own bragging, a champion of human rights, is simply not only watching this genocide, but aiding in the deliberate killing of Tamils by the Sri Lankan Government. The overarching theme of fighting terrorism and a perceived need to claim to the world that the US is not just against the Islamic Fundamentalist terror, the machines of defense apparatus are vey keen on seeing to it that the LTTE is eliminated. The formula based, US approach of categorizing terrorists of recent past, now politically challenged by Mr. Obama and Ms. Hillary Clinton and the vigor of fighting the so called terrorists that ensued even by illegal means was the hall mark of the defense establishment. The two-faced nature of US foreign policy, if ever there was a coherent and overt one, emphasizing on one hand, human rights and on the other hand covertly approving such abuses by “ friendly governments” will not definitely subscribe to the necessary moral standards required of a Nation claiming to have a Perfect Union. The eagerness to fight a winning war against so called terrorists by the defense establishment is enhanced now that their war against real terrorists is a losing one. The weakness in this approach is the lack of efforts in building up alternatives to LTTE through grass roots support from affected Tamil populace. Because of biased media, the policy makers cannot see through the fact that, in the Tamil mind, there is no allegiance to the welfare of Tamils by the Sri Lankan government and they had thrown their lot with LTTE. Thus, it is inevitable that a workable peace process could be implemented only through working with the LTTE..
Unlike India, which also grossly aids in this genocide, again in the name of being even keeled about separatists within and outside its borders, the US has legislation that would stop its machinery from aiding the Sri Lankan Government (SLG). India does not heed to the cries of the Tamil Nadu Government who have told the Central Government in unequivocal terms that no help should be provided to SLG. The democracy in India is heavily tilted towards the corrupt powerful with vested interests and it would be difficult for this group to see the success of a grass roots fighting force. The anti-Tamil US-India nexus is primarily driven by the US Embassy, now, largely ignoring the HR 2764 of 2008 and is covert. Sri Lanka observers see a couple of phenomena that would subscribe to the hypothesis of possible covert operations by US resulting in heightened levels of human rights crisis in the Isalnd, in the name of fighting terrorism.
The silence over Mr. Gothabaya Rajapakse’s high-handed approach in all matters of SLG, the repeated appearance of US Commanders in the Island against the spirit of the HR 2764, the treatment of Tamil suspects in Guantanamo style by Sri Lankan military and the constant ignoring by the US Embassy in Sri Lanka as the genocide proceeds would easily point out to a collusion in the Sri Lankan case. The media support for this operation derived through such mechanisms as University Teachers for Human Rights (UTHR), a sabbatical for Hindu Reporters Nirupama Subramaniam in Harvard are also seen as the multi-pronged approach in demonizing the Tamil struggle in Sri Lanka. The efforts of the US in recruiting Indian media help is obvious for everybody to see. The likes of N. Ram of Hindu, Subramaniam Swamy and Cho Ramasamy, supported covertly, continue to portray Tamil struggle as terroristic and nothing more. Not withstanding the real ground truth, these media men would have everybody believe that, the Rajapakse Regime is so caring of Tamils and Tamil rights in the Isalnd. One could easily see the chicanery of N. Ram of Hindu by the award of Sri Lanka Ratna and of the Best Asia Journalist award in 2008 by the SLG which now stands accused of repressing the media and of killing Mr. Lasantha Wickremathunge, the Editor of Sunday Leader.
It is not far fetched to see that the Rapajapkse’s acts of impunity could have been aided by possible US assurances given behind the scenes. The Indian assurances come in the wake of US assurances. Ambassador Blake’s comments in the case of the recent killing of Mr. Lasantha Wickrematunge came very late in the timeline after his near silence on even worse abuses through the white van abduction issues, civilian killings in the North and the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Vanni. The US Embassy in Colombo has not been proactive in ensuring clauses of HR 2764.
It may be good to review the Relevant clauses of the HR 2764 at this juncture. They are: SEC. 699G. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading `Foreign Military Financing Program' may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on Appropriations that—
(1) the Sri Lankan military is suspending and the Sri Lankan Government is bringing to justice members of the military who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights or international humanitarian law, including complicity in the recruitment of child soldiers;
(2) the Sri Lankan Government is providing access to humanitarian organizations and journalists throughout the country consistent with international humanitarian law; and
(3) the Sri Lankan Government has agreed to the establishment of a field presence of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sri Lanka with sufficient staff and mandate to conduct full and unfettered monitoring throughout the country and to publicize its findings. (b) Subsection(a) shall not apply to technology or equipment made available for the limited purposes of maritime and air surveillance and communications.
How did, despite House Resolution (HR) 2764, a US Army Commander show up on the Northern war front of Sri Lanka with the Sri Lankan military brass in December of 2008 ignoring restrictions imposed under Section 699G? Why did not Major General of Pacific Command Tom Conant visit and assess the humanitarian crisis in the North inflicted by military operations by Sri Lanka? He and his colleagues, in contravention to HR 2764 met with army personnel and politicians, now that there is proof that the SLG itself has engaged child soldiers. General Conant met with former rebels who have been accused of recruiting child soldiers. Is this not contravention of Section 699G?
Why is Ambassador Blake very silent about the white van abductions in Colombo and in the Northern part of the Island in public? Why has not the US Ambassador pushed for the reforms expected in HR 2764? What did the State Department do between September 24th when Secretary Boucher expressed concerns about humanitarian crisis and now, through which time there is hardly any movement on the issue? A statement from Ambassador Blake from Colombo would have done more good for HR 2764 compliance than the Statement from Wsahington did not have courage like Ambassador Weerth of Germany to speak against the killing of Mr. Weerathunge. Consistently. The Ambassador had been beating up on the Tamil side, indicating his propensity towards non-compliance with HR 2764.
An example of being in collusion with the Sri Lankan genocide by the small officialdom of the US Embassy is clear by the statement from Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood on attacks on media and the killing of Mr. Lasantha. Wickrematunge. There was no reference to the Vanni humanitarian crisis nor was there any reference to the prior killing of other journalists. This cry from the US State Department is definitely hypocritical. While maintaining silence when scores of civilians continue to get killed and left without any means to mend for themselves in the North to worry only about happenings in Colombo is the utmost crime of this officialdom. It is in this act of imbalance, you see the collusion between the dark and irrational elements of the US defense establishment, the US Embassy in Colombo and the Rajapakse regime.
The basic questions to the US State Department and the Defense Establishment in light of compliying with HR 2764 are:
What have you done regarding implementing House Resolution HR 2764?
Why is the US silent about the Tamil Genocide and why is it aiding and abetting a government engaged in such genocide and human rights violations?
What has the US done to listen to the opinions of ordinary Tamil folks affected by the war?
Now that Kilinochchi is a liberated area and out of LTTE control what is the delay in a visit by US Embassy official to assess the humanitarian crisis there?
Why was the US Embassy always silent about the crisis in Vanni?
Why no help was offered by the US Embassy for war affected people in Vanni? Why was no help from USAID offered in this case?
What is the stance regarding the war affected populace in the North?
If LTTE is a terrorist organization, why is the delay in declaring Sri Lanka a rogue Nation now evidence is available indicating that it qualifies for it?
If HR 2764 prohibits the export of cluster bombs, would not that use by GSL be requested to be stopped?
What us the position of the State Department regarding the use of cluster bombs now that the evidence of such use by GSL is available?
The reforms expected in HR 2764 of Sri Lanka have never taken place. In fact the violations have increased. Repeatedly, the Tamil Diaspora and human rights organizations have indicated that the Sri Lankan crisis is another Darfur. It is sad that the US small officialdom in Colombo, duped by a host government bent on genocide of its minority, faisl to perceive the gravity of the situation. Perhaps, one should live through such terrible conditions in the open, without food and medicine, constantly made to wander and bombed from air to get a sense of this tragedy. I challenge reporters and opinion writers from the foreign media, including the Sinhalese media to reside with the suffering population at least for a week and then report.
Labels: Tamils, US Congress, US Embassy, US State Department
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
ஸ்ரீலங்காவுக்கு உல்லாசப்பயணிகள் வருகை
ஸ்ரீலங்காவுக்கு ஏராளமான உல்லாசப்பயணிகள் போர் உக்கிரமான காலகட்டத்திலே வருகின்றார்கள் என்று தெரிகின்றது. இதனால், ஸ்ரீலங்காவின் வருமானம் மிகவும் அதிகரித்து வருகின்றது. இவர்கள் ஸ்ரீலங்காவின் வளர்ச்சிக்கு மிகவும் உதவி அளிக்கின்றதற்காக ஸ்ரீலங்கா அரசும் அதிபரும் அவரின் ஆலோசகர்களும் தானைத்தளகர்த்தரும் நன்றி தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கின்றனர்.
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090118/images/Pillayan.jpg
http://thayakam.free.fr/gallery/news/special/2009/jan/koolippadai.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/21709881@N02/2238792624
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Tourists shun war-hit Sri Lanka
Posted By: The Asia File at Jan 21, 2009 at 11:13:25 [General]
Conflict, economy, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka, Tourism, war
A while ago I wrote how one Sri Lankan investor told me that the ongoing conflict between the government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was actually beneficial to his portfolio because the "violence discount" accorded to the country allowed him to pick up assets on the cheap.
Unfortunately, the violence has intensified over the last few months as the government has squeezed the LTTE forces back into the northern tip of the country. And this escalation has started to negatively impact the economy, with tourism , one of Sri Lanka's key industries, severely affected.
Although the reporting restrictions put in place by the government have ensured scant international coverage, tourists have still been scared away in large numbers.
The latest figures from Sri Lanka's tourism board showed that arrivals were down 11pc in 2008 to their lowest level since 2002, when a truce between the LTTE and the government fell apart. Officials believe that 2009 will be just as bad and are forecasting a further 10pc drop in tourists.
full text is at
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/asia_file/blog/2009/01/21/tourists_shun_warhit_sri_lanka
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090118/images/Pillayan.jpg
http://thayakam.free.fr/gallery/news/special/2009/jan/koolippadai.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/21709881@N02/2238792624
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Tourists shun war-hit Sri Lanka
Posted By: The Asia File at Jan 21, 2009 at 11:13:25 [General]
Conflict, economy, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka, Tourism, war
A while ago I wrote how one Sri Lankan investor told me that the ongoing conflict between the government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was actually beneficial to his portfolio because the "violence discount" accorded to the country allowed him to pick up assets on the cheap.
Unfortunately, the violence has intensified over the last few months as the government has squeezed the LTTE forces back into the northern tip of the country. And this escalation has started to negatively impact the economy, with tourism , one of Sri Lanka's key industries, severely affected.
Although the reporting restrictions put in place by the government have ensured scant international coverage, tourists have still been scared away in large numbers.
The latest figures from Sri Lanka's tourism board showed that arrivals were down 11pc in 2008 to their lowest level since 2002, when a truce between the LTTE and the government fell apart. Officials believe that 2009 will be just as bad and are forecasting a further 10pc drop in tourists.
full text is at
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/asia_file/blog/2009/01/21/tourists_shun_warhit_sri_lanka
Labels: Pranab, shivasankar, sri lanka, tourism
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
மச்சான் பேரு மன்மோகன் வைச்சான் பாரு
இதுக்குத்தானா ஆசைப்பட்டாய் மண்மோகசிங்?
நேற்றுக்கு டமில்நாட்டுதலைவரை ஜோக்கர் என்றான்
மன்மோகன்சிங்கு பேசவில்லை
இன்னிக்கு மாமி சோனியா மச்சானையே ஜோக்கர் என்கிறான் ஒருத்தன் பாரு
பிரணாப்பு போவாரு சிவ்ஷங்கர் போவாரு
போனாலும் உம்பேரு ரிப்பேரு.
ஏபிசி நீ யோசி எல்லாம் ஒன் கைராசி
நீ ரோசி
எஞ்சாய்.
http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items09/210109-8.html
OPEN LETTER TO INDIA
MOTHER AND SON INDIA DISTROYED MY MOTHER LANKA
By Stanley Perera from Melbourne
My dear all Indians,
Your Prime Minister (at the time) Indira Gandhi and South Indian Tamil Nadu State Chief minister (at the time) M.G.Ramachandran to-gether created a Terrorist group known as LTTE only to carryout Terrorist activities in a foreign country Sri Lanka. Indira provided ten million dollars to LTTE while Ramachandran provided them with military and guerrilla warfare training in South India. India also provided the Terrorist group with necessary arms and equipment, men women and children to conduct Terrorist activities in Sri Lanka.
In the present day Tamil Nadu State Chief Minister Muthuveloo Karunanidi, his daughter Kanimozi, Vaiko, Nedumaran and South Indian film industry openly supporting LTTE in providing fuel,food and medicine, safe haven in South India to the terrorists escaping from the battle field and all othe necessary equipment to continue the terrorist activities against Sri Lanka government. These activities are happening in the past three decades.
As a result through India sponsored terrorism a colossal amount of damage has been done to the public property and valuable assets with over 70,000 people being massacred to death. To-day thousands and thousands of Sri Lankan mothers are lamenting on the loss of their sons. Thousands and thousands of Sri Lankan wives are lamenting on the loss of their husbands. Thousands and thousands of Sri Lankan children are lamenting on the loss of their fathers. Over a period of thirty years the entire Sri Lankan nation is going through a process of mental torture. EXPRESSING IN SHORT AND SIMPLE YOU FILTHY INDIANS DESTROYED MY MOTHER LANKA.
2500 years old Sri Lanka’s history the South Indians invaded my mother Lanka many a time and destroyed the civilisation. So Sri Lankans consider Indians as their one and only enemy. In the past and present Indians remain to be the destructors of my Mother Lanka.
FORTUNATELY TO MY MOTHER LANKA PAKISTAN AND CHINA STOOD BY SRI LANKA IN THE HEIGHTS OF THE MADE IN INDIA TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. THEREFORE, I MUST SAY THAT PAKISTAN AND CHINA ARE THE FRIENDS IN DEED WHILE FILTHY INDIANS REMAINED UN-CHANGED AS SRI LANKA’S ONE AND ONLY ENEMY.
INDIA TOOK THE VIEW THAT THEY CAN POINT THEIR FINGER AT NEIGHBOURING PAKISTAN ON THE MOOMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK NOT KNOWING THAT THEY ARE LIVING IN A GLASS HOUSE. YOU INDIANS MUST LEARN TO LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMONY WITH YOUR NEIGHBOURS. IF YOU ARE EVIL TO OTHER YOU EXPECT EVIL FROM OTHERS. UNFORTUNATELY INNOCENT CIVILIAN HAVE TO FOR THE SINS OF FILTHY INDIAN POLITICIANS.
Yours faithfully,
Stanley Perera
Melbourne, Australia.
நேற்றுக்கு டமில்நாட்டுதலைவரை ஜோக்கர் என்றான்
மன்மோகன்சிங்கு பேசவில்லை
இன்னிக்கு மாமி சோனியா மச்சானையே ஜோக்கர் என்கிறான் ஒருத்தன் பாரு
பிரணாப்பு போவாரு சிவ்ஷங்கர் போவாரு
போனாலும் உம்பேரு ரிப்பேரு.
ஏபிசி நீ யோசி எல்லாம் ஒன் கைராசி
நீ ரோசி
எஞ்சாய்.
http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items09/210109-8.html
OPEN LETTER TO INDIA
MOTHER AND SON INDIA DISTROYED MY MOTHER LANKA
By Stanley Perera from Melbourne
My dear all Indians,
Your Prime Minister (at the time) Indira Gandhi and South Indian Tamil Nadu State Chief minister (at the time) M.G.Ramachandran to-gether created a Terrorist group known as LTTE only to carryout Terrorist activities in a foreign country Sri Lanka. Indira provided ten million dollars to LTTE while Ramachandran provided them with military and guerrilla warfare training in South India. India also provided the Terrorist group with necessary arms and equipment, men women and children to conduct Terrorist activities in Sri Lanka.
In the present day Tamil Nadu State Chief Minister Muthuveloo Karunanidi, his daughter Kanimozi, Vaiko, Nedumaran and South Indian film industry openly supporting LTTE in providing fuel,food and medicine, safe haven in South India to the terrorists escaping from the battle field and all othe necessary equipment to continue the terrorist activities against Sri Lanka government. These activities are happening in the past three decades.
As a result through India sponsored terrorism a colossal amount of damage has been done to the public property and valuable assets with over 70,000 people being massacred to death. To-day thousands and thousands of Sri Lankan mothers are lamenting on the loss of their sons. Thousands and thousands of Sri Lankan wives are lamenting on the loss of their husbands. Thousands and thousands of Sri Lankan children are lamenting on the loss of their fathers. Over a period of thirty years the entire Sri Lankan nation is going through a process of mental torture. EXPRESSING IN SHORT AND SIMPLE YOU FILTHY INDIANS DESTROYED MY MOTHER LANKA.
2500 years old Sri Lanka’s history the South Indians invaded my mother Lanka many a time and destroyed the civilisation. So Sri Lankans consider Indians as their one and only enemy. In the past and present Indians remain to be the destructors of my Mother Lanka.
FORTUNATELY TO MY MOTHER LANKA PAKISTAN AND CHINA STOOD BY SRI LANKA IN THE HEIGHTS OF THE MADE IN INDIA TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. THEREFORE, I MUST SAY THAT PAKISTAN AND CHINA ARE THE FRIENDS IN DEED WHILE FILTHY INDIANS REMAINED UN-CHANGED AS SRI LANKA’S ONE AND ONLY ENEMY.
INDIA TOOK THE VIEW THAT THEY CAN POINT THEIR FINGER AT NEIGHBOURING PAKISTAN ON THE MOOMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK NOT KNOWING THAT THEY ARE LIVING IN A GLASS HOUSE. YOU INDIANS MUST LEARN TO LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMONY WITH YOUR NEIGHBOURS. IF YOU ARE EVIL TO OTHER YOU EXPECT EVIL FROM OTHERS. UNFORTUNATELY INNOCENT CIVILIAN HAVE TO FOR THE SINS OF FILTHY INDIAN POLITICIANS.
Yours faithfully,
Stanley Perera
Melbourne, Australia.
Labels: பேரு ரிப்பேரு
Sunday, January 18, 2009
வைசூரி மகமாயி ஜெய்ஜெக்கம்மா
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எவனுக்கெல்லாம் புரிகிறது, இந்த வைசூரிமகமாயி ஜெய்ஜெக்கம்மாவுக்குப் புரியறதா தெரியலியே?
ஸ்ரீலங்கா ராணுவம் ஸ்ரீலங்கா தமிழர் நட்புசக்தியென ஜெய்ஜெக்கம்மா சொல்லறதா ஸ்ரீலங்கா பேச்சுப்பீரங்கி ஹிந்து செய்தி தமிழ்நாட்டுல வெளியிடுகிறதே. தமிழ்மக்கள் என்னான்னா கலைஞரை திட்டிக்கிட்டிருக்காங்க. அந்த வைசூரி மகமாயியைப் பத்தி ஒரு வார்த்தை சொல்லி ஆர்ப்பாட்டம் பண்ண பயம். அட அந்த அம்மாத்தான் விடுங்க. கூருகெட்ட காங்கிரசு சுண்டெலிங்க விடுர அறிக்கையைக் கண்டாலே காததூரம் ஓடறியளே, என்ன வீரமைய்யா உங்க வீரம்? திருமாவளவனும் தா. பாண்டியரும் ஈழத்தமிழருக்கு உயிரைக் கொடுக்கவும் வீரமரணமாகவும் தயாரா இருக்கிறதுக்கு முன்னாடி இந்த தமிழ்நாட்டுக்கண்ணைக் கொத்திட்டு போவுதே இந்த வைசூரி மகமாயி, காங்கிரசு சுண்டெலிங்க அதுங்க நாக்கை பிடிங்கிக்கிட்டு நாண்டுகிட்டு சாவுர மாதிரி ஏதாச்சும் பப்ளிக்குல துணிவா கேளுங்கையா. கொலைகாரன் ராஜபக்சவ அப்புறம் பாத்துக்கலாம்.
Green Left
Sri Lanka: Genocide against Tamils
Tony Iltis
17 January 2009
The January 14 announcement by the Sri Lankan government that its forces had completed the capture of the Jaffna Peninsular, effectively bringing all of the historic Tamil nation in Sri Lanka’s north-east under military occupation, was a grim reminder that the Israeli assault on the Gaza ghetto is not the only holocaust at the start of the new year.
The Tamil people have been fighting for independence from Sri Lanka since 1983 when an island-wide pogrom (the most violent of several that had regularly occurred since 1956) convinced Tamils that they would not attain equality or security under the Sinhala-chauvinist state that has ruled Sri Lanka since independence in 1948.
Sinhala is the first language of 74% of Sri Lankans. Most of the remainder are Tamil-speaking. Tamils form the majority in the north and east of the island (Tamil Eelam).
While the government has declared that the group leading the armed resistance, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), is finished as a military force, this is not the first time their demise has been announced. However, it has undoubtedly suffered a serious setback as a result of the sustained military offensive by the Sri Lankan Army (SLA).
As has been the case throughout the conflict, Tamil civilians have born the brunt of the SLA’s assault.
Regardless of the fate of the LTTE, Tamil resistance is likely to continue for as long as Tamils are ruled by a militaristic, ethnically and religiously exclusive state that rejects their right to exist as a people in their own homeland.
full text can be seen at
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2009/779/40161
எவனுக்கெல்லாம் புரிகிறது, இந்த வைசூரிமகமாயி ஜெய்ஜெக்கம்மாவுக்குப் புரியறதா தெரியலியே?
ஸ்ரீலங்கா ராணுவம் ஸ்ரீலங்கா தமிழர் நட்புசக்தியென ஜெய்ஜெக்கம்மா சொல்லறதா ஸ்ரீலங்கா பேச்சுப்பீரங்கி ஹிந்து செய்தி தமிழ்நாட்டுல வெளியிடுகிறதே. தமிழ்மக்கள் என்னான்னா கலைஞரை திட்டிக்கிட்டிருக்காங்க. அந்த வைசூரி மகமாயியைப் பத்தி ஒரு வார்த்தை சொல்லி ஆர்ப்பாட்டம் பண்ண பயம். அட அந்த அம்மாத்தான் விடுங்க. கூருகெட்ட காங்கிரசு சுண்டெலிங்க விடுர அறிக்கையைக் கண்டாலே காததூரம் ஓடறியளே, என்ன வீரமைய்யா உங்க வீரம்? திருமாவளவனும் தா. பாண்டியரும் ஈழத்தமிழருக்கு உயிரைக் கொடுக்கவும் வீரமரணமாகவும் தயாரா இருக்கிறதுக்கு முன்னாடி இந்த தமிழ்நாட்டுக்கண்ணைக் கொத்திட்டு போவுதே இந்த வைசூரி மகமாயி, காங்கிரசு சுண்டெலிங்க அதுங்க நாக்கை பிடிங்கிக்கிட்டு நாண்டுகிட்டு சாவுர மாதிரி ஏதாச்சும் பப்ளிக்குல துணிவா கேளுங்கையா. கொலைகாரன் ராஜபக்சவ அப்புறம் பாத்துக்கலாம்.
Green Left
Sri Lanka: Genocide against Tamils
Tony Iltis
17 January 2009
The January 14 announcement by the Sri Lankan government that its forces had completed the capture of the Jaffna Peninsular, effectively bringing all of the historic Tamil nation in Sri Lanka’s north-east under military occupation, was a grim reminder that the Israeli assault on the Gaza ghetto is not the only holocaust at the start of the new year.
The Tamil people have been fighting for independence from Sri Lanka since 1983 when an island-wide pogrom (the most violent of several that had regularly occurred since 1956) convinced Tamils that they would not attain equality or security under the Sinhala-chauvinist state that has ruled Sri Lanka since independence in 1948.
Sinhala is the first language of 74% of Sri Lankans. Most of the remainder are Tamil-speaking. Tamils form the majority in the north and east of the island (Tamil Eelam).
While the government has declared that the group leading the armed resistance, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), is finished as a military force, this is not the first time their demise has been announced. However, it has undoubtedly suffered a serious setback as a result of the sustained military offensive by the Sri Lankan Army (SLA).
As has been the case throughout the conflict, Tamil civilians have born the brunt of the SLA’s assault.
Regardless of the fate of the LTTE, Tamil resistance is likely to continue for as long as Tamils are ruled by a militaristic, ethnically and religiously exclusive state that rejects their right to exist as a people in their own homeland.
full text can be seen at
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2009/779/40161
Labels: வீரம்
Saturday, January 17, 2009
இளிச்சவாய் இந்தியா
இளிச்சவாய் இந்தியா.
கொழும்புக்கடைத்தெருவில் மேனன் அய்யா
பிள்ளையை அமெரீக்கா பிடிச்சூக் கொள்ளும்
Menon Means MeNone
US Pacific Command team meets EP Chief Minister
From Sinniah Gurunathan, Trinco corr.
A delegation from the US Pacific Command led by Major General Thomas L.Conant met the EP Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan at the latter's office in the Eastern Provincial Secretariat on Friday evening.
full test is at
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090118/News/sundaytimesnews_11.html
கொழும்புக்கடைத்தெருவில் மேனன் அய்யா
பிள்ளையை அமெரீக்கா பிடிச்சூக் கொள்ளும்
Menon Means MeNone
US Pacific Command team meets EP Chief Minister
From Sinniah Gurunathan, Trinco corr.
A delegation from the US Pacific Command led by Major General Thomas L.Conant met the EP Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan at the latter's office in the Eastern Provincial Secretariat on Friday evening.
full test is at
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090118/News/sundaytimesnews_11.html
'கருணாநிதி அப்படியொன்றும் கெட்டவரல்லர்" - ஜெயலலிதா
FatLady Shrinking & Bitching Again
ஈழத்தமிழர்களின் நிலை பற்றிய புரிந்துணர்விலும் அவர்களுக்காகச் செயற்படுகின்ற திறமையிலும் முதலமைச்சர் திருக்குவளை முத்துவேல் கருணாநிதி அவர்கள் மேலானவர் என்பதைத் தமிழகமக்கள் உணர்வதற்காகவே தான் எப்போதாவது ஒருமுறை சோ, ராம் & ஏனைய தாய்மாமன்மார் ஆலோசனையோடு அறிக்கை விடுவதாக முன்னாள் மாண்புமிகு முதலையமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா ஜெயராம் இத்தால் சொல்லாமற் சொல்லுகிறார்.
புலிகளால் ஈழத்தமிழ்மக்கள் உடல்நிறை குறைவது பற்றிய ஆராய்ச்சிக்கு, தான் பதவிக்கு வந்தால் நிதி ஒதுக்கிக்கொள்வேன் என்பதையும் மறைமுகமாகச் சொல்லியிருக்கின்றார் என்றும் தெரிகிறது.
"Dear Jadey, It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.
Those Valkyries in Vanni are not slow moving jewellary chariots,
body full of hanging lifeless halloween twinkling tingles."
The Hindu
Saturday, January 17, 2009 : 1735 Hrs
LTTE using Tamils as 'human shields': Jayalalithaa
Chennai (PTI): Accusing the LTTE of using Tamils as "human shields" in the ongoing war with Lankan army, AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa on Saturday demanded that the Tamils caught in the crossfire should be allowed to go to safer places.
"If they (LTTE) allow the Tamils to go to a safer place, then there will not be any civilian loss," she said here, when asked on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
full text is at
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200901171758.htm
ஈழத்தமிழர்களின் நிலை பற்றிய புரிந்துணர்விலும் அவர்களுக்காகச் செயற்படுகின்ற திறமையிலும் முதலமைச்சர் திருக்குவளை முத்துவேல் கருணாநிதி அவர்கள் மேலானவர் என்பதைத் தமிழகமக்கள் உணர்வதற்காகவே தான் எப்போதாவது ஒருமுறை சோ, ராம் & ஏனைய தாய்மாமன்மார் ஆலோசனையோடு அறிக்கை விடுவதாக முன்னாள் மாண்புமிகு முதலையமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா ஜெயராம் இத்தால் சொல்லாமற் சொல்லுகிறார்.
புலிகளால் ஈழத்தமிழ்மக்கள் உடல்நிறை குறைவது பற்றிய ஆராய்ச்சிக்கு, தான் பதவிக்கு வந்தால் நிதி ஒதுக்கிக்கொள்வேன் என்பதையும் மறைமுகமாகச் சொல்லியிருக்கின்றார் என்றும் தெரிகிறது.
"Dear Jadey, It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.
Those Valkyries in Vanni are not slow moving jewellary chariots,
body full of hanging lifeless halloween twinkling tingles."
The Hindu
Saturday, January 17, 2009 : 1735 Hrs
LTTE using Tamils as 'human shields': Jayalalithaa
Chennai (PTI): Accusing the LTTE of using Tamils as "human shields" in the ongoing war with Lankan army, AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa on Saturday demanded that the Tamils caught in the crossfire should be allowed to go to safer places.
"If they (LTTE) allow the Tamils to go to a safer place, then there will not be any civilian loss," she said here, when asked on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
full text is at
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200901171758.htm
Labels: அம்மா, அரசூப்பண்ணி, ஈழம் சோ எவ்ரிவெயார்
Friday, January 16, 2009
வல்லரசுகளும் கொல்லாயுதங்களும்
போர்க்கருவி விற்பனைக்கான இராஜதந்திரங்கள்.
The Moral Dead Zone
by Bob Koehler
Mr. Ban said too many people had died and there had been too much civilian suffering.”
That almost bears repeating, but I won’t because I don’t believe it. Too many? In the moral dead zone of the human heart, perennially justified as “war” (evoking honor, triumph, glory), there’s no such thing as too much suffering. There’s no bleeding child or shattered family or contaminated water supply that can’t be overlooked in the name of some great goal or strategic advantage, or converted to fodder for the next round of hatred, revenge and arms purchase.
[snipped]
What all of these reactions do, it seems to me, is confer an unwarranted special status on the war, as though it were isolated, without a context any deeper than its accompanying propaganda. This forces us to try to understand the war strictly on its own terms — who started it? who’s the bad guy? who’s innocent? — rather than as an occurrence within a larger, dysfunctional system as deep as human history and as wide as planetary politics.
This war, and the nine or 10 other armed conflicts officially classified as wars that are going on right now — including wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 million dead since 1997), Darfur-Sudan (500,000 dead since 2003), Somalia (400,000 dead since 1988), Sri Lanka (80,000 dead since 1983), and of course Iraq (possibly a million or more dead) and Afghanistan (35,000 dead) — whatever they are on their own terms, are also symptoms of a human syndrome of self-destruction.
So are the local conflicts on city streets and other jungles that are too small to be called wars. So are the horrific aftermaths of conflicts that have officially ended, including poisoned environments, the ruined health of participants and bystanders, unexploded mines and bombs, the psycho-spiritual traumas that never go away, and the grievances that fester from generation to generation.
What links them in an immediate way is the global arms industry, as corrupt as it is invisible, which does a trillion dollars worth of business annually worldwide, is crucial to every major economy and is therefore served, either with overt collusion or discreet silence, by governments and the mass media.
[snipped]
full text is at
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Moral-Dead-Zone-by-Bob-Koehler-090116-455.html
The Moral Dead Zone
by Bob Koehler
Mr. Ban said too many people had died and there had been too much civilian suffering.”
That almost bears repeating, but I won’t because I don’t believe it. Too many? In the moral dead zone of the human heart, perennially justified as “war” (evoking honor, triumph, glory), there’s no such thing as too much suffering. There’s no bleeding child or shattered family or contaminated water supply that can’t be overlooked in the name of some great goal or strategic advantage, or converted to fodder for the next round of hatred, revenge and arms purchase.
[snipped]
What all of these reactions do, it seems to me, is confer an unwarranted special status on the war, as though it were isolated, without a context any deeper than its accompanying propaganda. This forces us to try to understand the war strictly on its own terms — who started it? who’s the bad guy? who’s innocent? — rather than as an occurrence within a larger, dysfunctional system as deep as human history and as wide as planetary politics.
This war, and the nine or 10 other armed conflicts officially classified as wars that are going on right now — including wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 million dead since 1997), Darfur-Sudan (500,000 dead since 2003), Somalia (400,000 dead since 1988), Sri Lanka (80,000 dead since 1983), and of course Iraq (possibly a million or more dead) and Afghanistan (35,000 dead) — whatever they are on their own terms, are also symptoms of a human syndrome of self-destruction.
So are the local conflicts on city streets and other jungles that are too small to be called wars. So are the horrific aftermaths of conflicts that have officially ended, including poisoned environments, the ruined health of participants and bystanders, unexploded mines and bombs, the psycho-spiritual traumas that never go away, and the grievances that fester from generation to generation.
What links them in an immediate way is the global arms industry, as corrupt as it is invisible, which does a trillion dollars worth of business annually worldwide, is crucial to every major economy and is therefore served, either with overt collusion or discreet silence, by governments and the mass media.
[snipped]
full text is at
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Moral-Dead-Zone-by-Bob-Koehler-090116-455.html
Labels: arms sales, atrocities, powers, refugees, war
"செஞ்சிலுவைச்சங்கம் ஈழத்தமிழருக்காகச் செயற்படுவதைக் கண்டிப்போம்" - தமிழ்நாடு காங்கிரசிடமிருந்து விரைவில் தமிழ்மக்கள் எதிர்பார்க்கக்கூடிய அறிக்கை
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"தமிழ்நாட்டை விடுதலைப் புலிகளிடமிருந்து காப்பாற்றிய ஐவர்: ராஜிவ் காந்தி,ஜெயலலிதா,சோ,ஹிந்து ராம்,தினமலர்"
இன்று இந்த அறிக்கையை இணையத்திலே பார்த்திருப்பீர்கள்.
"செஞ்சிலுவைச்சங்கம் ஈழத்தமிழருக்காகச் செயற்படுவதைக் கண்டிப்போம்" - தமிழ்நாடு காங்கிரஸ்
இப்படியான அறிக்கையைப் பார்க்க நேர்ந்தால், ஆச்சரியப்படாதீர்கள்.
BBC
13:42 GMT, Friday, 16 January 2009
ICRC fear for Sri Lanka civilians
The ICRC says there should be an escape route for civilians
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says that intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka has caused a "massive displacement" of civilians.
It says thousands of people trapped inside rebel-held territory have had to flee several times in recent months.
An ICRC official, Paul Castella, told the BBC that fighting had stopped relief supplies being delivered to rebel-held areas for nearly a week.
He said that there were serious concerns about a lack of food.
Full Text is at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7833443.stm
"தமிழ்நாட்டை விடுதலைப் புலிகளிடமிருந்து காப்பாற்றிய ஐவர்: ராஜிவ் காந்தி,ஜெயலலிதா,சோ,ஹிந்து ராம்,தினமலர்"
இன்று இந்த அறிக்கையை இணையத்திலே பார்த்திருப்பீர்கள்.
"செஞ்சிலுவைச்சங்கம் ஈழத்தமிழருக்காகச் செயற்படுவதைக் கண்டிப்போம்" - தமிழ்நாடு காங்கிரஸ்
இப்படியான அறிக்கையைப் பார்க்க நேர்ந்தால், ஆச்சரியப்படாதீர்கள்.
BBC
13:42 GMT, Friday, 16 January 2009
ICRC fear for Sri Lanka civilians
The ICRC says there should be an escape route for civilians
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says that intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka has caused a "massive displacement" of civilians.
It says thousands of people trapped inside rebel-held territory have had to flee several times in recent months.
An ICRC official, Paul Castella, told the BBC that fighting had stopped relief supplies being delivered to rebel-held areas for nearly a week.
He said that there were serious concerns about a lack of food.
Full Text is at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7833443.stm
Labels: ICRC, IDPs, Tamils, தமிழர்
Thursday, January 15, 2009
அகிலமன்னிப்புச்சபை இந்தியாவிடம் வேண்டுகோள்
ஆயுதம் கொடுப்பவனையே காக்கச் சொல்லும் அன்நாஸ்ரி.
காத்துக் காத்திருப்பவன் காக்கவா பார்ப்பான்?
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/india-urged-raise-human-rights-issues-sri-lanka-20090115
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA20/001/2009/en
Amnesty International writes to Indian Foreign secy urging protection for civilians in the Wanni, Sri Lanka
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
OPEN LETTER
AI Index: ASA 20/001/2009
Date: 14 January 2009
Open letter to Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon urging protection for civilians in the Wanni, Sri Lanka
Mr. Shivshankar Menon
Secretary
Ministry for External Affairs
South Block, Raisina Hill,
New Delhi – 110011
India
Dear Mr. Menon
On the occasion of your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, Amnesty International calls on you to raise, with your Sri Lankan counterparts, concerns about the safety of civilians trapped in the Wanni, as government forces close in on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bases in the north-eastern part of the island. We also ask that you discuss the general deterioration of human rights in the country, even in areas not directly affected by the conflict.
More than a quarter of a million people, mostly Tamils, face immense hardship and are running out of safe space in the face of intensified fighting between the two sides. This population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is trapped between the approaching Sri Lankan security forces and the LTTE, which has imposed restrictions on their ability to leave and is using them as an involuntary pool of recruits and labourers. With the Sri Lankan government’s recent recapture of Killinochchi, hundreds of thousands of people have been compressed into a smaller area and are increasingly vulnerable. As the fighting encroaches on the trapped population, there are fears of a further mass exodus of civilians.
Lack of protection to civilians during fighting
Given the restrictions imposed by both sides on independent media and humanitarian aid workers, there is little independent verification of conditions in the conflict area. Available information suggests that over 300,000 people are experiencing tremendous insecurity and food shortages aggravated by the fact that many of these families have sold most of their possessions to cope with multiple displacements.
In November 2008, Amnesty International drew attention to acute food and shelter shortages facing this population (Amnesty International, Sri Lankan government must act now to protect 300,000 displaced, 19 November 2008). At the time, the organisation welcomed the food supplies that were sent by the Indian authorities. As humanitarian supplies, including those sent by the Indian government, have since dwindled, aid workers express fears that many of the displaced are vulnerable to potential public health problems and are receiving far less calories than the daily recommended allowance. Also, civilians injured in the fighting cannot be transported outside the Wanni for urgent treatment due to road closures by the security forces.
As hostilities have intensified, the LTTE have stepped up its recruitment, especially of younger people. LTTE continue to hinder people from moving to safer places by imposing a strict pass system. In some instances they have forced family members to stay behind to ensure the return of the rest of the family.
Despite assurances by the government of Sri Lanka that the situation is under control, there is evidence to suggest that the authorities lack the capacity to provide the required humanitarian relief to displaced people. Humanitarian access to the Wanni continues to be restricted. Only government-approved food convoys are allowed to enter the area since the authorities ordered the United Nations, and nearly all humanitarian agencies, to withdraw from the Wanni on 9 September 2008.
On 29 and 30 December 2008, an Inter-Agency support mission accompanied the World Food Program-led convoy in order to monitor implementation of United Nations (UN) funded programmes and conduct a needs assessment. The mission noted increased vulnerability of the civilian population due to several factors including: ongoing fighting, new and repeated displacements into an increasingly compressed area, flood damage and reduced capacity and material to address urgent shelter and sanitation needs.
Attacks on media
Away from the front lines, the general human rights situation in government-controlled areas has deteriorated (Amnesty International has previously criticized the LTTE for severely curtailing civil and political rights in areas under their control). Amnesty International is appalled at the increasing instances of attacks on the media, including the recent assassination of the editor of the Sunday Leader, Lasantha Wickramatunge in Colombo and attack on the privately owned Maharaja television/MTV studios in Colombo which was ransacked by a gang who used claymore bombs to damage property.
During your upcoming discussions with the Government of Sri Lanka, you should pay special attention to the severe difficulties facing the people of Sri Lanka. Amnesty International urges you:
To raise issue of the civilian protection and press for urgently needed humanitarian assistance to reach civilians who are trapped between the two sides. Pressure must also be put on the LTTE to allow free passage of displaced families from the Wanni with immediate effect.
To press for international monitors to assess the humanitarian needs of quarter of a million people trapped in the Wanni and to ensure proper distribution of food and other humanitarian assistance, particularly as the fighting pproaches the trapped civilian population.
To raise the issue of attacks on the media and press for impartial investigation into the same.
Thank you for your consideration for the above recommendations, and we look forward to your response at the earliest.
Sincerely,
Sam Zarifi
Program Director
Asia-Pacific Program
END/
Public Document
****************************************
For more information please call Amnesty International's press office in London, UK, on +44 20 7413 5566 or email: press@amnesty.org
International Secretariat, Amnesty International, 1 Easton St., London WC1X 0DW, UK www.amnesty.org
India urged to raise human rights issues in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
© Amnesty International
15 January 2009
As the Indian Foreign Secretary visits Sri Lanka this week, he has been urged to raise concerns over the safety of displaced civilians trapped in the Wanni, in discussions with the Government of Sri Lanka.
In an open letter to Shivshankar Menon, Amnesty International has asked him to pay special attention to the severe difficulties facing the people caught in the middle of the fighting. The letter points to government forces closing in on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bases in the north-eastern part of the island.
The letter also calls on him to discuss the general deterioration of human rights in the country, even in areas not directly affected by the conflict.
More than a quarter of a million people, mostly Tamils, face immense hardship and are running out of safe space in the face of intensified fighting between the two sides.
These displaced persons are trapped between the approaching Sri Lankan security forces and the LTTE, which has imposed restrictions on their ability to leave and is using them as an involuntary pool of recruits and labourers.
With the Sri Lankan government’s recent recapture of Killinochchi, hundreds of thousands of people have been compressed into a smaller area and are increasingly vulnerable. As the fighting encroaches on the trapped population, there are fears of a further mass exodus of civilians.
Amnesty International highlighted the situation in November 2008, drawing attention to the acute food and shelter shortages facing the displaced.
At the time, the organization welcomed the food supplies that were sent by the Indian authorities. Humanitarian supplies, including those sent by the Indian government, have since dwindled.
The letter says aid workers fear that many of the displaced are "vulnerable to potential public health problems and are receiving far less calories than the daily recommended allowance.
"Also, civilians injured in the fighting cannot be transported outside the Wanni for urgent treatment due to road closures by the security forces."
Despite assurances by the Government of Sri Lanka that the situation is under control, there is evidence to suggest that the authorities lack the capacity to provide the required humanitarian relief to displaced people.
"Humanitarian access to the Wanni continues to be restricted," says the letter, "Only government-approved food convoys are allowed to enter the area since the authorities ordered the United Nations, and nearly all humanitarian agencies, to withdraw from the Wanni on 9 September 2008."
On 29 and 30 December 2008, an Inter-Agency support mission accompanied the World Food Program-led convoy in order to monitor implementation of United Nations (UN) funded programmes and conduct a needs assessment.
"The mission noted increased vulnerability of the civilian population due to several factors including: ongoing fighting, new and repeated displacements into an increasingly compressed area, flood damage and reduced capacity and material to address urgent shelter and sanitation needs," according to the letter.
Another issue that Amnesty International has asked Mr Menon to address is the increasing number of attacks on the media. The editor of the Sunday Leader, Lasantha Wickramatunge was assassinated in Colombo recently. There was also an attack on the privately owned Maharaja television/MTV studios in Colombo which was ransacked by a gang who used claymore bombs to damage property.
The main recommendations Amnesty International's letter made to Mr Menon were to:
raise the issue of civilian protection and press for urgently needed humanitarian assistance to reach civilians who are trapped between the two sides. Pressure must also be put on the LTTE to allow free passage of displaced families from the Wanni with immediate effect.
press for international monitors to assess the humanitarian needs of quarter of a million people trapped in the Wanni and to ensure proper distribution of food and other humanitarian assistance, particularly as the fighting approaches the trapped civilian population.
raise the issue of attacks on the media and press for impartial investigation into the same.
discuss the general deterioration of human rights in the country, even in areas not directly affected by the conflict.
காத்துக் காத்திருப்பவன் காக்கவா பார்ப்பான்?
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/india-urged-raise-human-rights-issues-sri-lanka-20090115
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA20/001/2009/en
Amnesty International writes to Indian Foreign secy urging protection for civilians in the Wanni, Sri Lanka
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
OPEN LETTER
AI Index: ASA 20/001/2009
Date: 14 January 2009
Open letter to Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon urging protection for civilians in the Wanni, Sri Lanka
Mr. Shivshankar Menon
Secretary
Ministry for External Affairs
South Block, Raisina Hill,
New Delhi – 110011
India
Dear Mr. Menon
On the occasion of your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, Amnesty International calls on you to raise, with your Sri Lankan counterparts, concerns about the safety of civilians trapped in the Wanni, as government forces close in on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bases in the north-eastern part of the island. We also ask that you discuss the general deterioration of human rights in the country, even in areas not directly affected by the conflict.
More than a quarter of a million people, mostly Tamils, face immense hardship and are running out of safe space in the face of intensified fighting between the two sides. This population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is trapped between the approaching Sri Lankan security forces and the LTTE, which has imposed restrictions on their ability to leave and is using them as an involuntary pool of recruits and labourers. With the Sri Lankan government’s recent recapture of Killinochchi, hundreds of thousands of people have been compressed into a smaller area and are increasingly vulnerable. As the fighting encroaches on the trapped population, there are fears of a further mass exodus of civilians.
Lack of protection to civilians during fighting
Given the restrictions imposed by both sides on independent media and humanitarian aid workers, there is little independent verification of conditions in the conflict area. Available information suggests that over 300,000 people are experiencing tremendous insecurity and food shortages aggravated by the fact that many of these families have sold most of their possessions to cope with multiple displacements.
In November 2008, Amnesty International drew attention to acute food and shelter shortages facing this population (Amnesty International, Sri Lankan government must act now to protect 300,000 displaced, 19 November 2008). At the time, the organisation welcomed the food supplies that were sent by the Indian authorities. As humanitarian supplies, including those sent by the Indian government, have since dwindled, aid workers express fears that many of the displaced are vulnerable to potential public health problems and are receiving far less calories than the daily recommended allowance. Also, civilians injured in the fighting cannot be transported outside the Wanni for urgent treatment due to road closures by the security forces.
As hostilities have intensified, the LTTE have stepped up its recruitment, especially of younger people. LTTE continue to hinder people from moving to safer places by imposing a strict pass system. In some instances they have forced family members to stay behind to ensure the return of the rest of the family.
Despite assurances by the government of Sri Lanka that the situation is under control, there is evidence to suggest that the authorities lack the capacity to provide the required humanitarian relief to displaced people. Humanitarian access to the Wanni continues to be restricted. Only government-approved food convoys are allowed to enter the area since the authorities ordered the United Nations, and nearly all humanitarian agencies, to withdraw from the Wanni on 9 September 2008.
On 29 and 30 December 2008, an Inter-Agency support mission accompanied the World Food Program-led convoy in order to monitor implementation of United Nations (UN) funded programmes and conduct a needs assessment. The mission noted increased vulnerability of the civilian population due to several factors including: ongoing fighting, new and repeated displacements into an increasingly compressed area, flood damage and reduced capacity and material to address urgent shelter and sanitation needs.
Attacks on media
Away from the front lines, the general human rights situation in government-controlled areas has deteriorated (Amnesty International has previously criticized the LTTE for severely curtailing civil and political rights in areas under their control). Amnesty International is appalled at the increasing instances of attacks on the media, including the recent assassination of the editor of the Sunday Leader, Lasantha Wickramatunge in Colombo and attack on the privately owned Maharaja television/MTV studios in Colombo which was ransacked by a gang who used claymore bombs to damage property.
During your upcoming discussions with the Government of Sri Lanka, you should pay special attention to the severe difficulties facing the people of Sri Lanka. Amnesty International urges you:
To raise issue of the civilian protection and press for urgently needed humanitarian assistance to reach civilians who are trapped between the two sides. Pressure must also be put on the LTTE to allow free passage of displaced families from the Wanni with immediate effect.
To press for international monitors to assess the humanitarian needs of quarter of a million people trapped in the Wanni and to ensure proper distribution of food and other humanitarian assistance, particularly as the fighting pproaches the trapped civilian population.
To raise the issue of attacks on the media and press for impartial investigation into the same.
Thank you for your consideration for the above recommendations, and we look forward to your response at the earliest.
Sincerely,
Sam Zarifi
Program Director
Asia-Pacific Program
END/
Public Document
****************************************
For more information please call Amnesty International's press office in London, UK, on +44 20 7413 5566 or email: press@amnesty.org
International Secretariat, Amnesty International, 1 Easton St., London WC1X 0DW, UK www.amnesty.org
India urged to raise human rights issues in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
© Amnesty International
15 January 2009
As the Indian Foreign Secretary visits Sri Lanka this week, he has been urged to raise concerns over the safety of displaced civilians trapped in the Wanni, in discussions with the Government of Sri Lanka.
In an open letter to Shivshankar Menon, Amnesty International has asked him to pay special attention to the severe difficulties facing the people caught in the middle of the fighting. The letter points to government forces closing in on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bases in the north-eastern part of the island.
The letter also calls on him to discuss the general deterioration of human rights in the country, even in areas not directly affected by the conflict.
More than a quarter of a million people, mostly Tamils, face immense hardship and are running out of safe space in the face of intensified fighting between the two sides.
These displaced persons are trapped between the approaching Sri Lankan security forces and the LTTE, which has imposed restrictions on their ability to leave and is using them as an involuntary pool of recruits and labourers.
With the Sri Lankan government’s recent recapture of Killinochchi, hundreds of thousands of people have been compressed into a smaller area and are increasingly vulnerable. As the fighting encroaches on the trapped population, there are fears of a further mass exodus of civilians.
Amnesty International highlighted the situation in November 2008, drawing attention to the acute food and shelter shortages facing the displaced.
At the time, the organization welcomed the food supplies that were sent by the Indian authorities. Humanitarian supplies, including those sent by the Indian government, have since dwindled.
The letter says aid workers fear that many of the displaced are "vulnerable to potential public health problems and are receiving far less calories than the daily recommended allowance.
"Also, civilians injured in the fighting cannot be transported outside the Wanni for urgent treatment due to road closures by the security forces."
Despite assurances by the Government of Sri Lanka that the situation is under control, there is evidence to suggest that the authorities lack the capacity to provide the required humanitarian relief to displaced people.
"Humanitarian access to the Wanni continues to be restricted," says the letter, "Only government-approved food convoys are allowed to enter the area since the authorities ordered the United Nations, and nearly all humanitarian agencies, to withdraw from the Wanni on 9 September 2008."
On 29 and 30 December 2008, an Inter-Agency support mission accompanied the World Food Program-led convoy in order to monitor implementation of United Nations (UN) funded programmes and conduct a needs assessment.
"The mission noted increased vulnerability of the civilian population due to several factors including: ongoing fighting, new and repeated displacements into an increasingly compressed area, flood damage and reduced capacity and material to address urgent shelter and sanitation needs," according to the letter.
Another issue that Amnesty International has asked Mr Menon to address is the increasing number of attacks on the media. The editor of the Sunday Leader, Lasantha Wickramatunge was assassinated in Colombo recently. There was also an attack on the privately owned Maharaja television/MTV studios in Colombo which was ransacked by a gang who used claymore bombs to damage property.
The main recommendations Amnesty International's letter made to Mr Menon were to:
raise the issue of civilian protection and press for urgently needed humanitarian assistance to reach civilians who are trapped between the two sides. Pressure must also be put on the LTTE to allow free passage of displaced families from the Wanni with immediate effect.
press for international monitors to assess the humanitarian needs of quarter of a million people trapped in the Wanni and to ensure proper distribution of food and other humanitarian assistance, particularly as the fighting approaches the trapped civilian population.
raise the issue of attacks on the media and press for impartial investigation into the same.
discuss the general deterioration of human rights in the country, even in areas not directly affected by the conflict.
Labels: amnesty international, eelam, india, Tamils
பிபிசியில் ஸ்ரீலங்கா & ஈழமக்கள் கருத்துகள்
பிபிசியில் ஸ்ரீலங்கா & ஈழமக்கள் கருத்துகள்
Kantharubi Sivanathan, 28, mother-of-two, Paranthan
On the night of 9 January my family was among a group of 58 people trying to cross over to army-controlled area.
We came into army-controlled areas for safety but I have lost my husband
It was night-time when we were going and I think that we ran into some army people who were lying there. Suddenly there were reports of gun fire and suddenly we all fell down.
A bullet hit my husband and he was instantly killed.
Everyone was crying and shouting. After half an hour, the soldiers came to help us and they took us and the injured and the dead bodies to Kilinochchi hospital and from there we were taken to the IDP camp.
I escaped without any injuries but I lost my husband. We came into army-controlled areas for safety but I have lost my husband. I don't know what I am going to do with my two small children.
I don't know what is going to happen to my family in the future. I am all alone without my husband. As it was too dark I don't know who fired the shots but the army helped us."
------------------------------
Anura Shaminda Kumarasingham, shipping worker
I am a patriotic person but I come from both sides of the conflict. My father is Tamil and my mother is Sinhalese. I was brought up in the south but we went on holidays to Jaffna.
Most Sinhalese people worship Tamil Gods. Even the military, before they go to the north to fight, worship in Hindu temples in Kataragama. I am a Buddhist. But in this one country people are fighting each other. Both sides are killing innocent people.
I feel caught by the conflict. Even when the military operation is over, there will still be hardship. I can't support the killing of innocent people - Tamil or Sinhalese. So many people are going through hardship in the [northern] Wanni [region].
I am totally against a separate state but Tamils must have a chance to get some recognition, to show their identity.
All places captured are part of Sri Lanka. Why is it such a big thing? If the government captured Tamil Nadu, then I could see why they might celebrate. Not for Kilinochchi.
for the full text
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7828883.stm
Kantharubi Sivanathan, 28, mother-of-two, Paranthan
On the night of 9 January my family was among a group of 58 people trying to cross over to army-controlled area.
We came into army-controlled areas for safety but I have lost my husband
It was night-time when we were going and I think that we ran into some army people who were lying there. Suddenly there were reports of gun fire and suddenly we all fell down.
A bullet hit my husband and he was instantly killed.
Everyone was crying and shouting. After half an hour, the soldiers came to help us and they took us and the injured and the dead bodies to Kilinochchi hospital and from there we were taken to the IDP camp.
I escaped without any injuries but I lost my husband. We came into army-controlled areas for safety but I have lost my husband. I don't know what I am going to do with my two small children.
I don't know what is going to happen to my family in the future. I am all alone without my husband. As it was too dark I don't know who fired the shots but the army helped us."
------------------------------
Anura Shaminda Kumarasingham, shipping worker
I am a patriotic person but I come from both sides of the conflict. My father is Tamil and my mother is Sinhalese. I was brought up in the south but we went on holidays to Jaffna.
Most Sinhalese people worship Tamil Gods. Even the military, before they go to the north to fight, worship in Hindu temples in Kataragama. I am a Buddhist. But in this one country people are fighting each other. Both sides are killing innocent people.
I feel caught by the conflict. Even when the military operation is over, there will still be hardship. I can't support the killing of innocent people - Tamil or Sinhalese. So many people are going through hardship in the [northern] Wanni [region].
I am totally against a separate state but Tamils must have a chance to get some recognition, to show their identity.
All places captured are part of Sri Lanka. Why is it such a big thing? If the government captured Tamil Nadu, then I could see why they might celebrate. Not for Kilinochchi.
for the full text
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7828883.stm
Labels: eelam, loss, sri lanka, Sri Lankan Army, tamil, தமிழ்
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
நன்றி
நன்றி
GOTABHAYA RAJAPAKSA SAYS INDIAN DEFENCE SECRETARY NARAYAN CALLED SARATH FONSEKA THE BEST ARMY COMMANDER IN THE WORLD
By Walter Jayawardhana
Secretary of Defense Gotabhaya Rajapaksa told state owned Independent Television Network that the professionalism of the Sri Lankan security forces has won widespread praise across the world and the Indian Defense Secretary M.K. Narayan called the army commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka the best army commander in the world for his role against capturing back LTTE occupied areas in the North and the Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka.
“After crushing the Malaysian terrorism in the 1950’s this the first time any terrorism has been defeated and the Indonesian leaders whom I met during my recent visit told me that Sri Lanka has given an important message to the world regarding how to deal with terrorism,” Rajapaksa told a prime time interview that had been co-broadcast by several other TV channels including certain privately owned ones like the Derana, nation wide.
He said when he visited Israel recently he was accompanied by the Director General of the Sri Lanka Navy and the Commander of the Navy of Israel requested thirty minutes with our Naval official to ask him how Sri Lanka has minimized the attacks by LTTE’s suicide boats.
[snipped]
full text by this "well known Journalist" can be seen at the "Well Known" Sinhala media
http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items09/150109-8.html
GOTABHAYA RAJAPAKSA SAYS INDIAN DEFENCE SECRETARY NARAYAN CALLED SARATH FONSEKA THE BEST ARMY COMMANDER IN THE WORLD
By Walter Jayawardhana
Secretary of Defense Gotabhaya Rajapaksa told state owned Independent Television Network that the professionalism of the Sri Lankan security forces has won widespread praise across the world and the Indian Defense Secretary M.K. Narayan called the army commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka the best army commander in the world for his role against capturing back LTTE occupied areas in the North and the Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka.
“After crushing the Malaysian terrorism in the 1950’s this the first time any terrorism has been defeated and the Indonesian leaders whom I met during my recent visit told me that Sri Lanka has given an important message to the world regarding how to deal with terrorism,” Rajapaksa told a prime time interview that had been co-broadcast by several other TV channels including certain privately owned ones like the Derana, nation wide.
He said when he visited Israel recently he was accompanied by the Director General of the Sri Lanka Navy and the Commander of the Navy of Israel requested thirty minutes with our Naval official to ask him how Sri Lanka has minimized the attacks by LTTE’s suicide boats.
[snipped]
full text by this "well known Journalist" can be seen at the "Well Known" Sinhala media
http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items09/150109-8.html
மலேசியாவிலே ஈழத்தவர் நிலை நினைவூட்டப்பட்டது
மலேசியாவிலே ஈழத்தமிழர் நிலை நினைவூட்டப்பட்டது
Thursday January 15, 2009 MYT 9:05:00 AM
'Don’t forget Sri Lanka, other conflicts'
By ANDREA FILMER
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Government threw some focus on the conflict in Sri Lanka, reminding Malaysians that violence and war were also occurring in other parts of the world alongside Gaza.
While expressing its anger at Israel for the deaths of innocent Palestinians, Penang said it was also concerned about the deaths of innocent victims due to attacks launched by the Sri Lankan Government on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) or Tamil Tigers.
full text is at
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/15/nation/20090115090312
also read
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/96456
Thursday January 15, 2009 MYT 9:05:00 AM
'Don’t forget Sri Lanka, other conflicts'
By ANDREA FILMER
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Government threw some focus on the conflict in Sri Lanka, reminding Malaysians that violence and war were also occurring in other parts of the world alongside Gaza.
While expressing its anger at Israel for the deaths of innocent Palestinians, Penang said it was also concerned about the deaths of innocent victims due to attacks launched by the Sri Lankan Government on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) or Tamil Tigers.
full text is at
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/15/nation/20090115090312
also read
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/96456
Labels: eelam, lanka, ஈழம், தமிழர்
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
கவனம்
from the mail my friend forwarded
குளோபன் குளோப்: யார் வெற்றி பெற்றார்கள்?
சென்னைப்புத்தகக்கண்காட்சி: எந்தப்புத்தகம் அதிகம் விற்பனையானது?
பதிவு: வில்லு வெல்லுமா?
Twitter: Today I fucked at 4:30 am, got sucked at 8:30 pm before licked... Oh! almost forgot. Satyam in trouble and Hayden bowed out
http://tamilweek.com/news-features/archives/1501
Kilinochchi Doctors seek support to treat civilians
January 13, 2009 at 10:21 am · ~ News
Dr.T.Sathyamoorthy, Regional Director of Health Services in Kilinochchi District has written to Health Officials in Colombo seeking assistance to improve health care services to civilians being hit in Sri Lanka Army artillery fire in Northern Sri Lanka.
Full Text of Dr.T.Sathyamoorthy’s letters to officials in Colombo as follows:
_____________________________________________________________
Secretary Health Ministry of Health
Colombo
Through
DGH
Ministry of Health
Colombo
Dear Sir
Hospitals need protection from attack
Displaced hospitals are functioning in the following places
• Visuvamadhu
• Tharmapam
• Kallaru
• Punnaineeravi
• Kannaginagar
• Redbarna
Surrounding above places is heavily congested with IDPs. The recent days many IDPs places hit by shell. Up to today 213 civilians were injured and 28 civilians died.
The following supports are urgently needed.
1. Should be opened to transfer injured civilians to vavuniya hospital.
2. Hospitals are hospital near by side should be attack free zone.
3. Medicines including surgical items should be sent to hospitals from MSD.
Thank you
Yours sincerely
Dr.T.Sathyamoorthy
RDHS
Kilinochchi
Copy: Secretary Health/ North Province
_________________________________________________________
Dr.U.A.Mendis.
DGHS, Ministry of Health Care, Nutrition & Uva Wellasssa Development
Dear Sir,
Re: ensuring Security of the Doctors and Patients in Wani region.
This is to inform you that, our doctors and patients are now in a pathetic situation as we heard blasts and gun fire near to Wiswamadu area. We received 9 injured civilians on 11th and 5 today at the Wisamadu maternity unit and all are transferred to PTK BH with the help of ICRC.
The ground situation is the same at Puthukudiyirupu BH.
So ultimately we are now not having a secure place to keep our patients for the treatment in Wanni. Adding to this worst ambulance transports between Wani and Vavuniya are frequently interrupted and Due to this condition we had lost 2 patients including one maternal death.
Especially for the maternity care all Wani region now depended in Wisamadu maternity unit and PTK BH. If we dope our services in both places, it will lead more maternal and neonatal mortalities.
Taking this into your kind consideration we are requesting you to locate a secure place in Wani to continue our services.
Also we want to get the official stand of the Ministry of health in regarding to our health services as the war is now spread through out the Wanni. Specifically we are asking whether we have to continue our service or to stop and leave from the area for a period.
We hope that you will give us the clear reply as soon as possible.
………………………………..
President
KMA
C.C:
1. Dr. V. Jeganathan
Consultant Health Care Development, North and East
Ministry of Health Care, Nutrition & Uva Wellasssa Development
குளோபன் குளோப்: யார் வெற்றி பெற்றார்கள்?
சென்னைப்புத்தகக்கண்காட்சி: எந்தப்புத்தகம் அதிகம் விற்பனையானது?
பதிவு: வில்லு வெல்லுமா?
Twitter: Today I fucked at 4:30 am, got sucked at 8:30 pm before licked... Oh! almost forgot. Satyam in trouble and Hayden bowed out
http://tamilweek.com/news-features/archives/1501
Kilinochchi Doctors seek support to treat civilians
January 13, 2009 at 10:21 am · ~ News
Dr.T.Sathyamoorthy, Regional Director of Health Services in Kilinochchi District has written to Health Officials in Colombo seeking assistance to improve health care services to civilians being hit in Sri Lanka Army artillery fire in Northern Sri Lanka.
Full Text of Dr.T.Sathyamoorthy’s letters to officials in Colombo as follows:
_____________________________________________________________
Secretary Health Ministry of Health
Colombo
Through
DGH
Ministry of Health
Colombo
Dear Sir
Hospitals need protection from attack
Displaced hospitals are functioning in the following places
• Visuvamadhu
• Tharmapam
• Kallaru
• Punnaineeravi
• Kannaginagar
• Redbarna
Surrounding above places is heavily congested with IDPs. The recent days many IDPs places hit by shell. Up to today 213 civilians were injured and 28 civilians died.
The following supports are urgently needed.
1. Should be opened to transfer injured civilians to vavuniya hospital.
2. Hospitals are hospital near by side should be attack free zone.
3. Medicines including surgical items should be sent to hospitals from MSD.
Thank you
Yours sincerely
Dr.T.Sathyamoorthy
RDHS
Kilinochchi
Copy: Secretary Health/ North Province
_________________________________________________________
Dr.U.A.Mendis.
DGHS, Ministry of Health Care, Nutrition & Uva Wellasssa Development
Dear Sir,
Re: ensuring Security of the Doctors and Patients in Wani region.
This is to inform you that, our doctors and patients are now in a pathetic situation as we heard blasts and gun fire near to Wiswamadu area. We received 9 injured civilians on 11th and 5 today at the Wisamadu maternity unit and all are transferred to PTK BH with the help of ICRC.
The ground situation is the same at Puthukudiyirupu BH.
So ultimately we are now not having a secure place to keep our patients for the treatment in Wanni. Adding to this worst ambulance transports between Wani and Vavuniya are frequently interrupted and Due to this condition we had lost 2 patients including one maternal death.
Especially for the maternity care all Wani region now depended in Wisamadu maternity unit and PTK BH. If we dope our services in both places, it will lead more maternal and neonatal mortalities.
Taking this into your kind consideration we are requesting you to locate a secure place in Wani to continue our services.
Also we want to get the official stand of the Ministry of health in regarding to our health services as the war is now spread through out the Wanni. Specifically we are asking whether we have to continue our service or to stop and leave from the area for a period.
We hope that you will give us the clear reply as soon as possible.
………………………………..
President
KMA
C.C:
1. Dr. V. Jeganathan
Consultant Health Care Development, North and East
Ministry of Health Care, Nutrition & Uva Wellasssa Development
Labels: doctors, eelam, hospitals, kilinochchi, lanka, tamil
Monday, January 12, 2009
Washington’s criminal role in the Sri Lankan state’s anti-Tamil war
இன்னொரு பார்வை
Washington’s criminal role in the Sri Lankan state’s anti-Tamil war
12 January 2009
Last Wednesday, the US embassy in Colombo issued a statement that welcomed the Sri Lankan state's recent victories in the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and urged Sri Lanka's government and military to press forward with the annihilation of the LTTE. The key passage in the statement read: "The United States does not advocate that the Government of Sri Lanka negotiate with the LTTE, a group designated by America as a Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997."
Within hours of Washington formally renouncing its support for a negotiated settlement to the 25 year-old civil war, the Sri Lankan government banned the LTTE.
The Sri Lankan state has now arrogated to itself the power to jail for up to 20 years those it accuses of "supporting" the LTTE. Since resuming offensive operations against the organization in 2006, the government and military have leveled this charge against virtually anyone opposed to the war or even the government's right-wing socio-economic policies, from socialists and striking workers to the Tamil National Alliance, a 20-strong parliamentary grouping that considers the LTTE the only legitimate representative of the Tamils in negotiations with the government.
Colombo had previously outlawed the organization, but lifted the ban in 2002 when a truce was declared and the Sri Lankan state and LTTE agreed to enter into peace talks.
The brief interval between the US's repudiation of the "peace process" and the Sri Lankan government's ban on the LTTE exemplifies Washington's criminal role—as both instigator and facilitator—in the communal war mounted by Sri Lanka's Sinhalese bourgeois elite.
Washington encouraged Colombo to resume the civil war in 2006 and has aided and abetted every step of the Sri Lankan military's bloody advance. The new-found prowess of the Sri Lanka military is due almost entirely to the support it has received from Washington directly or from key US allies.
The Pentagon admits to having provided counter-insurgency training to Sri Lankan troops, as well as intelligence and "non-lethal" weapons. The latter includes sophisticated maritime radar equipment that has enabled Colombo to disrupt key LTTE supply routes from India. Meanwhile, Israel and Pakistan, whose governments and militaries are close US partners, have provided the Sri Lankan military with an expanded and technologically-enhanced arsenal.
US pressure was critical in getting Canada, the states of the European Union, and other countries to proscribe the LTTE. These bans have deprived the LTTE of financial support from the hundreds of thousands of Tamils chased from their island homes by the civil war.
[snipped]
full text is at
http://wsws.org/articles/2009/jan2009/pers-j12.shtml
Washington’s criminal role in the Sri Lankan state’s anti-Tamil war
12 January 2009
Last Wednesday, the US embassy in Colombo issued a statement that welcomed the Sri Lankan state's recent victories in the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and urged Sri Lanka's government and military to press forward with the annihilation of the LTTE. The key passage in the statement read: "The United States does not advocate that the Government of Sri Lanka negotiate with the LTTE, a group designated by America as a Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997."
Within hours of Washington formally renouncing its support for a negotiated settlement to the 25 year-old civil war, the Sri Lankan government banned the LTTE.
The Sri Lankan state has now arrogated to itself the power to jail for up to 20 years those it accuses of "supporting" the LTTE. Since resuming offensive operations against the organization in 2006, the government and military have leveled this charge against virtually anyone opposed to the war or even the government's right-wing socio-economic policies, from socialists and striking workers to the Tamil National Alliance, a 20-strong parliamentary grouping that considers the LTTE the only legitimate representative of the Tamils in negotiations with the government.
Colombo had previously outlawed the organization, but lifted the ban in 2002 when a truce was declared and the Sri Lankan state and LTTE agreed to enter into peace talks.
The brief interval between the US's repudiation of the "peace process" and the Sri Lankan government's ban on the LTTE exemplifies Washington's criminal role—as both instigator and facilitator—in the communal war mounted by Sri Lanka's Sinhalese bourgeois elite.
Washington encouraged Colombo to resume the civil war in 2006 and has aided and abetted every step of the Sri Lankan military's bloody advance. The new-found prowess of the Sri Lanka military is due almost entirely to the support it has received from Washington directly or from key US allies.
The Pentagon admits to having provided counter-insurgency training to Sri Lankan troops, as well as intelligence and "non-lethal" weapons. The latter includes sophisticated maritime radar equipment that has enabled Colombo to disrupt key LTTE supply routes from India. Meanwhile, Israel and Pakistan, whose governments and militaries are close US partners, have provided the Sri Lankan military with an expanded and technologically-enhanced arsenal.
US pressure was critical in getting Canada, the states of the European Union, and other countries to proscribe the LTTE. These bans have deprived the LTTE of financial support from the hundreds of thousands of Tamils chased from their island homes by the civil war.
[snipped]
full text is at
http://wsws.org/articles/2009/jan2009/pers-j12.shtml
Labels: eelam, sri lanka, war, washington
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Tamils for Obama Urging Obama and Clinton to Send Strong Signal to Sri Lanka to Stop Genocidal Civil War at Once
நண்பர் ஒருவர் அனுப்பிய இணைப்பிலிருந்து பெற்ற செய்தி. உங்களுக்கும் பயனாக இருக்கட்டுமென்று அனுப்புகிறேன்
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090108/bs_prweb/prweb1832254_2
Tamils for Obama Urging Obama and Clinton to Send Strong Signal to Sri Lanka to Stop Genocidal Civil War at Once; Atrocities will be Punished
Thu Jan 8, 2:01 am ET
Sri Lanka wants to suppress and destroy the Tamils before Obama takes office, Tamils believe; Tamils want Obama to send a strong signal that whatever Sri Lanka does will be reversed and punishable by the new administration.
(PRWEB) January 8, 2009 -- A new Sri Lankan offensive that appears to be on the verge of crushing the Tamil resistance frightens Tamils and makes them think that Sri Lanka wants to win the war before January 20, 2008, when Obama takes office.
The Bush administration was supportive of the Sri Lankan government, considering the Tamil resistance a terrorist movement. Obama, who said he considers genocide to be the only reason he might have the U.S. intervene in any foreign conflict, is expected by many to reverse this policy.
The Sri Lankan war against their Tamil population is considered genocide by most Tamils world wide. Atrocities are plentiful. For one example, the Sri Lankan government has dropped over 14 million kilograms of explosive (more than the power of the Hiroshima bomb) on Tamil areas, including Russian made OFAB-500 cluster bombs used against displaced persons camps. Videos documenting Sri Lankan atrocities against the Tamil population have been widely viewed on the internet. These videos are horrifying, so we cannot distribute them by our normal channels.
The genocide has a decades-long history, but what some Tamils called The Slow Genocide of the Tamils (http://www.tamilsforobama.com/Slow_Genocide.html) in Sri Lanka has picked up speed. Sri Lankan victories (in Killinochi, for instance) lead these Tamils to believe that the Sri Lankan government means to (and will be able to) crush the resistance and complete the genocide in a short time.
Tamils for Obama hopes that Obama and Clinton will realize the urgency of the situation in Sri Lanka and will act to warn Sri Lanka that further atrocities will have serious consequences for them when the new American administration takes office.
Tamils are an ethnic group living mainly in the northeast of Sri Lanka and southern India. They are a minority population in Sri Lanka, and are currently engaged in a civil war regarded as genocide. Tamils for Obama is comprised of Tamils who have settled in the U.S., or who were born in the U.S.
To contact the group, call (617) 765- 4394 and speak to or leave a message for the Communication Director, Tamils for Obama.
Tamils for Obama
www.TamilsForObama.com
# # #
Tamils for Obama
Commuication Director
(617) 765- 4394
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090108/bs_prweb/prweb1832254_2
Tamils for Obama Urging Obama and Clinton to Send Strong Signal to Sri Lanka to Stop Genocidal Civil War at Once; Atrocities will be Punished
Thu Jan 8, 2:01 am ET
Sri Lanka wants to suppress and destroy the Tamils before Obama takes office, Tamils believe; Tamils want Obama to send a strong signal that whatever Sri Lanka does will be reversed and punishable by the new administration.
(PRWEB) January 8, 2009 -- A new Sri Lankan offensive that appears to be on the verge of crushing the Tamil resistance frightens Tamils and makes them think that Sri Lanka wants to win the war before January 20, 2008, when Obama takes office.
The Bush administration was supportive of the Sri Lankan government, considering the Tamil resistance a terrorist movement. Obama, who said he considers genocide to be the only reason he might have the U.S. intervene in any foreign conflict, is expected by many to reverse this policy.
The Sri Lankan war against their Tamil population is considered genocide by most Tamils world wide. Atrocities are plentiful. For one example, the Sri Lankan government has dropped over 14 million kilograms of explosive (more than the power of the Hiroshima bomb) on Tamil areas, including Russian made OFAB-500 cluster bombs used against displaced persons camps. Videos documenting Sri Lankan atrocities against the Tamil population have been widely viewed on the internet. These videos are horrifying, so we cannot distribute them by our normal channels.
The genocide has a decades-long history, but what some Tamils called The Slow Genocide of the Tamils (http://www.tamilsforobama.com/Slow_Genocide.html) in Sri Lanka has picked up speed. Sri Lankan victories (in Killinochi, for instance) lead these Tamils to believe that the Sri Lankan government means to (and will be able to) crush the resistance and complete the genocide in a short time.
Tamils for Obama hopes that Obama and Clinton will realize the urgency of the situation in Sri Lanka and will act to warn Sri Lanka that further atrocities will have serious consequences for them when the new American administration takes office.
Tamils are an ethnic group living mainly in the northeast of Sri Lanka and southern India. They are a minority population in Sri Lanka, and are currently engaged in a civil war regarded as genocide. Tamils for Obama is comprised of Tamils who have settled in the U.S., or who were born in the U.S.
To contact the group, call (617) 765- 4394 and speak to or leave a message for the Communication Director, Tamils for Obama.
Tamils for Obama
www.TamilsForObama.com
# # #
Tamils for Obama
Commuication Director
(617) 765- 4394
Thursday, January 08, 2009
பாஸி மணி ஊஸி விக்குற ஸாமிங்க
இந்த கூவம்நதிக்கரை, வைகையாற்றங்கரை கொசுக்களோட காமெடிக்கடி தாங்க முடியலண்ணா.
இங்கிவரை தாம் பெறவே இந்தியமக்கள் என்ன தவம் செய்தனரோ!!
ஒன் மேன் ஆர்மி வர்றாண்டா சூப்பர் மேனியா ஸாமி
LTTE has assassinated Tamil leaders at will
9 Jan 2009, 0230 hrs IST,
This question is based on the false notion that it was the unimpaired LTTE that stood between the Tamils of Sri Lanka and the alleged Sinhala-led genocide.
S Swamy
Former Union Law Minister
The 1948 International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide signed by 135 countries including India and Sri Lanka has defined the term. By that definition, we can say there has been no genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka since 1983. There are prominent Sri Lankan Tamils who concur with me, such as Anandsagaree of TULF, S C Chandrahasan of Oferr, Devananda, presently a minister, and former senior LTTE area commander and now MP, Karuna.
[snipped]
What should India do now to secure Tamil human rights, since the Tamils are squeezed between the devil (LTTE) and the deep sea (Sinhala chauvinists)? India must assist the Sri Lankan government to take out the LTTE, and the same time tell President Rajapakse that following the end of the LTTE, India reserves the right to intervene militarily if the Sri Lanka government does not implement, as promised, a proper devolution of powers for the Tamils under the Constitution of Sri Lanka.
full text is at
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Et_Debate/LTTE_has_assassinated_Tamil_leaders_at_will/articleshow/3954270.cms
கடலோரம் வீடு கட்டி
கற்பனையால் சுவரெழுப்பி
===============================================
அச்சச்சோ காப்பார் சொல்லிழுக்குப்பட்டு
சோ மாமாசாமி - பால்டிக்கர் காமன்டேட்டர்
LTTE is a hurdle to securing Tamil rights
9 Jan 2009, 0224 hrs IST,
The very premise that the only outfit that could have enabled the Tamils in Sri Lanka to get their rights is the LTTE is wrong.
Cho Ramaswamy
Political Commentator
In fact, the LTTE was an impediment to Tamils securing their rights, and was a greater threat to that goal than the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) itself. Physically, the LTTE has eliminated all Tamil leadership because they are a fascistic outfit which cannot tolerate any other leaders. Thus, they killed hundreds of moderates and other leaders from among the Tamils. Then, civilians have been used by the Tigers as a tool against the SLA.
[snipped]
With a defeat, the LTTE can’t be a political force, but will become a terrorist force, one which can’t operate as a military outfit anymore but reverts to suicide bombings and suchlike. And that might be a problem Sri Lanka has to live with for some time. If the LTTE collapses, India should at that point intervene diplomatically and ensure the Rajiv-Jayawardene accord, which was the best thing to happen to Tamils in Sri Lanka, is implemented. India must ensure the devolution of federal power to Tamils, etc, takes place.
ஏன்யா, அப்போ இதுவரை அவனுக டெரர்ரிஸ்டு இல்லேன்னு ஒத்துக்கிறே. யோவ், இதத்தான அவனுங்க சப்போட்டரும் சொல்றானூங்க. இருக்கிறவன ரியல் டெரர்ரிஸ்ட் ஆக்கிடாதீங்கன்னு. நீயி சொன்னா மந்திரம். அவனுங்க சொன்னா பயங்கரமா?
[snipped]
full text is at
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Et_Debate/LTTE_is_a_hurdle_to_securing_Tamil_rights/articleshow/3954239.cms
இங்கிவரை தாம் பெறவே இந்தியமக்கள் என்ன தவம் செய்தனரோ!!
ஒன் மேன் ஆர்மி வர்றாண்டா சூப்பர் மேனியா ஸாமி
LTTE has assassinated Tamil leaders at will
9 Jan 2009, 0230 hrs IST,
This question is based on the false notion that it was the unimpaired LTTE that stood between the Tamils of Sri Lanka and the alleged Sinhala-led genocide.
S Swamy
Former Union Law Minister
The 1948 International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide signed by 135 countries including India and Sri Lanka has defined the term. By that definition, we can say there has been no genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka since 1983. There are prominent Sri Lankan Tamils who concur with me, such as Anandsagaree of TULF, S C Chandrahasan of Oferr, Devananda, presently a minister, and former senior LTTE area commander and now MP, Karuna.
[snipped]
What should India do now to secure Tamil human rights, since the Tamils are squeezed between the devil (LTTE) and the deep sea (Sinhala chauvinists)? India must assist the Sri Lankan government to take out the LTTE, and the same time tell President Rajapakse that following the end of the LTTE, India reserves the right to intervene militarily if the Sri Lanka government does not implement, as promised, a proper devolution of powers for the Tamils under the Constitution of Sri Lanka.
full text is at
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Et_Debate/LTTE_has_assassinated_Tamil_leaders_at_will/articleshow/3954270.cms
கடலோரம் வீடு கட்டி
கற்பனையால் சுவரெழுப்பி
===============================================
அச்சச்சோ காப்பார் சொல்லிழுக்குப்பட்டு
சோ மாமாசாமி - பால்டிக்கர் காமன்டேட்டர்
LTTE is a hurdle to securing Tamil rights
9 Jan 2009, 0224 hrs IST,
The very premise that the only outfit that could have enabled the Tamils in Sri Lanka to get their rights is the LTTE is wrong.
Cho Ramaswamy
Political Commentator
In fact, the LTTE was an impediment to Tamils securing their rights, and was a greater threat to that goal than the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) itself. Physically, the LTTE has eliminated all Tamil leadership because they are a fascistic outfit which cannot tolerate any other leaders. Thus, they killed hundreds of moderates and other leaders from among the Tamils. Then, civilians have been used by the Tigers as a tool against the SLA.
[snipped]
With a defeat, the LTTE can’t be a political force, but will become a terrorist force, one which can’t operate as a military outfit anymore but reverts to suicide bombings and suchlike. And that might be a problem Sri Lanka has to live with for some time. If the LTTE collapses, India should at that point intervene diplomatically and ensure the Rajiv-Jayawardene accord, which was the best thing to happen to Tamils in Sri Lanka, is implemented. India must ensure the devolution of federal power to Tamils, etc, takes place.
ஏன்யா, அப்போ இதுவரை அவனுக டெரர்ரிஸ்டு இல்லேன்னு ஒத்துக்கிறே. யோவ், இதத்தான அவனுங்க சப்போட்டரும் சொல்றானூங்க. இருக்கிறவன ரியல் டெரர்ரிஸ்ட் ஆக்கிடாதீங்கன்னு. நீயி சொன்னா மந்திரம். அவனுங்க சொன்னா பயங்கரமா?
[snipped]
full text is at
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Et_Debate/LTTE_is_a_hurdle_to_securing_Tamil_rights/articleshow/3954239.cms
Labels: பாஸி மணி ஊஸி விக்குற ஸாமிங்க
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
சண்டே லீடர் பத்திரிகையின் பிரதம ஆசிரியர் லசந்த விக்கிரமதுங்க சற்று முன்னர் சுடப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
சண்டே லீடர் பத்திரிகையின் பிரதம ஆசிரியர் லசந்த விக்கிரமதுங்க சற்று முன்னர் சுடப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
http://www.globaltamilnews.net/tamil_news.php?nid=4418&cat=1
சண்டே லீடர் பத்திரிகையின் பிரதம ஆசிரியர் லசந்த விக்கிரமதுங்க சற்று முன்னர் இலங்கையில் சுடப்பட்டுள்ளார். அலுவலகத்திற்கு தனது காரில் சென்று கொண்டிருந்த அவர் மீது கொழும்பை அண்மித்த அத்தியடிப் பிரதேசத்தில் துப்பாக்கிப் பிரயோகம் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டதாக அங்கிருந்து கிடைக்கும் தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கினறன. கடும் காயங்களுக்குள்ளான இவர் களுபோவில வைத்தியசாலையில் தீவிர சிகிச்சைசப்பிரிவில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கப்படுகின்றது.
http://www.globaltamilnews.net/tamil_news.php?nid=4418&cat=1
சண்டே லீடர் பத்திரிகையின் பிரதம ஆசிரியர் லசந்த விக்கிரமதுங்க சற்று முன்னர் இலங்கையில் சுடப்பட்டுள்ளார். அலுவலகத்திற்கு தனது காரில் சென்று கொண்டிருந்த அவர் மீது கொழும்பை அண்மித்த அத்தியடிப் பிரதேசத்தில் துப்பாக்கிப் பிரயோகம் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டதாக அங்கிருந்து கிடைக்கும் தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கினறன. கடும் காயங்களுக்குள்ளான இவர் களுபோவில வைத்தியசாலையில் தீவிர சிகிச்சைசப்பிரிவில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கப்படுகின்றது.
அட்றா அட்றா அட்றா
தமிழ்மக்கள் தன் துரோகத்தினால் தன்னைத் வரும் தேர்தலிலே புறக்கணித்து விடுவார்கள் என்று கருணா கவலை. ஸ்ரீலங்கா இராணுவத்தளபதி தன்னை அவமதித்துவிட்டதாக கருணா வேதனை. விடுதலைப்புலிகளை ஓரம் கட்டியதிலே தனக்கும் உள்ள பங்கினையும் தனது உதவியினையும் வெளிப்படையாகச் சொல்லிக் கொள்ள முடியாமல் கருணா மனவருத்தம்.
Karuna feels humiliated by Gen. Sarath Fonseka's remarks
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP)leader and national list MP , Vinayagamurthy Muraleetharan alias “Colonel Karuna” is reportedly feeling humiliated by some remarks made by Army commander Lt. Gen Sarath Fonseka to the media.
According to TMVP sources “Col” Karuna feels that General Sarath had deliberately humiliated him.
According to TMVP sources Karuna had been of immense assistance to the army in its fight against the LTTE by providing extensive information at many levels
TMVP cadres had also fought in eastern battles.
At present TMVP cadres along with EPDP cadres are functioning with military intelligence to abduct and kill suspected LTTE supporters.
But TMVP sources said that Karuna is unable to claim these actions openly as some of them amount to crimes against humanity.
Official acceptance of “collaboration” will also affect the TMVP in elections as Tamil voters could reject them.
“It was unfair for the Army chief to belittle us when he knows it is not correct and that we cant openly say so” said TMVP circles.
full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/post_34.html
Karuna feels humiliated by Gen. Sarath Fonseka's remarks
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP)leader and national list MP , Vinayagamurthy Muraleetharan alias “Colonel Karuna” is reportedly feeling humiliated by some remarks made by Army commander Lt. Gen Sarath Fonseka to the media.
According to TMVP sources “Col” Karuna feels that General Sarath had deliberately humiliated him.
According to TMVP sources Karuna had been of immense assistance to the army in its fight against the LTTE by providing extensive information at many levels
TMVP cadres had also fought in eastern battles.
At present TMVP cadres along with EPDP cadres are functioning with military intelligence to abduct and kill suspected LTTE supporters.
But TMVP sources said that Karuna is unable to claim these actions openly as some of them amount to crimes against humanity.
Official acceptance of “collaboration” will also affect the TMVP in elections as Tamil voters could reject them.
“It was unfair for the Army chief to belittle us when he knows it is not correct and that we cant openly say so” said TMVP circles.
full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/post_34.html
Labels: justice, karuna, கருணா, நிதி, நீதி
Manjula Selvarajah: The real story on Sri Lanka
கனடாவின் நஷனல் போஸ்ற் குடிபெயர்ந்தவர்களை வைத்துக் கனடியர்களைப் பயமுறுத்துவதிலே பிழைப்பினை நடத்திக்கொண்டிருக்கிறதா? நேற்றைய ஆசிரியர்தலையங்கத்துக்கு இன்றைய கருத்து.மஞ்சுளா செல்வராஜ் எழுதியது. குறைந்தபட்சம் எம் இலங்கை அரசின் பேச்சுப்பீரங்கியான இந்து போல அல்லாமல், மாற்றுக்கருத்துகளை வெளியிடுவதையேனும் பாராட்ட வேண்டும்.
Manjula Selvarajah: The real story on Sri Lanka
Posted: January 06, 2009, 4:13 PM by Marni Soupcoff
Manjula Selvarajah
I heard a funny quote on the radio today by a journalist about “shiny ball” stories. These are stories that she and her colleagues love running after, seem exciting and give great sound bites, but divert your attention from more pressing matters.
And lo and behold, on Monday morning, leafing through the National Post, I came upon an editorial on how Canada should address a potential onslaught of Tamils Tigers landing on Canadian shores to seek refugee status, should they lose the war against the Sri Lankan government. Was that a collective “huh??” I heard voiced by the Canadian Tamil diaspora as they read the same article?
The shiny ball story, if it is even plausible, is the improbable escape of Tamils Tigers to Canada but behind that lies the many sad and very real issues happening today that better merit the focus of the intelligent National Post Editorial Team.
full text is at
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/01/06/manjula-selvarajah-the-real-story-on-sri-lanka.aspx
Manjula Selvarajah: The real story on Sri Lanka
Posted: January 06, 2009, 4:13 PM by Marni Soupcoff
Manjula Selvarajah
I heard a funny quote on the radio today by a journalist about “shiny ball” stories. These are stories that she and her colleagues love running after, seem exciting and give great sound bites, but divert your attention from more pressing matters.
And lo and behold, on Monday morning, leafing through the National Post, I came upon an editorial on how Canada should address a potential onslaught of Tamils Tigers landing on Canadian shores to seek refugee status, should they lose the war against the Sri Lankan government. Was that a collective “huh??” I heard voiced by the Canadian Tamil diaspora as they read the same article?
The shiny ball story, if it is even plausible, is the improbable escape of Tamils Tigers to Canada but behind that lies the many sad and very real issues happening today that better merit the focus of the intelligent National Post Editorial Team.
full text is at
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/01/06/manjula-selvarajah-the-real-story-on-sri-lanka.aspx
Labels: hatred, national post, response, xenophobia
dondu this crap please
இதையெல்லாம் இப்படியும் பார்க்கமுடியுமா? பிளீஸ் டோண்டு திஸ் கிராப்.
THE WAR AGAINST TERROR THAT NO ONE PROTESTED
By Steven Plaut
Posted Jan 07 2009
The jets bombed the daylights out of them. The ground forces invaded. At long last the murderous suicide-bombing terrorists were being suppressed in a military campaign. Their total defeat put an end to any notion that the terrorists and their sponsors would be granted their own state. Many civilians were killed and wounded, yet not a single protest was made against the invasion anywhere.
I refer to the conquest over the past few days by the army of Sri Lanka (once called Ceylon) of the holdout city of the Tamil independence rebels. Kilinochchi was the last town held by the Tamil "Tiger" Rebels, a group considered a terrorist group by the United States. With it fell the last Tamil hope of setting up an independent state or even of getting autonomy inside Sri Lanka.
The Tamils do have their own state inside India but were not satisfied with that manifestation of "self-determination." Kilinochchi, 579 kilometers north of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, was until recent months the center of political power for the rebels.
Over the years, 65,000 people have been killed in the war with the Tamils in Sri Lanka, almost all of them civilians.
Meanwhile not a single Solidarity-with-the-Tamil-Tigers protest has been organized on a single Western campus or in a single downtown square. Jewish leftists have not taken to the streets to demand an end to the war of aggression against the Tamils. Leftist websites have not proclaimed every injury of a Tamil civilian to be a Nazi-like war crime by Sri Lanka and an act of genocide.
The Eurocrats have not pontificated about how the Sri Lankan response to terror was out of proportion. The BBC did not describe the Tamil suicide bombers as activists. The International Solidarity Movement has not sent in protesters from the West to try to defend the terrorists. Communists and fellow travelers have not organized flotillas of boats carrying aid to the terrorists to "break the siege."
full text is at
http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/37723
THE WAR AGAINST TERROR THAT NO ONE PROTESTED
By Steven Plaut
Posted Jan 07 2009
The jets bombed the daylights out of them. The ground forces invaded. At long last the murderous suicide-bombing terrorists were being suppressed in a military campaign. Their total defeat put an end to any notion that the terrorists and their sponsors would be granted their own state. Many civilians were killed and wounded, yet not a single protest was made against the invasion anywhere.
I refer to the conquest over the past few days by the army of Sri Lanka (once called Ceylon) of the holdout city of the Tamil independence rebels. Kilinochchi was the last town held by the Tamil "Tiger" Rebels, a group considered a terrorist group by the United States. With it fell the last Tamil hope of setting up an independent state or even of getting autonomy inside Sri Lanka.
The Tamils do have their own state inside India but were not satisfied with that manifestation of "self-determination." Kilinochchi, 579 kilometers north of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, was until recent months the center of political power for the rebels.
Over the years, 65,000 people have been killed in the war with the Tamils in Sri Lanka, almost all of them civilians.
Meanwhile not a single Solidarity-with-the-Tamil-Tigers protest has been organized on a single Western campus or in a single downtown square. Jewish leftists have not taken to the streets to demand an end to the war of aggression against the Tamils. Leftist websites have not proclaimed every injury of a Tamil civilian to be a Nazi-like war crime by Sri Lanka and an act of genocide.
The Eurocrats have not pontificated about how the Sri Lankan response to terror was out of proportion. The BBC did not describe the Tamil suicide bombers as activists. The International Solidarity Movement has not sent in protesters from the West to try to defend the terrorists. Communists and fellow travelers have not organized flotillas of boats carrying aid to the terrorists to "break the siege."
full text is at
http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/37723
Labels: full of hatred shit, IS HIS SHIT HIT, jeez
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
India’s RAW observes Sri Lanka’s North from air in secret hi-tech plane
ஆரியக்கூத்தாடினாலும் தாண்டவக்கோனே
கருணாநிதியின் கதைவசனத்தில் பராசகதி
India’s RAW observes Sri Lanka’s North from air in secret hi-tech plane
By S. Venkat Narayan
A day after the Sri Lankan army took over Kilinochchi, the so-called administrative capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and pushed the harried rebels to the northern jungles of Mullaithivu, India has sent a select team of officials from the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) on a secret surveillance mission across the Palk Straits.
The Times of India quoted unnamed sources in a report published today as saying that an aircraft belonging to the Air Research Centre (ARC), a top secret wing of Indian external intelligence agency (RAW), took off from Chennai airport around 3am on Saturday, January 3.
[snipped]
full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/post_253.html
கருணாநிதியின் கதைவசனத்தில் பராசகதி
India’s RAW observes Sri Lanka’s North from air in secret hi-tech plane
By S. Venkat Narayan
A day after the Sri Lankan army took over Kilinochchi, the so-called administrative capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and pushed the harried rebels to the northern jungles of Mullaithivu, India has sent a select team of officials from the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) on a secret surveillance mission across the Palk Straits.
The Times of India quoted unnamed sources in a report published today as saying that an aircraft belonging to the Air Research Centre (ARC), a top secret wing of Indian external intelligence agency (RAW), took off from Chennai airport around 3am on Saturday, January 3.
[snipped]
full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/post_253.html
Monday, January 05, 2009
The End of War and the Beginning of Strife
யாரோ எழுதிய கருத்து
The End of War and the Beginning of Strife
Analysis of the current military situation in Sri Lanka, after the fall of the Tamil Tiger capital
Charles Michel Duke (cmduke) e
Published 2009-01-05 11:15 (KST)
As 2009 settles down, it looks as if Asia's longest running war is finally entering its death throes.
The Sri Lankan Army (SLA) earlier this week captured Kilinochi, the de facto capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers/LTTE). The casualties are unconfirmed, but it seems from initial news reports that little resistance was put up by the rebel group, famed for its suicide attacks that have killed, among others, the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
As the ground once held by the Tigers seems to be melting away, a new question now arises. What will happen on this tiny island, blighted by a generation of Civil War? While the Sinhalese are the majority in Sri Lanka, 15 percent of the population are Tamil, and a further five percent are from non-Sinhalese backgrounds.
[snipped]
The Tamil Tigers are known for their brutality, their monetary extraction from the public and uncompromising stance with regards to personal freedoms such as extra-marital relations. The fact that they were allowed to rule and dominate the life of Tamils for so long, shows that they (at one point) had wide ground support from ordinary men and women.
The Sri Lankan army is in effect becoming an occupying force and is going to have to stay in that role for many years to come. Despite the military victory that seems to be apparent, the government of Sri Lanka has to face up to the reality that one in five of its population does not identify itself with the imposed majority culture of the Sinahalese, does not speak Sinhala (the language of the Sinhalese) or the state religion of Buddhism (which the majority of Sinhalese adhere to).
full text is at
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=384563&rel_no=1
The End of War and the Beginning of Strife
Analysis of the current military situation in Sri Lanka, after the fall of the Tamil Tiger capital
Charles Michel Duke (cmduke) e
Published 2009-01-05 11:15 (KST)
As 2009 settles down, it looks as if Asia's longest running war is finally entering its death throes.
The Sri Lankan Army (SLA) earlier this week captured Kilinochi, the de facto capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers/LTTE). The casualties are unconfirmed, but it seems from initial news reports that little resistance was put up by the rebel group, famed for its suicide attacks that have killed, among others, the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
As the ground once held by the Tigers seems to be melting away, a new question now arises. What will happen on this tiny island, blighted by a generation of Civil War? While the Sinhalese are the majority in Sri Lanka, 15 percent of the population are Tamil, and a further five percent are from non-Sinhalese backgrounds.
[snipped]
The Tamil Tigers are known for their brutality, their monetary extraction from the public and uncompromising stance with regards to personal freedoms such as extra-marital relations. The fact that they were allowed to rule and dominate the life of Tamils for so long, shows that they (at one point) had wide ground support from ordinary men and women.
The Sri Lankan army is in effect becoming an occupying force and is going to have to stay in that role for many years to come. Despite the military victory that seems to be apparent, the government of Sri Lanka has to face up to the reality that one in five of its population does not identify itself with the imposed majority culture of the Sinahalese, does not speak Sinhala (the language of the Sinhalese) or the state religion of Buddhism (which the majority of Sinhalese adhere to).
full text is at
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=384563&rel_no=1
Sunday, January 04, 2009
கருத்துக்கணிப்பு: தமிழருக்குப் பிரிதல் வேண்டும்
Opinion Poll: Tamils want Separation, urge new U.S. administration to send peace envoy to Sri Lanka immediately
Poll shows Tamils internationally favor separation from Sri Lanka as solution to the genocidal civil war, and want quick U.S. support.
(PRWEB) January 1, 2009 -- This poll was conducted world-wide among Tamils. The result may surprise anyone who listened to the many international policy makers who stated that Tamils wanted to live in a united Sri Lanka, and did not support any independence movement. These policy makers include some leaders from the E.U., Japan, India and the current Bush administration.
Tamils want separation, the poll shows: separation was supported by about 90% of the respondents. They want the Obama administration to send former senator George Mitchell (Bill Clinton, Richard Holbrooke, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice were the other choices) to stop the genocidal war and initiate the process of separation.
full text is at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090101/bs_prweb/prweb1810364;_ylt=AoL_AVHcxV3FBzUOgPdjYoDNybYF
Poll shows Tamils internationally favor separation from Sri Lanka as solution to the genocidal civil war, and want quick U.S. support.
(PRWEB) January 1, 2009 -- This poll was conducted world-wide among Tamils. The result may surprise anyone who listened to the many international policy makers who stated that Tamils wanted to live in a united Sri Lanka, and did not support any independence movement. These policy makers include some leaders from the E.U., Japan, India and the current Bush administration.
Tamils want separation, the poll shows: separation was supported by about 90% of the respondents. They want the Obama administration to send former senator George Mitchell (Bill Clinton, Richard Holbrooke, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice were the other choices) to stop the genocidal war and initiate the process of separation.
full text is at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090101/bs_prweb/prweb1810364;_ylt=AoL_AVHcxV3FBzUOgPdjYoDNybYF
Labels: poll, yahoo news
குப்புறக் கிடந்து கும்பி நோகச் சிரிக்க வைக்காதீர்கள்
Like the contents of the previous mail this one also, I got from the same friend in e-mail.
For the first reading it sounded funny and weird. Then I realised how pathetic is the reality.
குப்புறக் கிடந்து குண்டி நோகச் சிரிக்க வைக்காதீர்கள்
நகைச்சுவைக்கும் எல்லையுண்டு. இலங்கைக்கு மேலாக விமானத்திலே பறந்த எவருமே இலங்கை அரசியல் ஆய்வாளர் ஆகலாமென்ற நிலை. இரண்டு மாதங்களுக்கு முன்னாலே புவியியல் வரைபடத்திலே இலங்கையை காட்டமுடியாதவர்களே இன்று இலங்கை பற்றி இதிகாசமும் புராணமும் எழுதலாம் எனும் போது, இலங்கைமேலே விமானத்திலே பறந்தவர்களை அரசியல் ஆய்வு விற்பனர்கள் என்பதிலே ஏதும் தவறில்லை. Google Scholar Search இலே போய், இலங்கை இனப்பிரச்சனை பற்றித் தேடிப்பாருங்கள். இனப்பிரச்சனைக்குள்ளே அகப்பட்டு, உடலளவிலோ, உள்ளத்தளவிலோ, இரண்டு வகைகளிலுமோ பாதிக்கப்பட்ட உங்களுக்கே தெரியாத உங்களையும் உங்கள் சூழலையும் பற்றிய தகவல்களை ஆய்வுவிற்பனர்கள் தருகின்றார்கள்.
ஈழத்தமிழ்ப்பெண்கள் சீதனக்கொடுமையாலும் பாலியல்வன்புணர்வினாலே தங்களைச் சுத்திகரித்துக் கொள்வதற்காகவுமே விடுதலை இயக்கங்களிலே சேர வலுக்கட்டாயப்படுத்தப்படுகிறார்கள் என்ற சகவிற்பனர்கள் மேற்பார்வையிட்டு அங்கீகரித்த ஆய்விதழ்க்கட்டுரைகளையும் (மூதேவி, அது peer reviewed journal articles டா) புத்தக அத்தியாயங்களையும் நீங்கள் படிக்கமுடியும். இவற்றிலும் பெண்ணியம், பேயியம், பயங்கரியம், பங்கரியம் என்ற பல நிலை "பார் வை"ப்புகள் அனுப்பும் ஆளை, சஞ்சிகையைப் பொறுத்துண்டு. இவ்வாறான இடுக்கண்களைத் தனிக்கட்டுரையாகவே எழுதி இன்னொரு நாள் நகுவோம்.
இதுபோக, இப்போதெல்லாம் ஓய்வு பெற்ற இந்திய இராணுவ அதிகாரிகளுக்கும் இந்திய அரசின் மேல் & அடிமட்டச்செயலாளர்களுக்கும் இலங்கை, பாக்கிஸ்தான் பிரச்சனைகளைப் பற்றி அறிந்ததுபோல எழுதுவது, ஓய்வூதியத்துக்கு மேலே சுக்கான்புகைபிடிப்பதற்காக கைச்செலவுக்காகி வருகிறது. ஹரிஹரன், மல்ஹோத்ரா, ராமன், வரிசையிலே வாசன் இப்போது சேர்ந்திருக்கிறார். ராமனுக்கு பாக்கிஸ்தான் போல ஆளாளுக்கு ஓர் அதிபற்றுநிலை உண்டு. பசுவைப் பற்றி ஒன்பது வசனங்கள் எழுதிவிட்டு, பத்தாவது வசனமாக இலங்கைப்பனைமரத்திலே பாக்கிஸ்தான்பசுவைக் கட்டுவதிலே நம்மாள் ராமன் அசல் கோ தண்ட ராமனேதான். விட்டால், பிரபாகரன் பெண்டிலுக்கு பிரசவம் பார்த்ததே பாக்கிஸ்தான் ஐஎஸ்ஐ என்று மெட்ராஸ்ஐ கொண்டு எழுதக்கூடியவர் எம் சீமான்.
கிளிநொச்சியிலே புலிகள் போனாலும் போனார்கள். ஆய்வுக்கட்டுரைகளின் கொட்டுரைகள் தாங்கமுடியவில்லை. கீழுள்ள கொடுமையைப் பார்க்கவும்.
The endgame in Sri Lanka
The murder in 1993 of LTTE deputy commander Gopalaswamy Mahendrarajah on the orders of LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran was the first major blow
http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/04214328/The-endgame-in-Sri-Lanka.html?h=B
"But more importantly, in organizational terms, by 2008, the LTTE had lost all its founders and top commanders."
எங்கிருந்து இந்த ஆதாரம் வந்தது என்று எடுத்து ஆண்டவனுக்கும் எடுத்துக் கொடுத்தவனுக்குமேதான் வெளிச்சம். இப்போது பிரபாகரன் ஒளித்திருக்கும் இடம் மட்டக்கிளப்பிலிருந்து மானாமதுரைவரைக்கும் எங்கேயாவது இருக்கலாமென்று உறுதியாகச் சொல்கின்ற ஆய்வுவல்லுநர்கள் ஊடகத்துக்கு நாலு பேரும் பதிவுகளுக்குப் பத்துப்பேரும் இருக்கிறார்கள் என்று தெரிகிறது. Psychics have overtaken the professions of writing pubertal political history and mind-boggling military analysis.
பல இடங்களிலே "விடுதலைப்புலிகள்தான் சமாதானப்பேச்சுவார்த்தைகளிலேயிருந்து நீங்கினார்கள்" என்று திரும்பத் திரும்பச் சொல்லப்படுகின்றது. அண்மையிலே விடுதலைப்புலிகளின் நடேசன் தாங்கள் பேச்சுவார்த்தைக்கு எப்போதும் தயாராக இருப்பதாகவே சொல்லப்பட்டபோதும் இந்தியாவின் மெத்தப்படித்தவர்களின் ஆங்கில ஊடகங்களிலேயும் புலம்பெயர் அரசுசார் தமிழ் ஊடகங்களிலும் இதே வ ழியிலே பகடி செய்யப்பட்டது. இத்தனைக்கும் நோர்வேயின் சார்பிலே நடுநிலை இடைத்தரகராக வந்தவரே ஸ்ரீலங்கா அரசின் பின்னெடுப்பினைக் குறிப்பிட்டுச் சொல்லியிருந்தார். குறைந்தது இக்கட்டுரை அத்தவற்றினையேனும் விடாமற் சொன்னதற்காக மகிழ்ச்சியடையவேண்டும்.
"In January last year, the Sri Lankan government withdrew from the ceasefire agreement."
என்ன தாறுக்கும் மாறுக்குமாக சம்பந்தசம்பந்தமில்லாமல் இவற்றினைச் சொல்லி உன்னிடம் என்ன எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன் என்று குழம்புகிறாயா, நண்பா? நிகழ்வுகள் நடக்கும்போது, நானுமிருக்கிறேன் என்பதைக் காட்டுவதுபோல, வலைநிலைவர்ணனை கொடுக்காமல், ஆற அமர இருந்து அவதானித்து அலசு. இடைப்பட்ட காலத்திலே பாதிக்கப்பட்ட மக்களுக்காக ஏதும் செய்ய முயற்சி செய். அரசியல் அலசல்களை அரைவேக்காடுகளுக்கும் அதை வைத்துப் பிழைக்கும் எச்சிற்கலைநாய்களுக்கும் விட்டுவிடு.
For the first reading it sounded funny and weird. Then I realised how pathetic is the reality.
குப்புறக் கிடந்து குண்டி நோகச் சிரிக்க வைக்காதீர்கள்
நகைச்சுவைக்கும் எல்லையுண்டு. இலங்கைக்கு மேலாக விமானத்திலே பறந்த எவருமே இலங்கை அரசியல் ஆய்வாளர் ஆகலாமென்ற நிலை. இரண்டு மாதங்களுக்கு முன்னாலே புவியியல் வரைபடத்திலே இலங்கையை காட்டமுடியாதவர்களே இன்று இலங்கை பற்றி இதிகாசமும் புராணமும் எழுதலாம் எனும் போது, இலங்கைமேலே விமானத்திலே பறந்தவர்களை அரசியல் ஆய்வு விற்பனர்கள் என்பதிலே ஏதும் தவறில்லை. Google Scholar Search இலே போய், இலங்கை இனப்பிரச்சனை பற்றித் தேடிப்பாருங்கள். இனப்பிரச்சனைக்குள்ளே அகப்பட்டு, உடலளவிலோ, உள்ளத்தளவிலோ, இரண்டு வகைகளிலுமோ பாதிக்கப்பட்ட உங்களுக்கே தெரியாத உங்களையும் உங்கள் சூழலையும் பற்றிய தகவல்களை ஆய்வுவிற்பனர்கள் தருகின்றார்கள்.
ஈழத்தமிழ்ப்பெண்கள் சீதனக்கொடுமையாலும் பாலியல்வன்புணர்வினாலே தங்களைச் சுத்திகரித்துக் கொள்வதற்காகவுமே விடுதலை இயக்கங்களிலே சேர வலுக்கட்டாயப்படுத்தப்படுகிறார்கள் என்ற சகவிற்பனர்கள் மேற்பார்வையிட்டு அங்கீகரித்த ஆய்விதழ்க்கட்டுரைகளையும் (மூதேவி, அது peer reviewed journal articles டா) புத்தக அத்தியாயங்களையும் நீங்கள் படிக்கமுடியும். இவற்றிலும் பெண்ணியம், பேயியம், பயங்கரியம், பங்கரியம் என்ற பல நிலை "பார் வை"ப்புகள் அனுப்பும் ஆளை, சஞ்சிகையைப் பொறுத்துண்டு. இவ்வாறான இடுக்கண்களைத் தனிக்கட்டுரையாகவே எழுதி இன்னொரு நாள் நகுவோம்.
இதுபோக, இப்போதெல்லாம் ஓய்வு பெற்ற இந்திய இராணுவ அதிகாரிகளுக்கும் இந்திய அரசின் மேல் & அடிமட்டச்செயலாளர்களுக்கும் இலங்கை, பாக்கிஸ்தான் பிரச்சனைகளைப் பற்றி அறிந்ததுபோல எழுதுவது, ஓய்வூதியத்துக்கு மேலே சுக்கான்புகைபிடிப்பதற்காக கைச்செலவுக்காகி வருகிறது. ஹரிஹரன், மல்ஹோத்ரா, ராமன், வரிசையிலே வாசன் இப்போது சேர்ந்திருக்கிறார். ராமனுக்கு பாக்கிஸ்தான் போல ஆளாளுக்கு ஓர் அதிபற்றுநிலை உண்டு. பசுவைப் பற்றி ஒன்பது வசனங்கள் எழுதிவிட்டு, பத்தாவது வசனமாக இலங்கைப்பனைமரத்திலே பாக்கிஸ்தான்பசுவைக் கட்டுவதிலே நம்மாள் ராமன் அசல் கோ தண்ட ராமனேதான். விட்டால், பிரபாகரன் பெண்டிலுக்கு பிரசவம் பார்த்ததே பாக்கிஸ்தான் ஐஎஸ்ஐ என்று மெட்ராஸ்ஐ கொண்டு எழுதக்கூடியவர் எம் சீமான்.
கிளிநொச்சியிலே புலிகள் போனாலும் போனார்கள். ஆய்வுக்கட்டுரைகளின் கொட்டுரைகள் தாங்கமுடியவில்லை. கீழுள்ள கொடுமையைப் பார்க்கவும்.
The endgame in Sri Lanka
The murder in 1993 of LTTE deputy commander Gopalaswamy Mahendrarajah on the orders of LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran was the first major blow
http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/04214328/The-endgame-in-Sri-Lanka.html?h=B
"But more importantly, in organizational terms, by 2008, the LTTE had lost all its founders and top commanders."
எங்கிருந்து இந்த ஆதாரம் வந்தது என்று எடுத்து ஆண்டவனுக்கும் எடுத்துக் கொடுத்தவனுக்குமேதான் வெளிச்சம். இப்போது பிரபாகரன் ஒளித்திருக்கும் இடம் மட்டக்கிளப்பிலிருந்து மானாமதுரைவரைக்கும் எங்கேயாவது இருக்கலாமென்று உறுதியாகச் சொல்கின்ற ஆய்வுவல்லுநர்கள் ஊடகத்துக்கு நாலு பேரும் பதிவுகளுக்குப் பத்துப்பேரும் இருக்கிறார்கள் என்று தெரிகிறது. Psychics have overtaken the professions of writing pubertal political history and mind-boggling military analysis.
பல இடங்களிலே "விடுதலைப்புலிகள்தான் சமாதானப்பேச்சுவார்த்தைகளிலேயிருந்து நீங்கினார்கள்" என்று திரும்பத் திரும்பச் சொல்லப்படுகின்றது. அண்மையிலே விடுதலைப்புலிகளின் நடேசன் தாங்கள் பேச்சுவார்த்தைக்கு எப்போதும் தயாராக இருப்பதாகவே சொல்லப்பட்டபோதும் இந்தியாவின் மெத்தப்படித்தவர்களின் ஆங்கில ஊடகங்களிலேயும் புலம்பெயர் அரசுசார் தமிழ் ஊடகங்களிலும் இதே வ ழியிலே பகடி செய்யப்பட்டது. இத்தனைக்கும் நோர்வேயின் சார்பிலே நடுநிலை இடைத்தரகராக வந்தவரே ஸ்ரீலங்கா அரசின் பின்னெடுப்பினைக் குறிப்பிட்டுச் சொல்லியிருந்தார். குறைந்தது இக்கட்டுரை அத்தவற்றினையேனும் விடாமற் சொன்னதற்காக மகிழ்ச்சியடையவேண்டும்.
"In January last year, the Sri Lankan government withdrew from the ceasefire agreement."
என்ன தாறுக்கும் மாறுக்குமாக சம்பந்தசம்பந்தமில்லாமல் இவற்றினைச் சொல்லி உன்னிடம் என்ன எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன் என்று குழம்புகிறாயா, நண்பா? நிகழ்வுகள் நடக்கும்போது, நானுமிருக்கிறேன் என்பதைக் காட்டுவதுபோல, வலைநிலைவர்ணனை கொடுக்காமல், ஆற அமர இருந்து அவதானித்து அலசு. இடைப்பட்ட காலத்திலே பாதிக்கப்பட்ட மக்களுக்காக ஏதும் செய்ய முயற்சி செய். அரசியல் அலசல்களை அரைவேக்காடுகளுக்கும் அதை வைத்துப் பிழைக்கும் எச்சிற்கலைநாய்களுக்கும் விட்டுவிடு.
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Saturday, January 03, 2009
கிளிநொச்சியம பின்னாலயம ஸ்ரீலங்காவிட்ட அதி ஊத்தையம ஜனாதிபத்தியம தேஸத்துக்கானயம அதிவிஷேஷ அரூபவாஹினியிட்ட உரையம
கிளிநொச்சியம பின்னாலயம ஸ்ரீலங்காவிட்ட அதி ஊத்தையம ஜனாதிபத்தியம தேஸத்துக்கானயம அதிவிஷேஷ அரூபவாஹினியிட்ட உரையம
இந்தய உரையம ஒப ஒக்கமட்ட வழங்கும ஸ்பொன்சரும ஸங்கரிஸங்கேதயம, டக்ளராலஹாமியம, ஜயதேவயம, பேப்பிள்ளையானயம, கருணகச்சயம, தேஸநட்டுவயம, ஸத்யவாஸகயம, ஸேனசாமான்யம, ஜயபாலஜட்டியம, சொதிலிங்கஸொரூபயம, ஸந்ரராஜஸகவாஸயம, ஷோபனஸகதியம, ஸுகஸக்குயம, ஜெமிதேனியம, அருணஸ்டார் அம்பலயம, ராஜஸுபாலயம, ஸ்டாலினவிஜயம, நிர்மலநங்கியம, ராகவஸகோதரயம, ஹிண்டுராமயம, மாலினிமாமியம, காங்கிரஸ்கண்டாயம, ஜயவீவாஜெஜெயம, கருணேமாமேயம, அக்மார்க்சூயம, அமார்க்சூயம, சோகரகஸயம, ஸுப்ரமண்யஸாமியம, நரஸிம்மநாமயம, நாஸமா போமயம
Our widows and their widows = Our boys and their boys
by Lakshan Jagath
Crackers are lighting everywhere in the country truly they are well wishers of the Security forces or our heroes or our boys. Many people were with smiling faces and while some were enjoying within. People were brought to the streets as pre organized by the governing party for political mileage but some joined voluntarily as they really decide to celebrate. State buildings quickly responded towards the official state declaration with national flags being hoisted.
full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/post_229.html
இந்தய உரையம ஒப ஒக்கமட்ட வழங்கும ஸ்பொன்சரும ஸங்கரிஸங்கேதயம, டக்ளராலஹாமியம, ஜயதேவயம, பேப்பிள்ளையானயம, கருணகச்சயம, தேஸநட்டுவயம, ஸத்யவாஸகயம, ஸேனசாமான்யம, ஜயபாலஜட்டியம, சொதிலிங்கஸொரூபயம, ஸந்ரராஜஸகவாஸயம, ஷோபனஸகதியம, ஸுகஸக்குயம, ஜெமிதேனியம, அருணஸ்டார் அம்பலயம, ராஜஸுபாலயம, ஸ்டாலினவிஜயம, நிர்மலநங்கியம, ராகவஸகோதரயம, ஹிண்டுராமயம, மாலினிமாமியம, காங்கிரஸ்கண்டாயம, ஜயவீவாஜெஜெயம, கருணேமாமேயம, அக்மார்க்சூயம, அமார்க்சூயம, சோகரகஸயம, ஸுப்ரமண்யஸாமியம, நரஸிம்மநாமயம, நாஸமா போமயம
Our widows and their widows = Our boys and their boys
by Lakshan Jagath
Crackers are lighting everywhere in the country truly they are well wishers of the Security forces or our heroes or our boys. Many people were with smiling faces and while some were enjoying within. People were brought to the streets as pre organized by the governing party for political mileage but some joined voluntarily as they really decide to celebrate. State buildings quickly responded towards the official state declaration with national flags being hoisted.
full text is at
http://transcurrents.com/tc/2009/01/post_229.html
Labels: அதி ஊத்தைம ஜனாதிபதி கண்டம, உரையம, ஸ்ரீலங்கா
