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No Party Politics - No Elections

SO, SF is not included in Tiran Alles's new party, as its only a “remission of the balance sentences to be served by the above prisoner.”

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka) - "I might not be able to contest and vote, but still I can do politics," Fonseka, 61, told Reuters on Tuesday in a telephone interview from his home outside the capital, Colombo.

"I can educate the people, I can talk to people and have meetings," he said. (quote from Reuters – on line 23 May)

UN`s Capitulation of Policy to Feltman Unanswered, Sri Lanka Question Not Taken

Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky used to work at Reuters, as he's at times proudly said. But on Tuesday he functioned as a blocker of press questions.

(UNITED NATIONS) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is on the verge of handing over the UN's Middle East policy to Jeffrey Feltman.

On Tuesday Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky refused to respond to Press questions about whether this conflation harms or helps the UN.

Sri Lanka`s Missing Thousands

Three years after a debilitating civil war, people continue to disappear.

(HONG KONG) - Three years after the government of Sri Lanka declared an end to decades of civil conflict with separatist rebels, thousands of people are still missing, according to the United Nations and Sri Lankan activists.

Even in the wake of this tragedy, more continue to disappear.

Response to the 60 Minutes Segment on Israel

This program was an extreme disappointment. I thought 60 Minutes had more integrity and courage.

(WEST KINGSTON, R.I.) - On Sunday 60 Minutes did a rather disgraceful segment to please Zionists. I was sufficiently disgusted to send the following hasty response via their web site.

Tonight’s segment on Israel (May 20, 2012) gave a totally distorted picture of the Middle East conflict.

LJP President Paswan Backs Call for UN Referendum

The LJP leader, while talking to media, said what happened in the island was not only war crimes but a systematic and intentional crime of genocide.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - Ram Vilas Paswan, the president of Lok Janshakthi Party from the state of Bihar and a former Indian minister, took part in a candlelight vigil Sunday.

They signed on the list of the signature campaign calling for UN referendum among Eezham Tamils to assert their political destiny.

EBRD ensure that Concrete Benchmarks in the Country Assessments for Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia

Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes, writes to EBRD Pres. Thomas Mirow about Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia.

(SALEM) - Serious, ongoing human rights abuse continues to plague Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco.

The continuance of these egregious conditions cast great doubt on the hope of the three governments remaining committed to multiparty democracy and pluralism.

Islamophobia: Washington`s New Form of Colonialism

Washington and the Zionist groups have long been making relentless efforts to depict Islam and the Muslims in dark shadows.

(TEHRAN) - In an organized act of brutality, a number of US soldiers went on a house-to-house shooting spree in Zangabad village, Kandahar in March and massacred 16 people.

The victims included nine children while they were sleeping and all Washington had to say were a few words of condolence and apology nonchalantly strung together in order to appease the overwhelming public rage in Afghanistan.

Reloading General Sarath Fonseka for a Post-Paid Sinhala Package

What of Lanka today ? Where is civil administration, where is law and order, peace and “reconciliation” the President sounded out loud ?

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Groundviews) - The V-Day celebrations were on, as this piece was written.

A military victory being commemorated at the Galle face esplanade, celebrated as the 3rd anniversary of defeating the LTTE “terrorism”.

The Illusion of Corruption

People are not evil or corrupt; institutions are.

(CHENNAI, India) - Since 1995 an institution called the ‘Transparency International’ [TI] has been publishing data on countries ranked from least to most corrupt based on “perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys. Their definition:

Corruption is essentially "the misuse of public power for private benefit."

Tamil Nadu Begins Campaign for UN Referendum on Tamil Eelam

The campaign saw the involvement of university and school students in large numbers.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - Tamil Nadu based civil society group Youth Against War Crimes and Genocide demand for a UN referendum among Eezham Tamils.

Tamils could determine the political future of their homeland.