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Sri Lanka`s Unending Conflict

The word ‘Tamil Eelam’ in modern times was used as early as 1923 by Sir Ponnambalam Arunchalam, thirty years before Prabhakaran was born.

(NEW DELHI, India The Pioneer) - What will a UNHRC resolution matter after 500 years — or even 500 days? The Tamils of Sri Lanka will continue to be underdogs and without a political resolution, the sores will continue to fester.

Colombo betrayed its complicity to genocide years before the first gunshot was fired in the Lankan civil war.

An Action Plan that is Basically Dishonest

As citizens of a country on the verge of falling into the abyss, we can only roundly condemn its fundamental lack of honesty and sincerity.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Sunday Times) - One cannot fail to be amazed at the considerable ingenuity if not wild imagination with which the government’s National Plan of Action to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission has been drafted.

Some responses invoke chuckles of glee whilst other promises invoke far more heated reactions given the sheer chutzpah with which they have been made.

Buddhists Behaving Badly

What Zealotry is Doing to Sri Lanka

(WASHINGTON DC) - In Sri Lanka last September, a Sinhalese mob led by some 100 Buddhist monks demolished a Muslim shrine in the ancient city of Anuradhapura.

As the crowd waved Buddhist colors, gold and red, a monk set a green Muslim flag on fire.

Sri Lanka`s Fragile Gains In The Balance

Unless the present government reverse course and integrate the Tamil community into the mainstream, the invaluable opportunity the end of the civil war presented to Sri Lanka will be lost.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - In May 2009, the civil war in Sri Lanka drew to a close. It had been a sanguinary conflict claiming anywhere between 80,000 and 100,000 lives.

Not surprisingly, there was a palpable sense of relief amongst the majority Sinhala population. Even the Tamil population, many of whom were not active supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), had reasons to celebrate.

Criticizing the Dark Side of Radical Islam Doesn`t Make One Pro-Israel

I criticize and equally applaud all religions; what sets one apart from the next is always simply how they are applied.

(SALEM) - I write about the realities of resistance fighters and movements deemed 'terrorist' because I understand the struggle that leads to such falsely used nomenclature.

I stand against all forms of state terrorism first and foremost and believe that all hope is lost when totalitarian governments rule and are simultaneously allowed to illegally occupy the land of other nations.

A Tribute to Capt. Charles Gnanakone

Qualified in Britain, holding a Master Mariner’s certificate, that allows captains to operate any vessel in any part of the world, Capt. Charles, was a pioneer in merchant shipping in Ceylon.

(TORONTO, Canada) - The passing of Capt. Charles Selvakumar Gnanakone will be felt by many and news of his death received with great sadness – especially by those he had helped, now living in various parts of the globe.

Although I have never met him, Capt. Charles as he was fondly called, was one of those I held in high esteem for the person he was.

Resisting Occupation, Constructing Peace - ICAHD

ICAHD has rebuilt a total of 186 Palestinian homes illegally demolished by Israel and is determined to see this cruel policy stop.

(TEL AVIV) - More than two hundred people gathered in the West Bank town of Anata last month to celebrate the rebuilding of Beit Arabiya, home of Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh family.

Since 1998, this home has been demolished five times by the Israeli government but rebuilt each time by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) as a political act of resistance to Israel’s demolition policies, which are illegal under international law.

Murugan, Santhan, Perarivalan, and the Academic Achievements of Assassins

Growing numbers believe men Convicted in Rajiv Gandhi's Assassination should be freed after 20 Years of looming death.

(SALEM) - The world focuses its energy on persecuting Muslims and Hindus, yet rogue Buddhist militant governments are the deadliest and most deceptive, history shows us.

The lack of understanding of this complex problem is a reflection of the poor level of education in the United States in regard to geography and culture; and we can also blame the mainstream media.

Civilized World - Threatened by Disappearances

Enforced disappearances occur when persons are arrested, detained or abducted against their will or otherwise deprived of their liberty...

(PARIS, France) - A resolution of the UN Commission on Human Rights of 29 February 1980 established the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances - WGEID.

This was followed by the UN General Assembly declaration in 1992, “Protection of all persons from enforced Disappearances”.

25 years of India-Sri Lanka Agreement: Col. R. Hariharan

Tamils in Sri Lanka need our help to speed up the rehabilitation and reconstruction of war ravaged Northern Province.

(CHENNAI, India) - Extracts of my answers to questions raised by media on the India-Sri Lanka Agreement 1987 in the last two days are given below.]

The Rajiv Gandhi-Jayawardane Accord completes 25 years on July 29, 1987. Many now feel it represents a total diplomatic failure of India.