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Why Does the Boston Lanka Ignore Kidnapping, Hijacking and Arms Supply?

The Boston Lanka is now targeting Mrs Adele Balasingham, widow of Mr. Anton Balasingham, political advisor to the LTTE for more than two decades

(PARIS, France) - A few days ago, I saw the documentary entitled, “Story of Adele Balasingham” produced by Boston Lanka - BL.

It is obvious that BL is trying to rescue Sri Lanka from well-substantiated allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the last days of the war - May 2009.

British Trade Unions Unequivocally Support Tamils` Right to Self-Determination

Solidarity Day Observation in London on Saturday 8 June 2013.

(LONDON TamilNet) - This is a gathering of British trade unions, student unions, solidarity groups and Tamil activists on Solidarity Day Observation in London on Saturday 8 June 2013.

Again they are demonstrating that the Tamils are not alone in facing the Sinhalese genocide and the International Community's and Indian indifference.

Tamils Face Total Genocide in their Homeland

The vandalization and desecration of the Trincomalee templeis the latest act from Sinhala Buddhist extremist elements intent on terrorising Tamils.

(MULLIVAIKAL, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - Genocide takes several forms. One is mass killing of people as was done in Mullivaikal May 2009. The second is demographic genocide, that is large scale colonisation of Tamil Homeland by Sinhalese migrants from the South.

It is cultural genocide, where the cultural identity of the Tamils are destroyed, It started with the burning of Jaffna Library in 1981...

Losing Our Sense of Priorities as a Nation...

Honesty is increasingly becoming a crime in Amerika.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - It's a bizarro world we live in.

In days of old Daniel Ellsberg was considered a national hero, but in a bizarro world Bradley Manning faces life in jail or death for doing what was formerly considered heroic.

Prof Rajiva Wijesinha Wrangles His Way Out

The standard answer these Sinhalese diplomats give, in addition to blank denials, is that the videos are faked or edited, yet to be proven that they had committed it, and a few other ways as you see in this tube.

(MELBOURNE) - The Sri Lankan government conducted a war without witness. Unfortunately, however much the government wanted to hide the truth, Channel 4 has brought the truth out.

When the government officials are confronted with the truth, they come out with a blank denial, hoping the listeners will buy it. This is typical Sri Lankan style of hiding the truth under the carpet.

Thanking Bradley Manning

It’s far easier to stand up for Bradley where I live, back in the U.S. I hope many more of us will devote the time and energy we owe this young man for risking everything, as he did, to enlighten us and the world.

(KABUL) - A few evenings ago, as the sky began to darken here in Kabul, Afghanistan, a small group of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, (APVs), gathered for an informal presentation about WikiLeaks, its chief editor Julian Assange, and its most prominent contributor, Bradley Manning.

Basir Bita, a regular visitor to the APV household, began the evening’s discussion noting that June 1st will mark the beginning of Bradley Manning’s fourth year in prison.

Unity Is a Prerequisite to Success

The US is fully aware of the extent of Indian involvement in the genocide and any probe into Mullivaikal genocide will expose India. So US won't go hard on that.

(MELBOURNE) - Originally, I did not belong to any group, but eventually I gravitated towards the Tamil Tigers and Prabhaharan, as they were the ones who were better organised and motivated.

The multiple militant groups, who were mostly selfish and self-centred, had been the bane of the liberation struggle.

Establishing A UN Monitored Protection Mechanism In NorthEast Sri Lanka

(*Paper (unabridged version) presented by Usha S Sri-Skanda-Rajah Chair, TGTE Senate at the TGTE’s International Conference held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, held 15-18 May 2013.)

(LANCASTER, PA) - This paper in the main addresses the question why there is an absolute and urgent necessity for putting in place a suitable UN Monitored International Protection Mechanism.

It involves a continuing human rights presence in the NorthEast as a form of protection for the Tamil people from the Sri Lankan occupational army which poses a threatening presence around the clock.

Penguin India Brings Out Diary of LTTE Captain

The account, rich in observations on battle and war, shows the oppression that Tamil civilians lived through under the Sri Lankan occupation.

(CHENNAI TamilNet) - The English edition of ‘War Journey: Diary of a Tamil Tiger’ authored by the late Capt. Malaravan has been published and released by Penguin Books, India this month.

The work originally written in Tamil by Malaravan as a first-person account of the battlefield was first published by the LTTE as ‘Poar Ulaa’ posthumously in 1993.

Gota, The National Security State And The PTA is meant to stay

While the PTA has brought agony and distress to its victims, it has played a fundamental role in defining governance in Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - The arrest and detention of Azath Salley, leader of the Muslim Tamil National Alliance, brought the incongruously named Prevention of Terrorism [Temporary Provisions] Act to the spotlight.

There is nothing quite temporary about the PTA. It is here to stay unless the people of this country demand that it be abolished.